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Gateway Stretch Finance is increasingly making its mark by recently assisting 13 more companies with working capital, inventory, supplier deposits before shipping and work in process transactions.

Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey on Sunday and said it would begin restructuring to significantly reduce its debt. The company said it reached a deal with creditors on a restructuring plan that includes evaluating its retail footprint and closing underperforming locations. Rite Aid also said lenders agreed to extend $3.45 billion in new funding to “provide sufficient liquidity” as it embarks on its restructuring plan.

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. (Nasdaq: VWE and VWEWW) (“VWE” or the “Company”), one of the top wine producers in the U.S. with an industry leading direct-to-consumer platform, today announced it has amended its credit agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) to, among other things, waive existing events of default, redefine financial covenants and allow for additional asset sales.

Access Capital is pleased to announce that Efrain Aguilar has been promoted to the position of credit analyst. Efrain joined Access Capital in May 2020 as a senior collateral analyst and immediately distinguished himself with his knowledge, work ethic, team-first mentality, and growth mindset.

Porter Capital Corporation was founded in 1991 by brothers Marc and Donald Porter in Birmingham, AL. Porter offers working-capital solutions to businesses all over the country in a variety of industries. As a direct lender and factoring company, Porter Capital has provided over $8 billion in funding since its inception.

CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States, today announced that it has acquired the Construction Monitorship and Public Sector Forensic Investigations Division from Exiger, the SaaS company revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks manage supply chains.

Audax Private Debt (“Audax”) announced that, as Administrative Agent and Sole Lead Arranger, it provided a unitranche credit facility to support the formation of MDpanel (the “Company”) by Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private investment firm. MDpanel is a new platform dedicated to the efficient delivery of medical opinions as part of the workers’ compensation insurance claims process.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announced Managing Director Anil Kumar will head its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) practice. David McGraw and Chaz Henry will support Mr. Kumar as the GenAI practice’s consulting lead and Chief Technology Officer, respectively.

Venator Materials PLC ("Venator" or the "Company"), a global manufacturer and marketer of chemical products, has successfully completed its Chapter 11 recapitalization process and has emerged with an improved balance sheet and lower debt. The Company is now better positioned to address macroeconomic and market challenges. Venator's recapitalization plan was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on July 25, 2023.

A&G Real Estate Partners and Onyx Asset Advisors are clarifying a press release from October 9, 2023, to clarify the interests being sold related to developer StoryBuilt. In addition to the 12 projects solely owned by StoryBuilt, A&G Real Estate Partners and Onyx Asset Advisors are also marketing minority positions in 16 properties.

Vantiva is pleased to announce that Vantiva Technologies SAS has entered into a credit agreement, pursuant to which a term facility in an aggregate principal amount of €85,000,000 has been provided by Barclays Bank Ireland PLC and participated in by certain funds managed/and or advised (directly or indirectly) by Angelo Gordon & Co., L.P.

Target Hospitality Corp. ("Target Hospitality", "Target" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TH), one of North America's largest providers of vertically integrated modular accommodations and value-added hospitality services, announced today that it has increased the available borrowing capacity under its Credit Agreement, dated March 15, 2019 (as amended, the "Amended Credit Facility"), by $50 million, for total available capacity of $175 million, subject to compliance with borrowing base requirements ("Expanded Credit Facility").

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, MSCC Funding I, LLC (the "SPV"), has expanded its senior secured revolving credit facility (the "SPV Credit Facility") from $255.0 million to $430.0 million. The $175.0 million increase in total commitments was the result of the addition of two new lender relationships under the SPV Credit Facility.

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, announces Jill Gateman as Head of Middle Market Products & Services within TD's Commercial Bank. Gateman will lead TD's Commercial Bank Middle Market growth strategy, focusing on deepening market penetration in TD's existing markets while driving national expansion for customers with revenue of $100 million to $1 billion.

Tempur Sealy International has completed the closing of its $1.65 billion senior secured credit facilities and will use the proceeds to refinance its existing facilities.

Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index grew earnings by 13% during the first two months of the third quarter of 2023, the highest year-over-year earnings growth since Q3 of 2021. Revenue grew 8% during the same period.

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced that Patrick Bance has joined its Turnaround & Restructuring practice as a Partner & Managing Director in the Singapore office.

Phaxis is a New York-based provider of workforce solutions and specializes in delivering tailored solutions to companies across the healthcare, technology, and finance sectors.

Barnes & Thornburg announced today that healthcare and public finance partners M. Elizabeth Walker and Jerimi J. Ullom have joined the firm’s Indianapolis office. Previously, Elizabeth and Jerimi worked together at a national healthcare-focused law firm, where they represented public and private clients in a myriad healthcare and finance matters for more than 15 years.

Manulife Investment Management has announced that it has provided a $120.1 million mezzanine loan on behalf of its clients for a construction financing package to develop 919 on Fulton, a Class A, 373,000 square foot office and retail project located in the Fulton Market district of Chicago.