CEMATRIX Corporation, a North American leading manufacturer and supplier of technologically advanced cellular concrete products, announces that it has entered into a new credit facility that provides for a $5 million secured revolving operating line with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Gordon Brothers, the global advisory and investment firm, has made a majority investment in Nicole Miller. The global, eponymous fashion and lifestyle brand was founded by Nicole Miller in 1982 and has become one of the premier names in American fashion. In addition to its womenswear collections, the company has previously partnered with leading licensees in numerous categories, including handbags, shoes, jewelry, fragrance and beauty, and home.

King Trade Capital (“KTC”) is pleased to announce the completion of a $3,000,000 purchase order finance facility for a Pennsylvania-based housewares and party supply company. The company contacted King Trade Capital after being introduced to them by their bank a few years ago. Over the past two years, the company expanded into other industries such as medical supplies and needed additional capital to support the growth of the company’s core business, housewares and party supplies.

Alterna Capital Solutions (Alterna), a specialty and alternative financing lender to small businesses experiencing growth, today announced a move into a larger office space as it continues expanding its best-in-class team focused on helping clients achieve greatness. The new office at 2420 Lakemont Avenue, Suite 350 near downtown Orlando will serve as the firm’s national headquarters as Alterna continues building a hub of growth capital influence extending from Central Florida to all regions of the United States.

Gerber Finance, an eCapital company and the leading finance partner for companies experiencing accelerated growth, today announced the closing of a $10MM line of credit to ZOA Energy. A better-for-you, clean energy drink created for the everyday warrior, ZOA Energy offers vitamins and nutrients that boost immune systems and provide a healthy dose of natural caffeine for focus, balance, and success throughout the day.

Resutek has served as Senior Vice President and Account Executive at Rosenthal since 2018, managing recourse and non-recourse factoring and asset based lending clients throughout the Southeast. Before joining Rosenthal through Rosenthal’s acquisition of BB&T’s factoring portfolio, he held similar roles in BB&T’s factoring and regional corporate banking groups for over ten years.

Customers Bank, a top 100 digital forward consumer and commercial bank with approximately $19.1 billion in assets, introduced a national Technology and Venture Banking Group to serve early, growth and late-stage technology companies as part of the bank’s continued strategic growth. The bank earned national recognition for its technology prowess and agility to create a hybrid fintech banking model that provided more than 325,000 PPP loans with an aggregate value of $9.5 billion to small businesses earlier this year.

John Socknat—who advises mortgage and consumer finance companies across the country in compliance and enforcement actions—has been named Co-Leader of Ballard Spahr’s top-ranked Consumer Financial Services Group, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. Daniel JT McKenna—who represents clients in individual and class action litigation in the CFS space and who has led the litigation arm of the national powerhouse practice—now becomes Co-Leader of the Group.

TIAA Bank today announced that its Commercial Real Estate (CRE) business enjoyed a record year in 2021, as its customized financing solutions and growth focus spurred an 83% increase in the bank's overall CRE volume.

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSS) (“CPS” or the “Company”) today announced that on February 2, 2022 it renewed its two-year revolving credit agreement with Ares Agent Services, L.P.

Revolution Capital, the leading provider of factoring and cash-flow financing in Canada and the United States has further broadened their expansion in the US with a new office in Fort Worth, Texas, expected to become one of the largest and most reputable ones in the area.

Michael is a skilled executive with extensive operating, turnaround, restructuring and M&A experience. He has served in advisory capacities as well as independent director, investment banker, Chief Restructuring Officer, Receiver, and Liquidating Trustee for more than 375 Phoenix clients in a wide variety of industries.

Lafayette Square, an impact investment platform, announced that its affiliates have entered into a new credit facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ("SMBC"), one of the largest global financial firms. The facility will be used to support Lafayette Square's regionally focused middle market lending activities, consistent with its mission to achieve impact in local communities. The credit facility will initially provide the Lafayette Square affiliates with the ability to borrow up to $10.6 million based upon unused capital commitments from their investors, and is expected to grow through an uncommitted accordion feature expandable up to $1 billion.

JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged $12.5 million in acquisition financing for 380 Communipaw, a 40-unit luxury apartment community currently under construction within a Qualified Opportunity Zone in Jersey City’s rapidly expanding Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Golden Glades Capital Management, to secure a two-year, floating-rate acquisition bridge loan through Sound Point Commercial Real Estate Finance, a unit of Sound Point Capital Management, LP.

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome three partners to the firm’s national Corporate, M&A, and Securities group in New York: Leslie Marlow, Hank Gracin, and Patrick Egan. Widely known and respected for their work in corporate and securities law, the team also brings two securities paralegals with them and joins Blank Rome from Gracin & Marlow, LLP.

BlueVine today announced it has increased the size of its BlueVine Line of Credit warehouse debt facility with Atalaya by two new lenders, both advised by 20 Gates Management, and increasing the committed amount to $150M, with the ability to upsize the facility to $300M.

Audax Private Debt announced that, as Administrative Agent and Sole Lead Arranger, it provided an incremental Second Lien Credit Facility to support add-on acquisitions by Metalmark Capital’s portfolio company, Innovetive Petcare (“Innovetive” or the “Company”), a leading operator of veterinary practices.

Mallinckrodt plc (OTCMKTS: MNKKQ) ("Mallinckrodt" or the "Company") today announced that its Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") has been confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, paving the way for the Company to begin the next stage in its reorganization process.

Epiq, a global technology-enabled services leader to the legal services industry and corporations, released its January 2022 bankruptcy filing statistics from its Epiq Bankruptcy AACER Platform. Overall, January new filings were 26,194 across all chapters, down 6.4% from December 2021, which had 27,980 new filings. Total commercial filings across all chapters were 1,492, down 11.2% over December 2021, which had 1,681 new filings.

Big Shoulders Capital is excited to announce an enhanced focus on equity investments in distressed manufacturing businesses, with the hiring of Brian Schroeder as Vice President of Equity Investments. Brian brings financial and operational expertise in distressed situations, having been awarded both the small and large turnaround of the year awards from the Turnaround Management Association in 2020 and 2021 for his contributions to Midwest Paper Group and Hobie Cat Company respectively.