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United Community has strengthened its Asset-Based Lending (ABL) team with the addition of Stacy Odendahl as senior business development officer. Odendahl’s 16 years of experience sourcing new business across the Southeast and her customer-centric approach add significant depth and expertise to an already dynamic division, reinforcing United’s commitment to delivering tailored financial solutions.
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Now in its 8th year, the Emerging Leaders Summit is a dynamic conference designed to unite professionals with 6-15 years of experience in secured finance. This year’s keynote speaker is Dave Spandorfer, CEO & Co-Founder of Janji, a start-up apparel organization that links runners with exploring and giving back. We sat down to speak with Spandorfer to discuss the history of the brand, the role funding from Assembled Brands played in its growth, and its commitment to social impact.
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Great Elm Capital Corp. Announces Amended and Upsized Revolving Credit Facility
August 13, 2025Great Elm Capital Corp. (“we,” “our,” the “Company” or “GECC”) (NASDAQ: GECC), a business development company, today announced it has entered into an amendment to its revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) with City National Bank (“CNB”) to, among other things, increase the borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility from $25.0 million to $50.0 million.
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Cresco Labs Closes $325 Million Senior Secured Term Loan Refinancing
August 13, 2025Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) (FSE: 6CQ) (“Cresco Labs” or the “Company”), today announced the closing of its previously announced refinancing of the Company’s senior secured credit facility.
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eCapital Provides $25MM Asset-Based Lending Facility to Support Growth of Leading Recreational Products Manufacturer
August 13, 2025eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a leading tech-enabled specialty finance provider for small and medium-sized businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, has delivered a $25 million asset-based lending (ABL) facility to support the scaling and working capital needs of an established and trusted recreational goods manufacturer.
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XEN and Creditsafe Partner to Put Credit Risk Data at the Forefront of Lending Decisions
August 13, 2025XEN, a leading loan management platform for commercial lenders and factors, today announced a strategic partnership with Creditsafe, the global expert in credit monitoring and risk management. Through the partnership, Creditsafe’s robust credit risk data will integrate into XEN’s platform, allowing lenders to use credit risk data from over 430 million businesses worldwide to make more informed reliable credit decisions.
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Citizens Financial Group Names Aunoy Banerjee of Barclays as Chief Financial Officer
August 13, 2025Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) today announced the appointment of Aunoy Banerjee as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He will serve on the company’s Executive Committee and report to Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun.
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CIBC Announces Senior Executive Leadership Changes
August 13, 2025CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) today announced senior leadership appointments to its Group Executive Leadership Team that will position the bank for the future and further accelerate the execution of its client-focused strategy as Harry Culham assumes the role of President and CEO, November 1, 2025.
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Rapid Micro Biosystems Enters into Five-Year, $45 Million Term Loan Facility with Trinity Capital Inc.
August 13, 2025Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RPID) (the “Company” or “Rapid Micro”), an innovative life sciences technology company providing mission critical automation solutions to facilitate the efficient manufacturing and fast, safe release of healthcare products, today announced that it has entered into a five-year, $45 million term loan facility with Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) (“Trinity Capital”).
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Citigroup Appoints Dhakad to Head North America Private Credit
August 12, 2025Aashish Dhakad has been appointed as the head of the private credit origination division in North America by Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C). With the bank now pursuing expansion in the evolving private credit market, Dhakad’s role will center around a segment that has gained popularity across traditional banks.
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Stellus Capital Management, LLC Provides Unitranche Financing in Support of BV Investment Partners' Acquisition of the Millennium Alliance
August 12, 2025Stellus Capital Management, LLC ("Stellus") announced today that its affiliates provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment in support of BV Investment Partners' ("BV") acquisition of The Millennium Alliance ("Millennium" or the "Company"), a leading peer-to-peer sales enablement platform providing C-suite executive assemblies, dinners, and access to a variety of digital properties.
