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Wall Street firm Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has hired a quartet of leveraged finance partners from King & Spalding in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a move that promises to significantly grow its market share in the leading US financial centre. Ronald Lovelace has joined Cadwalader as head of leveraged finance alongside Patrick Yingling, Jared Zajac and Joseph Polonsky.

Adam R. Nazette joins BakerHostetler’s Cleveland office as a partner in the firm’s Business Practice Group and on its Debt Finance team. Nazette brings with him nearly two decades of experience focused on financing transactions and advising banks, financial institutions, credit funds, borrowers and sponsors in a broad range of financing arrangements and industries.

Entrepreneur Andy Tait and Texas-based Sallyport Commercial Finance LLC have partnered to launch a commercial lender in Scotland that will back small businesses and provide vital cashflow support. Sallyport Commercial Finance will be based on St Vincent Place in Glasgow and will target companies turning over up to £10 million.

Bankruptcy new filings were up year-over-year across Chapter 7, 11, 13, and 15 in January 2023, according to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, the leading provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data. Epiq Bankruptcy is a division of Epiq, a global technology-enabled services leader to the legal services industry and corporations.

Pathlight Capital LP ("Pathlight") is pleased to announce the closing of a $78.3MM upsize ("Upsize Facility") to the existing senior secured term loan credit facility to an SPV majority owned by a subsidiary of B. Riley Financial, Inc. to support an incremental purchase of a portfolio of performing receivables from W.S. Badcock Corporation ("Badcock" or the "Company"), one of the largest home-furnishing retailers in the country and subsidiary of Franchise Group, Inc (NASDAQ: FRG).

Abacus Finance Group, LLC – a leading provider of cash flow-based, classic senior debt for sponsor-led buyouts of lower middle-market companies – today announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger for $34.5 million in senior secured credit facilities to support the leveraged buyout of Media 1 Digital Imaging Solutions, LLC by American Pacific Group.

Bridge Bank today announced that its Capital Finance Group has added three new hires to support key markets. The new team members, based in Seattle, Chicago and Las Vegas, will serve Bridge Bank clients nationwide.

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced the appointment of Michael Baumkirchner as a Senior Managing Director to lead the Esoteric Asset-backed Securitization offering within the firm’s Lender Services practice. Mr. Baumkirchner, who is based in New York, rejoins FTI Consulting from Ankura Consulting Group and brings 25 years of experience providing financial and business advice to clients involved in capital markets transactions and corporate restructurings.

Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO) (NYSE American: TGB) (LSE: TKO) ("Taseko" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to extend the maturity date of its US$50 million Revolving Credit Facility (the "Facility") by an additional year to July 2, 2026. The Facility, which is arranged and fully underwritten by National Bank of Canada ("National Bank"), is currently undrawn and available for general and working capital purposes.

Mulligan Funding, one of the largest providers of SMB access to working capital in the country, today announced the closing of a $100 million asset-backed securitization (ABS). This new financing continues a history of impressive growth for the company, even during difficult market conditions. As Mulligan Funding’s first securitization, the senior bonds achieved an A rating from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), the highest rating they will award a first-time issuer in this asset class. The facility has a 3-year revolving period and is expandable to $500 Million.

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm, today announced an amendment to its current Credit Agreement that extends the maturity of $1.0 billion of its existing $2.6 billion Senior Secured Term Loan.

J D Factors announced the following factoring facilities: $200,000 to a transportation company in Ontario; $250,000 to a transportation company in Florida; $750,000 to a transportation company in Pennsylvania; $500,000 to a transportation company in Ohio...

Monroe Capital LLC announced it acted as administrative agent and sole lead arranger on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of EduStaff, LLC (“EduStaff”) by private equity sponsor PPC Enterprises, LLC.

First Citizens Bank today announced that its Real Estate Finance group, part of the CIT division, served as lead arranger on $65.7 million in financing to MainStreet Property Group for the development of The Spark Apartments, a 211-unit, Class A multifamily project in Redmond, Washington.

Comvest Credit Partners (“Comvest”), a leading provider of flexible direct financing solutions to middle-market companies, is pleased to announce that it has acted as Administrative Agent on a $30 million senior secured credit facility (the “Financing”) to The JG Wentworth Company, LLC (“JG Wentworth,” or the “Company”), a leading provider of consumer financial services. The Financing was used to fund a strategic acquisition by the Company and provide capital for further business growth.

Aruze Gaming (Aruze), a leading developer of gambling entertainment solutions for the global casino market, today announced it has filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the State of Nevada.

Manufacturing enterprises will more easily be able to progress toward achieving Net Zero and reaching their ESG (environmental, social, governance) goals, thanks to a new strategic collaboration between Wolters Kluwer Enablon and Makersite. The two industry leaders will help organizations manage Net Zero ambitions through decarbonizing supply chains. This involves data collection, modelling, reporting, planning, forecasting, and operational execution across all three Scopes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Abacus Finance Group, LLC – a leading provider of cash flow-based, classic senior debt for sponsor-led buyouts of lower middle-market companies – today announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger for senior secured credit facilities to support the leveraged buyout of Marshall & Stevens by Pine Tree Equity Partners.

-Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm, today announced an amendment to its current Credit Agreement that extends the maturity of $1.0 billion of its existing $2.6 billion Senior Secured Term Loan. The $1.0 billion of the Senior Secured Term Loan is extended from a maturity date of August 21, 2025 to January 31, 2030, and it will bear interest at a rate of Term SOFR plus an applicable spread adjustment plus 3.25% with a 0.50% Term SOFR floor.

Global investment firm Carlyle (Nasdaq: CG) today announced that its Global Credit platform has provided senior debt financing in support of the acquisition of engineering consultancy Apex Companies LLC, managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (“MSCP”).