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  • Le Tote and Lord + Taylor to Continue Sale Process and Commence Store Closings at Certain Stores Through Voluntary Chapter 11 Filing
    August 3, 2020
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP is acting as legal advisor to the Company and Berkeley Research Group, LLC is acting as restructuring advisor. Nfluence Partners is acting as the Company’s investment banker and a joint venture of Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers are managing the Company’s store closing sales.
  • Support Building for More Constructive ABL Integration Into Main Street Lending Programs
    August 3, 2020
    In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee urged law makers to “quickly expand the Main Street Lending Program by setting up an asset-based lending program” writing, “establishing a facility to accommodate asset-based lending could open access to critical resources for several industries that could not otherwise access the MSLP based on earnings or cash flow metrics.
  • Gibraltar Business Capital Turns 10, Surpasses $500MM in Closed Deals
    August 3, 2020
    Gibraltar’s long history began in 1951, when its predecessor Gibraltar Financial Corporation was founded in Chicago. In 1995, a rookie account executive named Scott Winicour joined the firm. Working his way from the ground floor up — learning the sales, credit, operations and underwriting processes — Scott took over operations in 2005. Then in 2010, Scott led a management buyout of Gibraltar Financial Corporation and established the company we are today — Gibraltar Business Capital.
  • Blackstone / GSO Announces Update to Closed-End Fund Portfolio Management Team
    August 3, 2020
    GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC, an affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP ("GSO") and the investment adviser of Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (NYSE: BSL), Blackstone / GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund (NYSE: BGX), and Blackstone / GSO Strategic Credit Fund (NYSE: BGB) (each a "Fund" and together the "Funds"), announced today that Robert Post has been added as a portfolio manager of the Funds, effective August 1, 2020. Robert Zable will remain the lead portfolio manager of the Funds, and Gordon McKemie will remain a portfolio manager of the Funds.
  • Five Star Bank Names Kevin Quinn Senior Vice President and Commercial Banking Executive
    August 3, 2020
    Five Star Bank (the “Bank”), subsidiary of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI), announced today that Kevin Quinn will be joining the Bank on August 10th as Senior Vice President and Commercial Banking Executive. Quinn will report to President and CEO, Martin K. Birmingham. Quinn will assume responsibility for commercial and industrial lending, business banking, cash management, community development and merchant services as well as leadership of Five Star Bank’s referral program, promoting relationship-building and business development between the Bank and its insurance and wealth management subsidiaries.
  • July Credit Managers’ Index Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels
    August 3, 2020
    The Credit Managers’ Index from the National Association of Credit Management has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels after shutdowns and preventative measures greatly impacted the U.S. economy.
  • North Mill Capital, LLC Provides $900,000 Accounts Receivable Credit Facility for Sic Lazaro
    August 3, 2020
    North Mill Capital, LLC announced it has provided a $900,000 accounts receivable credit facility for Sic Lazaro. The funds will be used to provide additional working capital to support the company's growth.
  • Sunflower Bank’s Leveraged Finance Team Provides Senior Debt Financing to RealDefense
    July 31, 2020
    Sunflower Bank, N.A. is pleased to announce that its Leveraged Finance team worked to provide $10 million in revolving and term debt commitments to support the acquisition of iolo technologies (“IOLO”) by RealDefense, LLC (“RealDefense”), a portfolio company of Corbel Capital Partners and Broadstream Capital Partners. The transaction closed in June 2020.
  • CIT Leads $25 Million Financing Deal for MLK Community Hospital Medical Office Building
    July 30, 2020
    CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) and its Healthcare Finance unit today announced a $25 million loan supporting Seavest Healthcare Properties' acquisition of the MLK Community Hospital Medical Office Building in South Los Angeles. The private, nonprofit hospital provides essential healthcare services for residents of the Watts, Compton and Willowbrook neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
  • TAB Bank Provides Water Bottling Company in California with a $4 Million Asset-Based Credit Facility
    July 30, 2020
    TAB Bank is pleased to announce it has provided a $4 million asset-based revolving credit facility for a water bottling company based in California. The new facility is extended through a multi-year agreement and will provide for the ongoing working capital needs for the company.