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PlainsCapital Bank Welcomes Kyle Bennett to Victory Park
August 12, 2025PlainsCapital Bank is pleased to welcome Kyle Bennett to its Dallas lending team as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. He will be based at the Bank’s One Victory Park location at 2323 Victory Avenue.
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SLR Business Credit Provides $1.5 Million Factoring Facility to Robotics Integration Company
August 12, 2025SLR Business Credit is pleased to announce the funding of a $1.5 million factoring facility for a privately held robotics integration company based in Dallas, Texas. The company is a leader in the distribution and integration of robotics technologies used across a wide range of industries, including education, healthcare, hospitality, and agriculture.
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First Citizens Bank Arranges a $132 Million Debt Refinancing for Signet Maritime Corporation
August 12, 2025First Citizens Bank today announced that its Capital Equipment Finance business arranged $132 million in debt refinancing for Signet Maritime Corporation, a marine transportation and logistics company headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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MPLX Completes $4.5 Billion Public Offering of Senior Notes
August 12, 2025Jones Day represented MPLX LP in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $4.5 billion aggregate principal amount of notes, including $1.25 billion of 4.80% senior notes due 2031, $750 million of 5.00% senior notes due 2033, $1.5 billion of 5.40% senior notes due 2035, and $1.0 billion of 6.20% senior notes due 2055. The Jones Day team was led by Michael Solecki (Cleveland) and Ferrell Keel (Dallas).
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Lighthouse Provides $5,000,000 Credit Facility to a Florida-Based Manufacturer and Distributor of Steel Products
August 12, 2025Lighthouse Financial Corp. is pleased to announce the completion of a $5,000,000 revolving line of credit to a Florida based manufacturer and distributor of steel products.
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RelPro Earns Fifth Consecutive Inc. 5000 Ranking
August 12, 2025RelPro, the business development and relationship management solution for Financial & Professional Services, has earned a place on the Inc. 5000 list for the fifth consecutive year, distinguishing RelPro as consistently one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. RelPro is ranked #3073 on Inc. Magazine’s list in 2025, published today, thanks to the continued growth of its client base, which now includes 9 of the top 10 U.S. Banks and 64% of the Top 50.
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First Business Bank’s Asset-Based Lending Team Funds $6.85 Million Credit Facility For Refinance Of Texas Metal Parts Manufacturer
August 12, 2025First Business Bank’s Asset-Based Lending team announces a recently closed and funded $6,850,000 revolving line of credit, CapEx equipment line of credit, and real estate term loan to fund the refinance of a Texas manufacturer of precision-machined metal parts.
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Brian Trudgen Joins Mayer Brown in Chicago, Further Enhancing Firm’s Market Leading Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Capabilities
August 12, 2025Mayer Brown announced that Brian Trudgen has joined the Chicago office as a partner in its Global Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Group. He joins from Jones Day.
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Sound Point Capital Holds $1.1B Initial Close of Strategic Capital Fund III
August 12, 2025Sound Point Capital Management, LP, a global alternative credit manager with more than $44 billion in assets under management1, announced the first close of Strategic Capital Fund III with $1.1 billion in capital commitments, “exceeding its first and final close targets of $500 million and $1 billion, respectively.”
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First Financial Bank to Strategically Expand Presence in Chicago with the Complementary Acquisition of BankFinancial
August 12, 2025First Financial (Nasdaq: FFBC) and BankFinancial (Nasdaq: BFIN) jointly announced today that they have entered into an agreement by which First Financial will acquire Chicago-based BankFinancial in an all-stock transaction, strategically expanding First Financial’s presence in the economically robust Chicagoland market with a strong core deposit franchise including 18 financial centers.
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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Announces New Investment Venture with Hamilton Lane
August 12, 2025PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (the "Company") (NYSE: PFLT) today announced that it has formed PennantPark Senior Secured Loan Fund II, LLC (“PSSL II”), a joint venture with a fund managed by Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) (“HL”). PSSL II is expected to invest primarily in middle market loans consistent with PFLT’s core origination and underwriting strategy.
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