TSL Express Daily Articles & News

  • US Capital Global Strengthens Texas Presence with Appointment of Chris Ragland to Senior Leadership Team
    January 26, 2026
    US Capital Global announced today that Chris Ragland has joined the firm as Senior Vice President, marking a significant expansion of the firm’s leadership team and its presence in Texas. Based in Austin, Mr. Ragland will play a senior role in advancing the firm’s middle-market capital formation activities across Texas and Mexico.
  • Oaktree, Anchorage Step Into $1.1bn First Brands DIP Loan
    January 26, 2026
    Oaktree Capital Management and Anchorage Capital have taken positions in First Brands Group’s $1.1bn debtor-in-possession loan, stepping into a distressed financing as the company races to secure fresh liquidity, according to a report by Bloomberg.
  • Mountain Ridge Capital Provides $15 Million Credit Facility to Consumer/Industrial Products Manufacturer
    January 26, 2026
    Mountain Ridge Capital ("MRC") is pleased to announce the closing of a $15 million senior secured credit facility to a midwestern-based manufacturer and distributor of both consumer and industrial products. The MRC facility was used to refinance existing senior debt and will be utilized for working capital purposes and to meet growing demand for certain SKUs.
  • Gaymon Joins CohnReznick as Tax Partner Serving Trusts & Estates
    January 26, 2026
    CohnReznick, a leading professional services firm, today announced that Sarah Gaymon has joined as a tax partner focusing on Trusts and Estates services. Based in South Florida, Gaymon has extensive experience guiding high-net-worth families and individuals through the complexities of estate planning. This includes establishing successful annual gifting plans, advising on the tax benefits and risks of various trust structures, and restructuring family investments to optimize generational wealth transfer.
  • The GEO Group Announces Expansion of Revolving Credit Facility by $100 Million
    January 22, 2026
    The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) announced today the closing of an amendment to the Company’s Amended Credit Agreement to increase GEO’s Revolving Credit Facility commitments from $450 million to $550 million, effective January 20, 2026.
  • Gerald Group Receives Record Commitments for Revolving Credit Facility
    January 22, 2026
    Gerald Group ("the Group"), one of the world's leading global commodity traders focused exclusively on metals and minerals, has announced the sixteenth annual refinancing of its committed unsecured Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF"). The new RCF was oversubscribed and closed at US$365 million, an increase of US$135 million to the facility.
  • Strickland Brothers Closes $360 Million Committed Financing to Support Continued Growth
    January 22, 2026
    Strickland Brothers (“Strickland” or the “Company”), one of the largest independent quick-lube operators in the United States, today announced the closing of a new committed financing provided by Golub Capital and Audax Strategic Capital (“ASC”). The financing is designed to support the Company’s acquisition activity and enable continued expansion of Strickland’s brand and national footprint.
  • Western Alliance Appoints Stephen McMaster as Chief Information Security Officer
    January 22, 2026
    Western Alliance Bank (NYSE:WAL) today announced that it has appointed Stephen McMaster as Chief Information Security Officer. McMaster is a seasoned financial services technology and security executive with more than 25 years of experience leading cybersecurity, risk management and technology control functions at large, complex financial institutions. He will be based in Phoenix.
  • Talos Energy Announces Credit Facility Borrowing Base Reaffirmation and Maturity Extension
    January 22, 2026
    Talos Energy Inc. ("Talos" or the "Company") (NYSE: TALO) announced today that it has entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which reaffirms the Company's borrowing base at $700 million and extends the maturity date to January 20, 2030.
  • B. Riley Securities Serves as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Fair Holdings on its $227M Take-Private Acquisition of TrueCar
    January 22, 2026
    B. Riley Securities, Inc. (“BRS”) today announced that it served as exclusive financial advisor to Fair Holdings, Inc. in connection with its $227 million take-private acquisition of TrueCar. Founded in 2005, TrueCar is a leading digital automotive technology platform with a network of over 11,500 car dealers nationwide.
  • Churchill Raises Record $16B for Senior Lending Platform
    January 22, 2026
    Churchill Asset Management, the U.S. private capital affiliate of Nuveen Private Capital, has raised more than $16 billion for its latest senior lending program, marking the firm’s largest capital raise to date. The total reflects the closing of the fifth vintage of Churchill’s flagship senior loan strategy – spanning levered, unlevered and evergreen vehicles – alongside a series of separately managed accounts.
  • First Bank Headquartered in Hamilton, NJ Announces New Client Relationship
    January 22, 2026
    First Bank announced it has provided a $9 million working capital revolving line of credit to a packaging distribution provider headquartered in Cranbury, NJ, servicing across the U.S. and globally through international partners.
  • Allica Completes Seamless Migration to Lendscape, Enabling Scalable Growth and Digital Innovation
    January 22, 2026
    Allica Bank has successfully gone live on Lendscape’s industry-leading lending platform, marking a major milestone in its digital transformation journey and unlocking new capacity for growth and innovation.
  • Real Estate Partner Brian Donnelly Joins King & Spalding in New York
    January 22, 2026
    King & Spalding announced today that Brian Donnelly has joined the firm’s Real Estate and Funds practice group as a partner. He is based in New York. Donnelly’s practice focuses on complex real estate debt and equity transactions across the United States and Canada.
  • SouthStar Capital Provides $5 Million Accounts Receivable Financing Facility to Oilfield Services Company
    January 21, 2026
    SouthStar Capital is pleased to announce the closing of a $5 million accounts receivable financing facility for a privately owned oilfield services company operating in major U.S. energy-producing regions.
  • Fortress Investment Group Leads $500 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility for Blue Raven Solutions
    January 21, 2026
    Fortress Investment Group today announced that funds managed by its affiliates (“Fortress”) have led a $500 million senior secured credit facility for Blue Raven Solutions, LLC (“Blue Raven”).
  • GoldenTree to Buy About $200 Million of Saks Global Bankruptcy Financing, Bloomberg News Reports
    January 21, 2026
    Global asset management firm GoldenTree will buy a chunk ​of a $1 billion bankruptcy financing for luxury retailer ‌Saks Global, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
  • GreenFirst Secures $30 Million Term Loan Under Federal Softwood Lumber Program
    January 21, 2026
    GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. (TSX: GFP) (“GreenFirst” or the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a $30 million term loan under the Softwood Lumber Program announced by the Government of Canada. The financing was arranged with the Company’s banking partner, BMO, and is intended to support liquidity and ongoing operations amid continued market volatility in the North American lumber sector.
  • SFNet New Member Spotlight: Geneva Factors Ltd.
    January 21, 2026
    For over 30 years, Geneva Factors has been specializing in factoring, asset-based lending, and purchase order funding. You can use our flexible funding services to maintain successful operations and grow your business in new ways. Geneva offers you money when you need it, rather than waiting for payment from your customers.
  • Oxford Finance’s Asset-Based Lending Division Closes First Deal with AMX Logistics
    January 21, 2026
    Oxford Finance LLC (“Oxford”), a leading specialty finance firm, is proud to announce the successful closing of its first transaction under its recently launched Asset-Based Lending (ABL) Division with AMX Logistics (“AMX” or the “Company”), a family-owned “asset-right” transportation and logistics provider serving all 48 contiguous United States.