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In the United Kingdom – AlixPartners’s largest office in Europe – four members have been promoted to partner & managing director: Anna Del Mar, Clive de Silva, Steve Braude, and Peter Oppitzhauser. Meanwhile, Marcello Bellitto and Tim Thiele have been admitted into the rank in Italy and Germany, respectively. “Each of our new leaders has delivered an exceptional impact and contribution to our clients and the firm. I wish them every success in this new chapter of their careers at AlixPartners,” said Simon Freakley, CEO of AlixPartners.

Citizens’ 2023 M&A Outlook revealed both upbeat expectations for company performance and high desire for growth in a low-growth world in the coming year. The annual survey of 400 leaders at U.S. middle-market companies and private equity firms also indicated that buyer and seller sentiment about mergers and acquisitions will return to pre-pandemic norms as the macroeconomic backdrop stabilizes.

Spouting Rock Asset Management, LLC (Spouting Rock), a multi-boutique manager platform providing investment solutions and services, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority position of Reinhart Partners, Inc. (Reinhart), in a multi-step transaction over a period of two years. Reinhart is an investment management firm that services institutions and high-net-worth individuals.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. ("Columbia") (NASDAQ: COLB), the parent company of Columbia Bank, and Umpqua Holdings Corporation ("Umpqua") (NASDAQ: UMPQ), the parent company of Umpqua Bank, jointly announced that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") has approved the previously announced combination of the two companies. The FDIC approval was the final outstanding regulatory approval necessary to complete the combination.

Stellus Capital Management, LLC (“Stellus”), a leader in middle market direct lending, announced today that its affiliates provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support QHP Capital, L.P.’s (“QHP”) investment in COPILOT Provider Support Services, LLC (“COPILOT” or the “Company”).

SLR Healthcare ABL is pleased to announce that it has provided a $4 million asset-based revolving line of credit to a skilled nursing facility in December 2022.

Abacus Finance Group, LLC – a leading provider of cash flow-based, classic senior debt for sponsor-led buyouts of companies with $3 million to $15 million in EBITDA – today announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger for senior secured credit facilities to support the leveraged recapitalization of ROX360 by Fort Point Capital. Additionally, Abacus made an equity co-investment in ROX360.

Rockland Trust Company and its bank holding company parent Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: INDB) today announced the appointment of Jeffrey J. Tengel as the successor to current Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Oddleifson, effective on or about February 6, 2023.

Culain Capital Funding LLC, a specialty finance firm focusing on responsive and efficient funding solutions for small and medium sized business in the United States announces the completion of a $1,000,000 Accounts Receivable Factoring Facility with a startup Specialty Maintenance Staffing Company based in Texas.

BHI, a full-service commercial bank, announced that it has provided an $80 million construction loan to 200 East 20th St LLC. Owned by the Tidhar Group affiliate, the 200 East project is a development of a new condominium building located at 20th Street and Third Avenue in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) appointed Garrett Louthan, a professional environmental engineer (P.E.), and Eric Brousseau, as Managing Directors in its new ESG Transaction Advisory practice within the firm’s Global Transaction Advisory Group (TAG)

Altera Infrastructure L.P. and certain of its subsidiaries (“Altera”), one of the world’s leading suppliers of infrastructure assets to the offshore energy industry, announced today that it has emerged from the chapter 11 process in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas after successfully consummating its chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the “Plan”).

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 ITK Solutions Group LLC (“ITK”) by Argano, an existing portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners.

Abacus Finance Group, LLC – a leading provider of cash flow-based, classic senior debt for sponsor-led buyouts of companies with $3 million to $15 million in EBITDA – today announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger for $17.5 million in senior secured credit facilities to support the leveraged buyout of Caster Connection, LLC. by River Associates Investments.

LSQ, a leading provider of working capital finance and payments solutions, and Calculum, an industry leader in financial artificial intelligence (AI) and data-analytics services, today announced an agreement to collaborate and combine LSQ working capital and Supply Chain Finance solutions with Calculum's data analytics services as well as their technical expertise. With the era of free money fading into history and rising interest rates it is the perfect time for corporates to look at different ways to improve free cash flow.

Solifi™, a global fintech software partner for secured finance, announced its newest technology partnership with Codat to make it easier for asset-based lending (ABL) firms to make smarter, faster, and actionable credit decisions. Using pre-built APIs, Codat enables consented business data from small- and medium-sized business (SMB) banking, accounting, and commerce platforms to integrate into operational systems in real time.

ExeVir Bio, a biotech company developing robust nanobody therapies for broad protection against infectious diseases, today announced that it has secured a venture debt financing agreement of up to EUR 25M (around USD 26.5m) with the European Investment Bank (EIB)*. The EIB financing will help advance ExeVir’s lead asset, XVR012, into clinical trials for COVID-19.

White Oak Commercial Finance (“White Oak”), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, today announced that it has provided a $3 million factoring facility to a leading provider of temporary staffing and recruiting services with a more than 70 year history of family ownership successfully serving clients across the country.

Approximately 30 minutes before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Mississippi was set to hear Wells Fargo N.A.’s petition for involuntary bankruptcy proceedings and to appoint an interim trustee to oversee the dissolution of United Furniture Industries’ assets, UFI presented a motion to dismiss the petition and to convert the Chapter 7 filing to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to liquidate its assets.

When Bed Bath & Beyond leaders speak to investors Tuesday morning, they won’t simply report sales and earnings results. They will have to address a stark reality: The cash-strapped home goods retailer is running out of time. On Thursday, Bed Bath warned it may have to file for bankruptcy, saying it could soon be unable to cover costs as sales lag and store traffic dwindles. It also said it’s struggling to keep items in stock, as it runs low on cash and works to remedy strained relationships with suppliers.