Evercore is serving as financial advisor to SGS and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is serving as its legal advisor. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is serving as legal advisor to SVPGlobal. Financing for the transaction was led by HPS Investment Partners, LLC.

Fortis, a high-growth commercial bank serving small- to medium-sized privately held businesses in Colorado and Utah, announced the hiring of four new banking teams in Salt Lake City, UT. Mr. Kristopher Adams will be responsible for the continued expansion and growth of the Fortis SBA Lending strategy. Mr. Michael Borys, Mr. Jon Moir and Ms. Lindsey Williams will lead teams in the Utah Commercial Banking market.

Bank of the West, part of BNP Paribas Group, announced that it led the financing for the acquisition of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners Management (SPM). SPM purchased Ste. Michelle Wine Estates for $1.2 billion, making it the largest private equity purchase of a wine business in the U.S.

Annerie Vreugdenhil brings over 30 years of broad and extensive banking experience. She joins ABN AMRO from ING where she has worked in various leadership positions in a wide range of client-facing roles across various segments. She is currently Head of ING Neo and Chief Innovation Officer.

olifi (formerly IDS), a global fintech software partner for secured finance, announced they have secured 11 new customers and 14 go-lives to date in 2021. With its unique open finance platform driving record-breaking growth and digital transformation, Solifi now serves 34 of the top 50 U.S. banks, 7 of the top 10 U.S. equipment financing firms, including 2 of the 3 largest independents, and 3 of the top 5 U.S. factors.

EQ Riskfactor, a leading global provider of risk management software for the commercial finance market (part of Equiniti Group), today launches its new international report, Finding Your Competitive Edge With Technology. ​ The new report surveyed senior professionals from the receivables finance industry across the UK, US, Germany, France and the Netherlands. The report explores the lasting impact of Covid-19 on businesses during 2021, the repercussions of the withdrawal of government support, and how lenders can use technology and data to help them gain competitive advantage.

Grant Thornton LLP, a leading audit, tax and advisory firm, has named Mark Margulies as its managing partner for South Florida, including the firm’s offices in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, effective immediately. Margulies is an experienced leader whose accounting career spans more than 30 years.

Mars Growth, a Liquidity Group and MUFG joint venture fund, announced today it has provided a $4.5 million credit facility for Kontist, a leading fintech company providing banking and bookkeeping services to the self-employed and freelancers in Germany. Kontist will use the additional capital to further its expansion.

Rivonia Road Capital LLC, a global alternative asset manager, focused on credit for high-growth companies, announced today that it has provided Steno Agency, Inc with $20 million in debt financing, alongside an equity investment in Steno’s most recent fundraise.

Exchange Bank (OTC: EXSR) today announced the appointment of Tom Duryea as executive vice president and chief banking officer, reporting to Troy Sanderson, president and CEO. He will be responsible for contributing to the strategic direction of the bank with a focus on the customer facing areas including Retail, Wholesale Lending, Residential and Consumer Lending and Product Innovation and Delivery.

White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC (“White Oak”), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, announced it provided a $5 million factoring facility to a Texas-based government contractor specializing in providing support services to the U.S. Government and subcontractors.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Anthony Vitale as a Senior Director within the Corporate Performance Improvement (CPI) practice. As a New York-based finance function transformation veteran, Mr. Vitale reinforces A&M’s commitment to supporting clients’ evolving needs with senior leaders that help solve complex problems and drive change.

Regions Bank on Tuesday announced Brad Kimbrough will retire on Feb. 28, 2022, following a nearly 29-year career at the bank, the last 14 of which he has served as controller and chief accounting officer. Kimbrough will be succeeded as controller by Anil Chadha, a 20-year banking industry veteran who joined Regions in 2011 and currently serves as head of Risk Shared Services and Analytics.

Gibraltar Business Capital has bolstered its team of senior-level credit and asset-based lending professionals with the addition of Jeff Stanek as Executive Vice President. With a proven record of developing and managing strong and diverse portfolio teams, Jeff brings a breadth of expertise in structuring and growing an asset-based portfolio whilst managing carefully for risk.

Founded in 1987, Parts Town is a technology-enabled distributor of genuine original equipment manufacturer parts for the food service industry, both in the U.S. and internationally. The financing also included a $1.52 billion unitranche debt facility from Golub Capital.

FocalPoint's Financial Sponsors Group has closed more than 15 transactions for Financial Sponsor clients this year and the pipeline for 2022 is building at an even greater pace – below is a selection of those closings.

King Trade Capital is pleased to announce the completion of a $5 million purchase order finance facility for a Georgia based telecommunication device supplier. The company reached out directly to King Trade Capital after being referred by a previous King Trade client. The company was seeking a purchase order finance solution that would help support their rapidly growing orders with a large US based information technology products customer.

Entrepreneur Growth Capital (“EGC”) is pleased to announce that it has provided a $1,500,000 asset-based line of credit to an Ohio based provider of educational tools that improve student engagement (the “Company”).

Among key findings: With the acceleration of retail bankruptcy filings into 2020, many retail store closings projected for 2021 were pulled forward during 2020. This dynamic, coupled with stronger than anticipated retail sales fundamentals in late 2020/early 2021, have reduced retail store closure announcements to their lowest level since 2016.

This year Prestige Capital hits a milestone: 36 years in business! In gematria, a form of Jewish numerology, the number 36 represents double life and luck. "So, we can't help but pinch ourselves every time we think about how long we’ve been in business,” says Rachel Hersh, Sales Director, North America, at Prestige Capital.