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Citizens M&A Advisory announced today that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Ellipse Eye Group, LLC on its sale to ReFocus Eye Health, a portfolio company of Zenyth Partners.

BridgeCore Capital, Inc. today announced that Cory Gitt has joined the firm as Managing Director, Loan Originations. In this role, Gitt will be responsible for overseeing loan originations for BridgeCore’s recently launched, nationwide program for middle-market loans ranging from $5 million to $30+ million on stabilized and near-stabilized multi-family, industrial, life science and grocery-anchored retail properties.

Nomura Holdings, Inc has realigned the firm’s collective asset and investment management capabilities in the Americas under the new brand Nomura Capital Management LLC (NCM). The new brand is a subsidiary of Nomura Holding America Inc. (NHA) and will integrate Nomura Group’s public and private credit offerings to maximize the firm’s growth opportunities and to better serve institutional and intermediary clients in the Americas.

A New Jersey-based security company, committed to providing safety to inner-city housing developments, sought funds to fuel their business expansion. Presented with promising opportunities to undertake new contracts, the company needed additional resources to hire additional security guards and meet the growing demand for their services.

BHI, a full-service commercial bank, announced that it has increased its capital call line facility from $90 million to $150 million to provide Yellowstone Funds (“Yellowstone”) with liquidity as the premier evergreen real estate investment platform continues to evaluate the current environment in the real estate market and assess potential opportunistic acquisitions.

First Citizens Bank today announced that its Middle Market Banking business provided $33.5 million in financing to Adams Beverages, a distributor of beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages to bars, restaurants, grocery stores, package stores and other retail outlets throughout Alabama and North Carolina.

Equinox, the authority in high performance luxury living, today announced it has secured approximately $1.8 billion in new capital to refinance maturing loans as well as to fund general corporate purposes and growth including new clubs.

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”), on behalf of its investment funds, today announced it has acquired a strategic minority ownership interest in Second Avenue’s operating company and has allocated approximately $250 million of additional capital to its investment platform through a mix of debt and equity capital. The $250 million is structured as a follow-on investment that is expected to be deployed across various opportunities in 2024.

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) (the “Company”) today announced that Empire State Realty OP, L.P., its operating partnership, has entered into a new credit facility in the principal amount of $715 million, which consists of a $620 million revolving credit facility and a $95 million term loan facility.

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”)(NASDAQ: TCPC) and BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (“BCIC”)(NASDAQ: BKCC) announced today that the shareholders of each business development company (“BDC”) have voted to approve the necessary proposals related to the merger of TCPC and BCIC at each company's special meeting of shareholders held on March 7, 2024.

SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (“SSG”) served as the investment banker to Christmas by Krebs Corporation (“CBK” or the “Company”) in the sale of substantially all of its assets to The Gerson Companies. The transaction was effectuated pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and closed in February 2024.

With former Hancock Whitney Bank President Joe Exnicios’ official retirement on March 1, 2024, after 46 years of service, Hancock Whitney has named current Chief Operating Officer D. Shane Loper to succeed Exnicios as bank president.

After a recent Series A investment, a growing haircare company was looking to scale their retail relationships through a single major distributor. Given there was a concentration with one specific debtor, the company’s current lender was not supportive of their borrowing needs. A venture capital firm that led the Series A investment connected the company to Rosenthal.

Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., the leading factoring, asset based lending, purchase order financing and inventory financing firm in the United States, today announced the completion of three asset-based lending transactions totaling $7.5 million. The firm’s Pipeline division, focused on providing working capital to emerging consumer product brands, led the transactions.

Expenses are consuming a larger portion of revenues at US corporations rated by S&P Global Ratings despite widespread efforts to trim day-to-day costs of doing business.

Akin advised Kennedy Lewis Investment Management in a new financing for VoltaGrid, an advanced energy management and generation company providing innovative electric power solutions. The financing will be used primarily for capital expenditures, working capital and other general corporate purposes.

Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS), the trusted provider of infrastructure software, today announced that it has entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), which provides a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $900 million, and replaces the Company’s existing secured credit facilities.

Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: XTNT), a global medical technology company focused on surgical solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders, today announced that the Company’s revolving credit agreement with MidCap Financial Trust (“MidCap”) was amended to increase the commitment from $8.0 million to $17.0 million.

Atlas Credit Partners, an asset management firm specializing in investing and partnering with medium-sized businesses, today announced a $65 Million Strategic Financing Facility to FitLab, a multi-brand fitness company whose fully integrated platform solves the siloed nature of the industry, with approximately $35 million funded at closing and $30 million of remaining availability.

Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Elizabeth Sipes as a partner in the firm’s Private Funds Group in the Transactions Department, based in the Denver office. Sipes brings to the firm more than 20 years of experience representing and advising private investment funds, investment advisers, and institutional investors.