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Gateway Trade Funding, a leading provider of purchase order finance and stretch finance solutions, announced the closing of a $1.5 million purchase order finance facility for a California-based food importer that brings well-known food brands from the United Kingdom to major retailers across the United States.

Lighthouse Financial Corp. is pleased to announce the completion of a $5,000,000 credit facility to a Pennsylvania-based distributor of abrasive blasting equipment and supplies. Founded in 1998, the company has grown into a fully integrated surface preparation and distribution company, offering abrasive blasting, painting, and safety equipment along with consumables and supplies to the industrial, commercial, infrastructure, transportation, and energy sectors.

B. Riley Securities, Inc., a leading full-service investment bank, announced it served as financial advisor to ONE Nuclear Energy LLC (“ONE Nuclear”) in the successful closing of its business combination with Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII, a special purpose acquisition company.

Agfa-Gevaert NV has extended its 180 million euro revolving credit facility to August 1, 2030. Under the previous agreement, it was scheduled to mature on August 1, 2028. The facility is used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq, TSX: HUT) (“Hut 8” or the “Company”), an energy infrastructure platform integrating power, digital infrastructure, and compute at scale to fuel next-generation, energy-intensive technologies, today announced the closing of a $1.07 billion four-year senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Facility”).

Mountain Ridge Capital ("MRC") (www.mountainridgecap.com), an asset-based commercial finance company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Blake Brown to Managing Director of Underwriting for both Mountain Ridge Capital and Alpine Ridge Funding.

Attorney Ryan Shuman has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Southern California as Of Counsel in the Finance & Restructuring group, the international law firm announced today. Ryan joins the Firm in California while he prepares to relocate to Minneapolis.

The global law firm Jones Day announced today that Luigi Verga and Giulio Politi will join the Firm as Partners in its Corporate Practice and be based in the Milan Office. Mr. Verga's practice is focused on private equity and private and public M&A. He represents clients as lead lawyer in complex domestic and cross-border deals.

SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (“SSG”) served as the investment banker to Jackson Hospital & Clinic, Inc. and JHC Pharmacy, LLC (collectively, “Jackson Hospital”) in its Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Jackson Investment Group, LLC, the hospital’s debtor-in-possession lender, provided a $75 million exit facility to fund the Plan and acquire control of Jackson Hospital.

JLL Capital Markets and GA Group Real Estate announced today that it closed a $74.7 million sale-leaseback for a 47-property Family Dollar retail portfolio totaling 387,945 square feet across 19 states. JLL’s Net Lease Team and GA Group Real Estate exclusively represented the seller, FD Retail Properties LLC. The assets were acquired by an institutional real estate investor.

A new survey from Grant Thornton in the U.S. shows chief financial officers (CFOs) are more optimistic than ever about profit growth, with AI investments delivering returns despite continued caution about the broader economy. Grant Thornton’s Q3 2026 CFO Survey found that 46% of finance leaders said they are optimistic about the U.S. economy, yet 80% said they expect their organization’s net profits to grow over the next 12 months — an all-time high over the 18 quarters the question has been asked.

AirBoss of America Corp. (TSX: BOS) (OTCQX:ABSSF) (the “Company” or “AirBoss”) today announced the renewal and amendment of its existing senior secured credit facilities. The renewed facilities consist of an amended and restated revolving asset-based credit facility agented by The Toronto-Dominion Bank and an amended and restated non-revolving term loan facility with Great Rock Capital Partners, LLC.

Gibraltar Business Capital (“GBC”) has closed an asset-based revolving credit facility for KMM Group LLC (“KMM” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated precision contract manufacturer specializing in complex, tight-tolerance components for the medical device industry and other highly demanding markets. The financing supports the acquisition of KMM by private equity firm RS2 Healthcare Partners and the Company’s next stage of growth.

Bird has secured $450 million in debt financing, led by J.P. Morgan alongside Capital One, Citi and other lenders. The financing comprises a $400 million term loan and a $50 million revolving credit facility. It provides liquidity to our shareholders, including current and former employee shareholders, while keeping Bird private and independent.

Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Apollo-managed funds and affiliates have provided a $1.25 billion equity capital solution to support the recently completed combination of BMG and Concord, bringing together two highly complementary businesses spanning music publishing, recorded music, theatrical rights and digital distribution. The combined company retains the BMG name and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Holland & Knight represented Pamlico Capital and its portfolio company, Becker's Healthcare, a multimedia company focused on the American healthcare industry, in connection with the sale of Becker's Healthcare to Forge, a leading global B2B events and media platform backed by Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE: APO). The transaction was announced on September 22.

Regions Financial Corp. on Wednesday announced Allen Mayer will be elevated to serve as Treasurer, succeeding Deron Smithy, who will retire at the end of 2026 following 18 years of distinguished leadership in the company. In addition, Craig Harrison is joining Regions as head of Corporate Finance, further strengthening the Finance Division’s leadership team.

Flotek Industries, Inc. ("Flotek" or the "Company") (NYSE: FTK) today announced that it has entered into a new secured term loan agreement providing $75 million of funding at closing and up to $45 million of delayed-draw availability. Elda River Capital Management, LLC ("Elda River") is the lead lender under the new financing, with additional investors including an affiliate of Antarctica Capital.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., today announced that Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Derek Flowers, intends to retire from Wells Fargo in mid-January after nearly three decades of dedicated service. Upon Mr. Flowers’ retirement, Scott Powell, Chief Operating Officer (COO), will become CRO.

Alleon Healthcare Capital, LLC ("Alleon"), a specialty finance company focused on providing healthcare accounts receivable financing, medical accounts receivable factoring, and cash flow solutions to medical providers across the United States, recently closed a $3,000,000 accounts receivable credit facility with a specialty diagnostics laboratory company (the "Company") operating multiple licensed labs across the Northeast.