  • Rally Capital Advisors Has Successfully Sold Substantially All of the Assets of Arlington Plating Company to Strategic Investor; Rally's Third Successful Transaction Amid Pandemic
    July 30, 2020
    Rally Capital Advisors, a middle market financial and transaction advisory firm has successfully sold substantially all of the assets of Arlington Plating Company (APC) to Garth Davies, a plating industry veteran, and also owner of Midwest Rustproofing and Enameled Steel. APC is an independent and globally positioned electroplating shop, named Top 50 in the United States for three of the last five years. APC's production lines consist of automated anodizing, nickel chrome (automated and manual), electroless nickel, semi-auto and manual buffing. APC sells end-user parts to a marquee list of customers with a diverse profile across the U.S., Italy, China, Canada and Mexico.
  • Bridge Bank Extends Venture Term Loan to Deep Lens, Inc.
    July 30, 2020
    Bridge Bank today announced it has extended a venture term loan to Deep Lens, a Columbus, Ohio-based software company focused on accelerating clinical trial recruitment for the best-suited cancer patients to compress study timelines and bring game-changing therapies to market sooner. The company is venture-backed by Northpond Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Rev1 Ventures, and Tamarind Hill.
  • Z Capital Group Appoints Shahid Khoja as Director and Member of Credit Investment Team
    July 30, 2020
    Z Capital Group, LLC ("ZCG" or the "Firm"), a leading privately held global investment firm with complimentary private equity and credit businesses, today announced the appointment of Shahid Khoja as a Director and member of Z Capital Credit Partners' ("ZCCP") Investment Team. Mr. Khoja is responsible for research and analysis on existing and prospective performing and distressed investments.
  • Amerisource Closes $4,500,000 Credit Facility for Real Estate Firm
    July 30, 2020
    Amerisource Business Capital announced the closing and funding of a $4,500,000 credit facility for a real estate firm based in Texas. The proceeds are being used to refinance a maturing bank loan.
  • MidFirst Business Credit Announces New Lending Relationship with Phoenix Group Metals, LLC
    July 30, 2020
    MidFirst Business Credit (MFBC) announced it has provided a $10 million working capital facility to Phoenix Group Metals, LLC (PGM). Headquartered in Phoenix, PGM operates three recycling locations for automotive cores and catalytic convertors in Phoenix, Houston, and Atlanta. The funds were used to refinance the payoff to an existing lender, provide additional working capital and help facilitate further business expansion. The transaction was completed on July 10.
  • Corbus Pharmaceuticals Strengthens Balance Sheet with up to $121 Million in New Capital
    July 30, 2020
    Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP) (“Corbus” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage drug development company pioneering transformative medicines that target the endocannabinoid system, today announced it has received an aggregate of $71 million in gross proceeds from its at-the-market (“ATM") offering coupled with the execution of a $50 million debt financing facility with K2 HealthVentures (“K2HV”), a healthcare-focused specialty finance company. Jefferies, LLC is serving as sales agent for the ATM offering. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as sole placement agent for the debt financing.
  • U.S. Bank Announces Several Key Leadership Changes
    July 30, 2020
    Elcio Barcelos will be joining the company as its new senior executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Greg Cunningham will continue to serve as chief diversity officer, reporting to Andy Cecere, U.S. Bank chairman, president and CEO, effective immediately. In addition to these moves, Dominic Venturo will be promoted to senior executive vice president and chief digital officer, reporting to Kate Quinn, vice chair and chief administrative officer
  • GMRE Announces Exercise of $100 Million Accordion Under its Credit Facility and New Portfolio Milestone of Over $1 Billion of Properties
    July 29, 2020
    Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE: GMRE) (the “Company” or “GMRE”), a net-lease medical office real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires purpose-built healthcare facilities and leases those facilities to strong healthcare systems and physician groups with leading market share, announced today that it exercised $100 million of its accordion under its credit facility and has achieved a property portfolio size of over $1 billion.
  • LendCare Announces Renewal and Expansion of Credit Facility to Support Unprecedented Growth
    July 29, 2020
    LendCare Capital, a leading Canadian point-of-sale finance and technology company, announced today it has renewed and expanded one of the company's supplemental credit facilities for $75 million.
  • Farmer Brothers Amends Credit Agreement and Provides Business Update
    July 29, 2020
    Farmer Bros. Co. (NASDAQ: FARM) (the “Company”) today announced it has amended its credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A to increase the Company’s flexibility in supporting its current and future business operations as the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve. The Company also provided a business update for the fourth quarter of 2020.
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