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  • TNS Targets Continued Global Growth with Key Strategic Appointment
    August 4, 2020
    Transaction Network Services (TNS) has appointed payments industry veteran John Tait to the newly created position of Global Managing Director for its FinTech Payments business. Based in Australia, Tait takes responsibility for TNS’ payments teams across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific regions, which now serve customers in over 60 countries. Tait has a strong understanding of TNS’ business having originally joined the company in 2016 as Managing Director for Asia Pacific and taking on a position on the TNS Asia Pacific Advisory Board in 2018. In 2019, Tait’s role was expanded to include management of the newly acquired ADVAM business.
  • Assets from Two Syringe-Filling/Sterile Drug Compounding Plants Up for Sale
    August 4, 2020
    Tiger Group, in partnership with Liquidity Services and Perry Videx, is now accepting immediate offers to purchase assets from two syringe-filling/sterile drug compounding plants that had been operated by PharMEDium, a manufacturer of ready-to-use compounded sterile preparations.
  • RTW Retailwinds, Inc. Announces Execution of Asset Purchase Agreement with Sunrise Brands, LLC for the Sale of its e-Commerce Business
    August 4, 2020
    RTW Retailwinds, Inc. (“RTW” or the “Company”) [OTC PINK:RTWIQ], an omni-channel specialty apparel retail platform for powerful celebrity and consumer brands, today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Sunrise Brands, LLC for the sale of its e-commerce business and all related intellectual property, including its websites, www.nyandcompany.com, www.fashiontofigure.com and its rental subscription businesses at www.nyandcompanycloset.com and www.fashiontofigurecloset.com for a cash purchase price of $20 million plus assumption of certain liabilities, including honoring gift cards, subject to closing adjustments. B. Riley FBR, an affiliate of B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY), is serving as the investment banker to the Company; Cole Schotz P.C. is serving as its legal advisor; and Berkeley Research Group, LLC is serving as its restructuring advisor.
  • Amerisource Closes $2,500,000 Revolver And Real Estate Term Loan for Manufacturer and Distributor
    August 4, 2020
    Amerisource Business Capital announced the closing and funding of a $2,500,000 credit facility for a power generation component part manufacturer and distributor based in Connecticut. The company is recapitalizing its balance sheet and needed a lender to provide availability on accounts receivable, inventory and real estate.
  • Texas Distribution Center Offered by A&G In Stage Stores Bankruptcy
    August 4, 2020
    With state-of-the-art features, Jacksonville, TX site offers turnkey opportunity for e-commerce, store fulfillment or other applications; site includes undeveloped land for expansion; A&G also offers income-producing industrial RTV center in Jacksonville and retail site in WV.
  • SG Credit Partners Provides $2.5 Million to Consumer Debt Collection Agency
    August 4, 2020
    The privately owned consumer debt collection agency needed capital quickly to move on opportunistic portfolio purchases as well as working capital cushion while collection curves ramped up. SG was able to quickly get comfortable with the transaction due to the value of dedicated portfolio collateral as well as a strong personal guaranty from the owner. SG worked quickly to provides $1.5MM funded ($2.5MM total) facility in a first lien position with interest-only payment.
  • Rosenthal Closes Factoring Deal w/CA-based Cosmetic Company Amid COVID-19
    August 4, 2020
    Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., the leading factoring, asset-based lending and purchase order financing firm in the U.S., today announced the completion of a recent multi-million factoring deal with a California-based cosmetics business that successfully shifted its production to aid in the fight against COVID-19.
  • Support Building for More Constructive ABL Integration Into Main Street Lending Programs
    August 4, 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.
  • J D Factors Announces Factoring Facilities
    August 3, 2020
    J D Factors announced the following factoring facilities: $100,000 to a transportation company in British Columbia; $50,000 to a transportation company in Texas; $100,000 to a transportation company in Alberta; $200,000 to a transportation company in Texas.
  • Hermitage Offshore Services Ltd. Announces 10-Day Extension of Forbearance Agreement with the Lenders to its $132.9 Million Term Loan Facility
    August 3, 2020
    Hermitage Offshore Services Ltd. (NYSE:PSV) (“Hermitage Offshore,” or the “Company”) announced today that it has agreed to a 10-day extension of its previously announced forbearance agreement dated July 8, 2020 (the “Forbearance Agreement”) to its $132.9 Million Term Loan Facility dated January 14, 2020 (the “Term Loan Facility”) with DNB Bank ASA and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (together, the “Lenders”) and DNB Bank ASA, as agent and security agent.
  • Access Capital Provides $1.15 Million for Scribe-X LLC
    August 3, 2020
    Scribe-X LLC is a Portland, OR based provider of medical scribe services to the healthcare industry. Medical scribes provide real time clinical documentation to medical professionals thus allowing for more effective patient visits and less time behind a desk for clinicians. Access Capital replaced the company’s bank and will become its financial partner by providing a revolver of $850,000 and a term loan in the amount of $300,000.
  • Altura Energy Inc. Provides an Update on its Credit Facility Renewal
    August 3, 2020
    Altura Energy Inc. provides an update on its credit facility renewal. Altura and its lender have agreed to further extend the credit facility renewal from July 31, 2020 to August 31, 2020 to provide sufficient time to apply for the proposed federal support programs being initiated through the Export Development Bank of Canada and the Business Development Bank of Canada. In the interim, Altura's $9.0 million credit facility that was capped at $7.5 million on April 7, 2020 has been reduced to $6.0 million.
  • Simpson Thacher Adds Leading Private Equity Lawyer James Howe
    August 3, 2020
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that James Howe has joined its Mergers and Acquisitions Practice as a Partner in the London office. James is a rising star in private equity M&A who focuses on cross-border leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. He has advised a wide range of clients across the globe, including many of the world’s leading private equity sponsors and financial institutions. He joins the Firm from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
  • BHI Appoints Jeff Lubatkin Chief Credit Officer
    August 3, 2020
    BHI, a full-service commercial bank, announced that it has appointed Jeff Lubatkin as Chief Credit Officer, overseeing the bank’s credit and credit analysis departments. Lubatkin has more than 25 years of commercial and corporate banking, credit risk management, and relationship management experience.
  • Denbury Resources Commences Next Step to Implement Pre-Packaged Plan to Strengthen Its Balance Sheet and Reduce Debt
    August 3, 2020
    Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE: DNR) (“Denbury” or the “Company”) today announced it has taken the next step to implement its “pre-packaged” plan to eliminate the Company’s $2.1 billion of bond debt, consistent with the terms of its previously announced Restructuring Support Agreement (the "RSA"). Kirkland & Ellis LLP is acting as legal counsel to Denbury, Evercore Inc. is acting as financial advisor and Alvarez & Marsal is serving as restructuring advisor.
  • Noble Corporation plc Announces Comprehensive Financial Restructuring And Deleveraging Transaction
    August 3, 2020
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as legal counsel to Noble, Evercore is serving as the Company's financial advisor, and AlixPartners LLP is serving as operational advisor. Porter Hedges LLP is serving as local legal counsel and EPIQ Restructuring Services LLC is serving as administrative agent. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and Akin Gump LLP are serving as co-legal counsel and Ducera Partners LLC is serving as financial advisor to an ad hoc group of the Company's priority guaranteed noteholders. Milbank LLP is serving as legal counsel and Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is serving as financial advisor to an ad hoc group of the Company's senior noteholders. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is serving as legal counsel and PJT Partners is serving as financial advisor to JP Morgan.
  • 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.