BlueVine, the leading provider of innovative financial services for small businesses, today announced the appointment of David Quinn as its new Chief Financial Officer. In this position, Quinn will lead BlueVine's financial functions helping accelerate strategic growth at the company. He will report to Eyal Lifshitz, CEO and co-founder of BlueVine.

Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ 8306.T is considering a sale of its U.S. banking subsidiary MUFG Union Bank, Bloomberg reported on Friday, in a marked strategy shift for Japan's biggest bank.

Michael Doyle, Vice President – Asset-Based Lending at First Business Specialty Finance, LLC, a subsidiary of First Business Bank, announces a recently closed and funded $10 million revolving line of credit facility for a distributor of building improvement and maintenance supplies in Arizona.

The Company today announced that its controlled subsidiary RNGR Energy Services, LLC (“Ranger LLC”) received a debt commitment letter from Eclipse Business Capital LLC and Eclipse Business Capital SPV, LLC with regard to a new $77.5 million credit facility consisting of a $50 million revolving credit facility, a $12.5 million M&E term loan facility and a $15 million term loan B facility.

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Real Estate Finance business served as sole lead arranger on a $41.6 million loan for the acquisition and renovation of The Devonshire Apartments in Hemet, California. The 276-unit multifamily complex is being acquired by TIG Devonshire LLC, which is jointly managed by Tailwind Investment Group and Kairos Investment Management Company.

A team of attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, led by Shareholder David B. Kurzweil, was announced a winner of the 2021 Mid-Size Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Award by The Turnaround Management Association (TMA). The TMA annual awards program recognizes the most impactful turnarounds and transactions industry wide. The Turnaround and Transaction Awards are chosen based on a rigorous peer-review process by the Awards Committee, which is composed to represent the diversity of the TMA Membership and looks for well-defined, measurable outcomes.

ID.me, the secure digital identity network with 60 million members, today announced it has secured $100 million in debt financing from funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC ("Fortress") and $20 million in revolving credit. This follows the company's Series C round in March, securing $100 million in funding at a $1.5 billion valuation. The new financing will support ID.me's rapid growth along with the development of its secure digital identity network for all consumers.

Huntington (Nasdaq: HBAN) announced today the appointment of Aaron Sporck to lead middle market banking and to support the company's continued growth in West Virginia. In this role, Sporck and the Huntington team will deliver a full range of commercial banking services, including lending, capital markets and treasury management.

Eastern Bank is pleased to announce A-COM Integrated Solutions (A-COM) as a new commercial banking customer. Founded in 1973, A-COM is a family-owned security, home and business automation company offering services to benefit increasingly mobile lifestyles. With decades of experience in the safety and fire protection industry, it serves more than 20,000 customers with advanced business management and security in such areas as intrusion, access, surveillance, cyber security risk assessment and proactive IT monitoring

Independent Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBTX) (“Independent Bank Group” or the “Company”), the parent company of Independent Bank (the “Bank”), today announced changes to its executive leadership to position the Company for long-term success and to best serve its customers, communities and shareholders.

WebBank today announced it has provided a new senior secured, asset-backed revolving credit facility to an affiliate of Libertas Funding, LLC (together, “Libertas”). WebBank is the sole arranger and lender under the facility. WebBank is a national issuer of consumer and small business credit products through its Strategic Partner platforms, including retailers, manufacturers, and FinTech companies, and provides asset-backed lending and other credit facilities to Strategic Partners, credit funds, and other lenders with a focus on specialty finance assets.

eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a leading alternative finance provider in North America to small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that it has named Amanda Rudd as SVP, director of business development for its Freight Factoring Division. Rudd brings more than 13 years of expertise providing accounts receivable financing to small and large trucking companies and freight brokers.

CarVal Investors, an established global alternative investment manager, and Enfinity Global Inc., a Renewable Energy and Services Platform, entered into a $300 million loan facility to fund the development of Enfinity's three Gigawatts of renewable energy projects.

KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Cornerstone Companies, Inc. (“Cornerstone”), a full-service healthcare real estate investment, development and management firm, today announced that Cornerstone and KKR have entered into a joint venture (the “Joint Venture”) to acquire and develop a portfolio of diversified healthcare properties across the United States. KKR and Cornerstone have seeded the portfolio with the recapitalization of 25 healthcare properties owned by Cornerstone.

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), today announced that the company’s first project has achieved financial close. Working with nine international and U.S. based banks, $2.3 billion of senior debt has been raised to finance the construction of the project. The milestone enables Vineyard Wind to provide a notice to proceed to its contractors in the coming days and weeks, allowing suppliers to start hiring, training and mobilizing people to prepare for both on and offshore construction.

Winston & Strawn represented the joint placement agents, Citibank and UBS, on the PIPE offering in connection with Gogoro® Inc. ("Gogoro" or the "Company"), a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, and Poema Global Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: PPGH; "Poema Global"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, whom have announced a definitive agreement for a business combination that would result in Gogoro becoming a publicly listed company.

Winston & Strawn represented WaterBridge Holdings LLC (together with its subsidiaries, WaterBridge) in connection with its acquisition from Colgate Energy, LLC (Colgate) of the produced water infrastructure associated with Colgate’s recent asset acquisition from Oxy. The assets include 10 water handling facilities and associated water midstream infrastructure with aggregate handling capacity of approximately 100,000 bpd and approximately 50 miles of produced water pipelines.

Corporate clients can make their payments process more simple, fast and secure with a new integrated payables solution including invoice automation launched by Citizens today. The new solution enables companies to automate the entire invoice-to-pay process via a single platform while choosing from a range of settlement options and earning rebates on virtual card and ACH payments.

Guardian Dentistry Partners ("GDP" or "Guardian") today announced that it has secured more than $100 million in debt financing from Twin Brook Capital Partners, a leading direct lending finance company. Guardian, which has seen its dental partnerships across the country grow exponentially since its founding in 2018, is now well-positioned to continue to forge powerful strategic partnerships in the months and years to come.

Northleaf Capital Partners (“Northleaf”) today announced the appointment of Sarah Silverman as Managing Director, Business Development (US). In this new role, Sarah will lead Northleaf’s business development and investor relations activities from the firm’s New York office, further developing relationships with institutional investors, consultants and advisors in the United States.