Stout is pleased to announce that Jeff Zolkin has joined the firm as Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets. Jeff brings more than 25 years of experience in the securities industry with significant expertise in raising debt and equity capital for privately held businesses, private equity owned portfolio companies and public companies. He has raised in excess of $20 billion throughout his career for clients across numerous industry sectors including industrial manufacturing, automotive, consumer goods, telecom, healthcare, and energy and oil services.

Winston & Strawn represented Spartech, a leading manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging solutions, in its acquisition of Crawford Industries, L.L.C., the leading producer of graphic-quality polyethylene and polypropylene sheet and the industry leader in printing and converting for 50 years.

Citizens M&A Advisory announced today that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to WorkN, a mobile on-demand staffing platform, on its acquisition by Avionté, a portfolio company of Serent Capital. This acquisition represents Citizens’ 17th Human Resources Technology transaction and second with Avionté.

MidCap Financial, a middle market credit solutions firm in alliance with Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO), today announced the start of a non-exclusive strategic capital relationship with Lafayette Square, an impact investment platform founded by Damien Dwin that is working locally to create an inclusive American economy. Through this new relationship, sourced through Apollo’s Expanding Opportunity initiative, MidCap Financial and Lafayette Square expect to collaborate on future opportunities that positively impact communities across the country.

The company noted that the funding – which is provided by BNP, SocGen, Santander, Natwest, Lloyds, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto Dominion and Wells Fargo – underpins its growth ambitions and execution strategy as it continues to accelerate the deployment of solar across the EMEA, Americas and Asia Pacific regions.

Crestmark, the Commercial Finance Division of MetaBank®, N.A., secured a total of $8,530,600 in ABL/factoring financial solutions for 12 new clients; Crestmark Equipment Finance provided $4,526,317 in three new transactions; Crestmark Vendor Finance provided $3,698,699 in 35 new transactions; and the Government Guaranteed Lending group provided $33,050,094 in financing for ten new clients in the first half of September.

Truist Securities today announced that Lorenzo Paoletti has joined the firm as managing director to lead the Biotech investment banking team. Working together with Michael Allwin, who joined Truist Securities in August as managing director, these experienced professionals bolster and strengthen the firm’s Biotech investment banking capabilities and will focus on clients including public and private biotechs and venture firms that seed new companies with promising break-through science.

PlainsCapital Bank recently announced that Michael Ellzey has joined its commercial lending team as senior vice president. He will office out of The Woodlands branch at 1699 Research Forest Dr., Suite 100. Ellzey has more than 20 years of commercial lending and banking experience in the greater Houston region.

Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, has named Karl Werner President, International Commercial & Industrial. Werner, a former Ritchie Bros. executive, will join the senior leadership team to further develop and execute investment and disposition strategies across the firm’s International Commercial & Industrial practice.

SLR Credit Solutions provided a $25,000,000 senior secured term loan and a $10,000,000 committed delayed draw term loan for bebe Stores, inc. and provided an $80,000,000 commitment as a co-lender in a $200,000,000 facility for Maurices.

Today the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) again recognized Meridian Finance Group, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, as EXIM’s 2021 Broker of the Year. Meridian also received EXIM’s Broker award in 2000, 2003, and 2013—making this broker the second four-time award winner. The award was presented today during EXIM’s 2021 Annual Conference being held virtually September 21-23.

Kaspien Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: KSPN) ("Kaspien" or the "Company"), a leading e-commerce marketplace growth platform, announced that it has entered into an amended loan agreement with Eclipse Business Capital LLC ("Eclipse," f/k/a Encina Business Credit, LLC or "Encina"). On February 20, 2020, the Company previously entered into a loan agreement with Encina for up to $25 million in loans under a three-year, secured revolving credit facility.

Access Capital recently closed a transaction with its existing client, Walker SCM, LLC (“Walker”). Walker, an Access Capital client for over 15 years is a certified MBE transportation and logistics company headquartered in New York. Walker is one of the few certified MBE companies in its industry operating in over 25 countries worldwide.

CapFlow Funding Group closed two facilities for staffing companies: a $750,000 factoring facility for a New Jersey-based staffing company and a $500,000 factoring facility for a Missouri-based staffing company.

Armstrong Teasdale announces that Financial and Real Estate Services Partner Erin Edelman has been selected to lead the firm’s Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice. Edelman succeeds Partner Richard Engel, who was named Armstrong Teasdale General Counsel earlier this year.

BofA Securities, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets served as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners. Bank of America, N.A. served as Administrative Agent and the Royal Bank of Canada as Syndication Agent.

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of corporate counsel Jeffrey R. ("Jeff") Shuman as a partner in the firm's Chicago office and as a member of its Capital Markets Practice. In nearly two decades of corporate work, Jeff has focused his practice on meeting the corporate and transactional needs of public and private companies across a broad range of M&A and capital markets transactions, in addition to providing general corporate counsel.

HSBC Global Commercial Banking today announced that Martin Richards has been appointed Global Head of Sustainable Finance – Client Infrastructure for Commercial Banking. In this role, he will focus on delivering market-leading sustainable finance solutions that support the full ecosystem surrounding our clients’ transition ambitions.

Hilco Performance Solutions (an operating unit of Hilco Global – www.hilcoglobal.com) announced today that Jesse Glossinger has joined the organization as Director on its advisory team. Mr. Glossinger, a 15-year veteran of The Ford Motor Company will be based in Madison Heights, MI working out of the rapidly expanding Hilco Global offices in Metropolitan Detroit.

Gerber Finance, an eCapital company and the leading finance partner for companies experiencing accelerated growth, today announced the closing of a $7.5MM line of credit to Pact, maker of sustainable, certified organic cotton clothing. Gerber Finance closed the deal under its Naturally Gerber division, which works with companies within the fast-growing natural products space, from clean label, organic and non-GMO products, to sustainable design and packaging.