Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FRAN) today announced that it has entered into a second lien term loan Credit Agreement (“Term Loan Credit Agreement”) with Tiger Finance, LLC.

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, announced today that Nick Wood has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its M&A Services practice in London.

Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF), a unit of Wells Fargo Commercial Capital, announced today the continuation of Polaris Acceptance, a joint venture with Polaris Inc., into 2027. CDF and Polaris began the dealer wholesale financing joint venture in 1996.

Garrod will be responsible for sourcing Machinery & Equipment Loans nationwide starting at $100,000.

Simaika has almost 20 years of professional experience in banking and financial advisory, providing solutions to clients across a wide range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, automotive, food and beverage, commercial products and retail, real estate, building materials and construction, and professional services.

The joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers are Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A., PNC Capital Markets LLC and Wells Fargo LLC.

Santander Bank today announced that Paul Cronin has been selected to lead the Bank's asset based lending ("ABL") business in its Commercial Banking division. Cronin will be responsible for growing Santander's ABL business, a full-service provider with a highly diversified portfolio and particular expertise in equipment financing, wholesale trade and financial services.

Conway MacKenzie has announced that Steven J. Alexander has joined the firm as an Executive Director and will lead the Grand Rapids office. In his role, Alexander will provide strategic counsel to senior leaders of middle market companies and their constituents.

Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., today announced the completion of a recent $1 million purchase order finance facility to support the production financing requirements of a women’s private label apparel company.

Crossroads Financial, a leading provider of inventory financing, has recently provided a $1.8 Million inventory revolver for the benefit of a shoe retailer.

Amerisource Business Capital announced the closing and funding of a $2,000,000 credit facility for a medical research and record retrieval company based in Texas. Proceeds of the facility are being used to support the company’s significant growth plans.

In column for Retail Dive, retailing veterans Peter Lynch and John Graub encourage chains to revisit their portfolio strategies in response to today’s challenges.

radewind has provided a $1.4 million credit facility to a home fashion products company based in Shanghai that designs and sells kitchen utensils and accessories for the house to buyers located domestically and in the United States and Europe.

Antares announced today that it served as sole lead arranger and is acting as administrative agent for a senior secured credit facility to support Alpine Investors’ (“Alpine”) investment in Frank Gay Services and Best Home Services to form Apex Service Partners, an HVAC, plumbing and electrical services platform.

Capital One Healthcare’s Corporate Finance group maintained its position as the No. 1 lead arranger of healthcare leveraged loans by deal count for transactions up to $1 billion for the first half of 2019, according to league tables produced with data from Thomson Reuters LPC. The team closed 12 total transactions.

Peter Lowney, President of First Business Capital Corp., announced a recently closed and funded $12,000,000 credit facility including a revolving line of credit, equipment term loan, and a real estate term loan for a rolled steel parts manufacturer company located in Michigan.

OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD. (TSX – OBE, NYSE – OBE) ("Obsidian Energy", the "Company", "we", "us" or "our") announces the extension of the Company's syndicated credit facility with the underlying borrowing base and amount available under the syndicated credit facility remaining at $550 million and $460 million, respectively.

Executive Vice President and Transportation Services Division President Heath Holdbrooks announced the recent promotions of Sherri Holmes and Kim Meek to portfolio management for the division, and Phyllis Packard to vice president, legal compliance.

Second Avenue Capital Partners, LLC (“SACP”) and White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC (“White Oak”), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, have closed on a $16,000,000 asset-backed revolving credit facility for Marolina Outdoor, Inc., a Charleston, SC-based apparel company.

North Mill Capital (”North Mill”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solar Senior Capital (NASDAQ: SUNS), is pleased to announce the acquisition of Summit Financial Resources (“Summit”), a leading provider of factoring services across the U.S.