LiquidX, the global technology solutions provider for working capital, trade finance, and trade credit insurance, has expanded its technology offering to include reporting capabilities for securitization facilities. LiquidX sourced and facilitated a USD $125 million accounts receivable (A/R) finance program for a USD $20 billion company in the Technology Media and Telecom (TMT) sector.

Pennington Partners, a multi-family investment office that specializes in working with entrepreneurs, family offices, and their families, has announced the appointment of Graham Bachman as Managing Director. Bachman will play a key role in expanding the firm's partnerships with family offices and Registered Investment Advisors.

Star Mountain Capital, LLC ("Star Mountain"), a specialized investment manager, with approximately $2.5 billion in assets under management, focused exclusively on investing in established, private small and medium-sized North American businesses (lower middle-market), is pleased to announce that Tom Tull has joined as a Senior Advisor.

Goldberg Kohn Ltd. announced today that it has named David Chizewer as chair of its litigation practice group. Chizewer succeeds Ken Ulrich, who completed his highly productive six-year term as the practice leader. Chizewer takes the helm of one of the nation's most impactful litigation practices.

SLR Business Credit Announced it provided a $5 million accounts receivable credit facility for 365 Personnel, LLC. The funds were used to provide additional working capital for the company. Headquartered in Kansas, 365 Personnel, LLC provides industrial and warehouse staffing, venue/event support, and general labor for various settings such as construction and maintenance work.

J D Factors announced the following factoring facilities: $150,000 to a transportation company in Alberta; $350,000 to a transportation company in Michigan; $75,000 to a transportation company in Florida and $100,000 to a transportation company in Ontario.

Live onsite/webcast auction on Jan. 26 features equipment used to manufacture high-quality, custom pressure vessels and towers; the company’s IP and other assets that are of interest to buyers in the oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical industries are also on offer; online-only real estate auction is Jan. 25.

Based in McLean, Virginia, Parabilis, LLC (“Parabilis” or the “Company”), an established asset-based lender serving small- to mid-sized government contractors, has closed on a new senior revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) with Congressional Bank (“Congressional”).

Wingspire Capital LLC (“Wingspire”) is excited to announce the expansion of its product mix with the creation of a dedicated Equipment Finance division that will offer a full suite of flexible capital solutions delivered with Wingspire’s trademark level of creativity, flexibility, responsiveness and professionalism.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that Chris Hastings has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Capital Markets Group. Mr. Hastings will join Sean Fitzgerald in New York to provide equity solutions, including growth capital, structured equity, and PIPEs, to the firm’s corporate and financial-sponsor-backed clients.

The U.S. economy is moving from a post-reopening boom phase toward a moderating period, which, depending on the policy prescription, may end up feeling like a mid-cycle slowdown in the second half of 2022, according to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s (MUFG’s) 2022 U.S. Macro Strategy Outlook titled “The year ahead: balancing macro risks and markets.”

B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) ("B. Riley" or the "Company"), a diversified provider of business advisory and financial services, today announced it has agreed to acquire FocalPoint Securities, LLC, a leading independent investment bank based in Los Angeles, for total consideration of up to $175 million. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP acted as legal counsel to B. Riley Financial. Sidley Austin LLP and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton LLP served as legal counsel to FocalPoint. Houlihan Lokey served as financial adviser to FocalPoint.

Antares Capital, a private debt credit manager with more than $45.4 billion of capital under management and administration, announced today that Monica Kelsey has joined the firm as Chief Financial Officer and Benjamin Concessi will join as Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, a new role.

CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced that its Power and Energy business served as lead arranger of $50.5 million in financing for construction of Amp’s NY3 assets, a planned portfolio of new community solar installations in New York State. CIT arranged the financing on behalf of a subsidiary of Amp Energy, a leading global developer of clean energy infrastructure. NY3 consists of six solar projects located throughout central New York State.

Mark P. Ramsey is joining Kramer Levin’s New York office as a partner in its Corporate practice. For more than two decades, Mr. Ramsey has structured and negotiated complex syndicated, club and direct lending financing transactions on behalf of both borrowers and lenders, with a focus on leveraged buyouts, in- and out-of-court restructurings, dividend recapitalizations, asset-based loans and other corporate financing transactions.

Rendering financial advisory services in the business turnaround, restructuring and bankruptcy practice areas requires both special knowledge and extensive relevant experience. In 1992, the AIRA established the Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) program to recognize by public awareness and certification those individuals who possess a high degree of knowledge and proficiency across a spectrum of functions related to serving clients in situations involving distressed and/or insolvent entities.

oritt Hock & Hamroff LLP has announced that Michael Cardello III, a Partner of the firm, has been elected to serve as a Fellow of The New York Bar Foundation. The New York Bar Foundation is the charitable and philanthropic entity of the New York State Bar Association. The Fellows are distinguished members of the bench and bar recognized for outstanding professional achievement, dedication to the legal profession, and commitment to the Rule of Law.

Dorsey is excited to announce today that it has opened an office in Phoenix, Arizona. The new Phoenix office is the Firm’s 20th location, further enhancing its ability to provide outstanding legal services to its clients. The lawyers establishing Dorsey’s Phoenix office include Scott Jenkins, Isaac Gabriel and Andrea Palmer. All of them join Dorsey as partners.

Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP is pleased to announce that Harris Winsberg and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Garner have joined the Firm as partners in its Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice and Commercial Finance Practice, respectively. Both partners will reside in the Atlanta office.

Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”) announced that it has provided a senior secured credit facility to Capezio, Ballet Makers, Inc. The credit facility consists of a revolving line of credit and term loan. Proceeds will be used to refinance existing indebtedness and for ongoing working capital.