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dea Financial, a leading provider of flexible financing solutions for small businesses and legal professionals, today announced the successful closing of a $20 million corporate term loan with EverBank. This strategic relationship provides Idea Financial with additional capital to accelerate growth in its core small business lending and legal financing divisions, enabling the company to serve more entrepreneurs and law firms nationwide.

Oak Hill Advisors (“OHA”) served as Administrative Agent and Lead Left Arranger for a private unitranche financing supporting Majesco’s acquisition of Vitech Systems Group (“Vitech”) and a concurrent refinancing. Majesco, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, is a leading provider of cloud-native, AI-native software for insurers in the property and casualty (P&C) and life, annuity and health (L&AH) sectors.

Wingspire Capital provided a $35 million senior secured revolving credit facility to Advita Ortho, LLC, a global orthopedic solutions and integrated surgical solutions provider that helps empower surgeons and improve patient outcomes.

Bolton Capital, a niche specialty finance company providing working capital solutions to the bulk hauling and transportation industry, today announced the closing of a new $20 million revolving line of credit led by Texas Capital . This financing will augment Bolton's equity base to support working capital origination volume in the large U.S. construction transportation market.

Andersen James Inc., headquartered in Austin, TX, with a growing presence in Orlando, FL, is the U.S. subsidiary of Andersen James Group Limited, a U.K. based provider of direct hire and temporary staffing solutions. The company specializes in connecting skilled professionals with leading employers across the construction, IT, IT infrastructure, and renewables sectors.

Solifi, a global provider of secured finance software solutions, today announced the appointment of Sarah Glass as Chief Customer Officer (CCO). In this role, Glass will lead Solifi's global customer organization, including customer success, support, services, education, and customer experience operations, with a mandate to deepen adoption, increase customer value, and expand long-term partnerships across Solifi's global customer base.

Exus Renewables North America (Exus), a leading independent owner, developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, announced the closing of a $400-million senior secured corporate credit facility. The facility will fund the development and expansion of the company's growing wind, solar and battery portfolio, which includes more than 700 MW of renewable energy assets in operations or under construction, and 4.5 GW in active development, as electricity demand surges from data centers, manufacturers, and industrial operations nationwide.

Barings, one of the world’s leading investment managers, announced today that it served as lead agent of senior secured credit facilities to support RFE Investment Partners’ portfolio company, LaunchPad Home Group, in its next phase of growth.

Chicago Atlantic announced today that it served as the sole arranger and administrative agent on a $30 million senior secured credit facility to Hugo Inc. (“Hugo”), a Chicago-headquartered provider of high-judgment Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and AI operations services.

The global law firm Jones Day announced today that Colin Rice has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Financial Markets Practice. He is based in Singapore.

A joint venture of SB360 Capital Partners, Hilco Global, and Gordon Brothers has received bankruptcy court approval to operate Going Out of Business (GOB) sales in all 89 remaining American Signature Inc. (“ASI” or the “Company”) stores. ASI is one of the nation’s leading home furnishings retailers, and is the parent company of Value City Furniture (“VCF”) and American Signature Furniture (“ASF”). ASI filed petitions for a voluntary Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in November of 2025.

Guggenheim Investments (“Guggenheim”) today announced the closing of a $250 million vehicle that will invest in Guggenheim’s private debt strategy managing an existing portfolio of loans and contributing to the platform’s continued growth. The transaction was led by LGT Capital Partners alongside investments from other limited partners.

Benefit Street Partners (“BSP”), a leading credit-focused alternative asset manager, announced the final close of BSP Real Estate Opportunistic Debt Fund II (“ODF II”), providing $10 billion of investable capital, inclusive of related vehicles and anticipated leverage, across $3 billion of equity commitments. This fundraise caps a year of historic deployment for BSP’s commercial real estate team, which originated nearly $9 billion of real estate investments during 2025. (1)

CohnReznick, a leading professional services firm, today announced that Ryan Sturma has joined the firm as a Partner in its Financial Services practice. Based in Boston, Sturma will lead audit and assurance teams serving private equity and venture capital funds, mutual funds, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and management companies.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that its Executive Board elected 10 new members to the firm effective January 1, 2026. Dykema’s new members, their resident office, and practice descriptions are listed below.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. (“BRS”) is proud to have served as sell-side advisor to YZY Fragrances (“YZY”) in its successful recapitalization by Boyne Capital. This strategic transaction positions YZY for continued growth and operational expansion, leveraging Boyne Capital’s resources and industry expertise as a new capital partner.

Marathon Asset Management (“Marathon”) and Webster Bank (“Webster”) today announced the closing of a senior-secured credit facility to support H.I.G. Capital’s acquisition of Shore Excursions Group (“SEG” or the “Company”). Marathon served as Lead Left Arranger, while Webster acted as Administrative Agent for the transaction.

Solifi, a global provider of secured finance software solutions, today announced the launch of Experience Hub, a modern digital experience platform designed to help secured finance organizations deliver clearer more intuitive customer engagement. Built on Solifi's cloud native Open Finance Platform, Experience Hub enables lenders to modernize how customers interact with their financial information while improving efficiency and consistency across customer touchpoints.

MidCap Business Credit is pleased to announce the closing of two new senior secured ABL credit facilities totaling $19MM. The first is a $7MM facility comprised of a working capital revolver and machinery and equipment term loan for a manufacturer of highly engineered roller components for the digital printing industry. The second credit facility is a $12MM working capital revolver for a distributor of agricultural supplies.

J D Factors provided $5,425,000 in new factoring facilities to 22 new clients in the US and Canada during the month of December. Some of these facilities include: a $600,000 factoring facility for a transportation company in Illinois; a $500,000 factoring facility for a staffing company in North Dakota and a $500,000 factoring facility for a transportation company in Colorado.