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Mayer Brown Expands Global Leveraged Finance & Private Capital Practice With the Addition of Leading Leveraged Finance and Private Credit Lawyers Frederick Cristman and James Adams
Mayer Brown announced today that Frederick Cristman and James Adams have joined the Washington DC office as partners in the firm’s Global Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Group. They join from Hogan Lovells and bring years of dealmaking experience in complex finance transactions.
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Middle-Market Lending in Q3 2025: A Tale of Repricing Waves, Fundraising Strength, and a Shifting Yield Landscape
In a quarter defined by opportunistic repricings, record private debt fundraising, and continued strength in middle-market CLO issuance, Q3 2025 is shaping up as a pivotal moment for U.S. middle-market lending. According to LSEG LPC’s latest Mid-Quarter Trends report, investors and issuers alike are recalibrating in response to macro stability, declining spread volatility, and persistent appetite for yield—even as new money activity retreats and secondary pricing shows signs of softening.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds National Top-Tier 35-Lawyer Public Finance and Infrastructure Teams, Opens Three New Offices
February 19, 2026Barnes & Thornburg is adding 35 lawyers, including 25 partners, to its Government Services and Finance Department. The move catapults Barnes & Thornburg to the national forefront in advising private and public sector clients on complex public finance deals and advancing infrastructure projects.
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American Signature Locations Available Nationwide as Stalking-Horse Bidder Moves to Liquidate the Home Furnishings Chain
February 19, 2026A&G Real Estate Partners is marketing stores and warehouses across the United States on behalf of the successful stalking-horse bidder for home furnishings retailer American Signature, Inc. (ASI), parent of Value City Furniture and American Signature Furniture.
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B. Riley Securities Serves as Placement Agent in Immunic’s Private Placement of up to $400 Million
February 19, 2026B. Riley Securities, Inc., a leading full-service investment bank, announced it served as a placement agent in connection with the successful closing of Immunic, Inc.'s (“Immunic”) (Nasdaq: IMUX) private placement of up to $400 million.
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First Business Bank Funds $2 Million Factoring Facility For Virginia IT Consulting Company
February 19, 2026First Business Bank's Accounts Receivable Financing group announces the funding of a $2.0 million factoring facility for a client in Virginia that performs IT consulting services for large customers.
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CIBC Innovation Banking Provides AlayaCare with $50 Million Growth Capital Facility
February 19, 2026CIBC Innovation Banking announced today the provision of a $50 million growth capital facility to AlayaCare Inc., a leading provider of innovative home and community care software solutions. The financing will support AlayaCare’s continued growth as well as strategic mergers and acquisitions, furthering its mission to transform the delivery of care across Canada, the U.S., and globally.
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Paul Efron, Former General Partner of Goldman Sachs & Co, Joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor
February 19, 2026Star Mountain Capital, LLC ("Star Mountain"), a rapidly growing, employee-owned investment firm with approximately $4.5 billion in assets under management (“AUM”), is pleased to announce that Paul Efron has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor.
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B. Riley Securities Acts as Bookrunner for Gladstone’s $100 Million Notes Offering
February 19, 2026B. Riley Securities, Inc., a leading full-service investment bank, today announced it served as bookrunner for Gladstone Investment Corporation’s (NASDAQ: GAIN) $100,000,000 public offering of senior unsecured notes.
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Assembled Brands Provides Humble Brands with Scalable 'Accordion' Facility to Support Rapid Multi-Channel Growth
February 18, 2026In the high desert of Taos, New Mexico, Humble Brands has achieved a rare feat: scaling a mission-driven personal care business while maintaining total control over manufacturing and ingredient integrity. As the brand enters its most ambitious growth phase to date, Assembled Brands is proud to provide a flexible, non-dilutive capital credit line necessary to turn Humble’s vision into a nationwide standard.
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Court Approves GDA Luma Financing for Pat McGrath Labs Recapitalization
February 18, 2026Court approval of GDA Luma’s financing represents a defining milestone in the recapitalization of Pat McGrath Labs and marks the beginning of a new phase of strong stewardship and long-term growth.
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Middle Market Business Optimism Surges to Near-Historic Levels as Companies See Big Boost in Productivity from Improvements in Tech, Ops, and AI
February 18, 2026Middle market businesses are entering 2026 with surging confidence, with 77% expressing positive outlooks for company performance over the next 12 months—approaching historic highs—even as only half view the broader U.S. economy positively, according to KeyBank's Q4 2025 Middle Market Sentiment Survey of 750 financial decision-makers at companies with $10M-$1B in revenue.
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Republic Business Credit Supports Growth of Textile Manufacturer with $3 Million Factoring Facility
February 18, 2026Republic Business Credit provided a $3 million factoring facility to a growing West Coast-based textile manufacturer. The facility provides the Company with additional capital to expand operations and enter into more market segments.
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First Citizens Bank Chairman and CEO Frank B. Holding Appointed to Federal Reserve Board of Governors' Federal Advisory Council
February 18, 2026First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company ("First Citizens Bank"), the wholly owned banking subsidiary of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCNCA), announced today that Chairman and CEO Frank Holding has been appointed to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors' Federal Advisory Council (FAC) for 2026. Holding will represent the Fifth District on behalf of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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Flatbay Capital Provided a $2.5MM Owner-Occupied CRE Line For 36-Year Retail & Social Destination
February 18, 2026Rising operating costs and a 250% increase in taxes in 2 years made traditional financing challenging for a long-established, owner-operated retail and event center in South Texas. The business owners generated steady revenue through retail leases and ticketed events supported by a diverse vendor base for over 3 decades, but a flexible capital solution was needed to preserve long-term real estate equity.
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MONTICELLOAM, LLC Finances $80MM For Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Pennsylvania
February 18, 2026MONTICELLOAM, LLC (“MONTICELLOAM”), a specialized seniors housing and multifamily bridge lending platform, along with firm affiliates, provided $80,000,000 in combined bridge and working capital financing to four skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania.
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Hilco Global Expands Fiduciary Services Platform with Strategic Executive Hire
February 18, 2026Hilco Global announced today that Lauren Leach has joined the firm as Senior Director, Receivership Advisory, specializing in fiduciary services. Ms. Leach will support the continued growth and expansion of the Hilco Global Receivership practice.
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Hedaya Capital Supports Shoe Designer with $70 Million in Projected 2026 Sales
February 18, 2026The Hedaya Capital Group recently provided an $8 million factoring facility to a New York City-based female-founded private label footwear development company supporting the next phase of its rapid growth across major retail and e-commerce channels.
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FBT Gibbons Deepens Texas Corporate Platform with Addition of Darryl Mazow
February 18, 2026Darryl E. Mazow has joined FBT Gibbons as a partner in its Corporate Law practice group in Houston, further expanding the firm’s transactional and private equity capabilities serving mid-market businesses and investors nationwide.
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Lighthouse Provides $8,500,000 Credit Facility to GA-Based Manufacturer and Distributor of Hardwood Products
February 18, 2026Lighthouse Financial Corp. is pleased to announce the completion of an $8,500,000 Credit Facility to a Georgia-based manufacturer and distributor of Appalachian hardwood products, including a $7,000,000 Revolving Line of Credit and $1,500,000 Term Loan. Founded in 1952, the company has grown into a vertically integrated hardwood group consisting of drying yards, moulding facilities, distribution operations, and an in-house logistics division serving customers throughout the Southeast.
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Clifford Chance Adds US Funds Partner Christopher Phillips-Hart, Further Strengthening Global Private Capital Offering
February 18, 2026Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired partner Christopher Phillips-Hart to its Funds & Investment Management practice in the US, continuing to grow its global private capital offering.
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Sigma Lithium Makes New Lithium Fines Sale, Unlocks US$96 Million Credit Facility
February 18, 2026Sigma Lithium (TSXV:SGML,NASDAQ:SGML) has secured another large-scale sale of high-purity lithium fines and activated a production-backed revolving credit facility as it ramps up operations in Brazil.
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