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Context Business Lending, LLC (“CBL”) a family office-backed leading, national asset-based lender, announced today its expansion into the California market and the hiring of three additional team members to support its continued fast-paced growth. CBL recruited Lucy Czismas, a well-known figure in the California specialty finance market, to be its first west-coast based director of business development. Industry veteran MJ Hilker brings to CBL over 30 years’ experience in finance and investing, joining the company as director of portfolio management. Harmeet Sohal, based in Sacramento, CA, was hired as a senior collateral analyst.

Gibraltar Business Capital is proud to announce that Jim Marasco, a widely respected senior executive leader with an extensive tenure at Wells Fargo Capital Finance, has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Jim has deep expertise in all aspects of secured and asset-based lending, leveraged finance, transaction sourcing and portfolio management.

PlainsCapital Bank recently announced that Jamie Gutierrez has joined its San Antonio lending group as vice president, commercial loan officer. Gutierrez has more than 22 years of financial services experience, including small business lending, lines of credit, and healthcare and dental banking. Prior to joining PlainsCapital, Jamie was with Sunflower Bank, N.A. where she served as a business banking officer specializing in medical banking.

BHI, a full-service commercial bank, announced that its Healthcare Group has provided $31.1 million to Lionstone Care for the acquisition of an assisted living and memory care facility in Southern New Jersey. The facility has 110 units and is licensed for 130 beds. Amenities at the facility include five living rooms, a library, game room, tearoom, three dining rooms, a beauty salon, and a variety of activities for residents.

Ocean Bank announced its Factoring Division has closed and funded a $2.5 million Factoring & Purchase Order (PO) Financing Facility to a leading growing toy manufacturer headquartered in the Southeast.

J D Factors announced it has provided the following factoring facilities: $200,000 to a transportation company in New Jersey; $100,000 to a transportation company in Georgia; $100,000 to a transportation company in South Carolina; $100,000 to a transportation company in Alberta...

For its work on the restructurings of GNC and Tuesday Morning, A&G Real Estate Partners was among the winners of The M&A Advisor’s 15th-Annual Turnaround Awards. It was the third such award presented to A&G—an advisory firm specializing in lease restructuring, real estate sales and auctions nationwide—for its work on Tuesday Morning, and the second such recognition of the firm’s role in the restructuring of GNC. (Those prior awards came from the Global M&A Network and the Turnaround Management Association.)

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI), the parent company of Texas Capital Bank (“the Bank”), today announced that Anna M. Alvarado has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective October 15, 2021. Ms. Alvarado will report to Rob C. Holmes, President and Chief Executive Officer.

-Russell A. Colombo, Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Marin and Bank of Marin Bancorp, has formally announced his retirement, effective October 31, 2021. The Board of Directors of Bank of Marin Bancorp (“Bancorp”) (Nasdaq: BMRC), parent company of Bank of Marin (the “Bank”), named Tim Myers, age 51, currently President and Chief Operating Officer as his successor. Tim Myers will assume the role of CEO on November 1, 2021.

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, today announced the appointment of Michele Mullins as the Company’s first climate risk officer. The role expands Mullins’ duties as director of enterprise risk governance and business support, and reflects the Bank’s commitment to environmental sustainability leadership.

Republic Capital Access, LLC, the leading specialty finance company for U.S. Government contractors and a Department of Defense Trusted Capital Marketplace member, will now provide contract financing for companies with state government contracts, as well as U.S. Government contracts.

Winston & Strawn represented Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as underwriters in connection with Argus Capital Corp. ("Argus") in its initial public offering of 30,475,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit, including 3,975,000 units issued pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in full.

Austin Financial Services, Inc. (AFS) is pleased to announce the closing of a $3.6MM revolving A/R and inventory credit facility to a one-hundred twenty-year-old privately owned fuel and lubricant distributor. The Company is operated by an experienced team of industry veterans who are focused on boosting sales volumes and improving operating efficiencies.

Bryant Park Capital ("BPC"), a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that High Rise Financial, LLC, founded by Mark Berookim and Michael Berookim, recently closed on a $50 million senior secured debt transaction with one of the larger independent banks in the nation. BPC served as the exclusive financial advisor to High Rise Financial in connection with this transaction.

Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm, announces that FoxPoint Trucks, LLC, doing business as OTR Leasing, has raised $85 million of capital to support the company’s continued growth. FoxPoint Trucks is a leading technology-enabled, specialty finance truck leasing company that will use the funds to refinance existing debt and support the continued expansion of their truck fleet.

eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a leading alternative finance provider in North America to small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that it has named Jeffrey Duclow as Senior Vice President, Business Development Officer. Duclow brings more than 30 years of expertise providing working capital financing to staffing companies.

Wings Capital Partners LLC (“Wings”) announced today the closing of a $500 million secured loan facility with a syndicate of four major international banks. The five-year loan facility contains a two-year acquisition period and can be upsized to $750 million. The facility will be used to acquire a portfolio of predominantly young, in-demand, narrow-body commercial jet aircraft. The lending group consists of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Credit Agricole Securities, Natixis S.A. and Royal Bank of Canada. Goldman Sachs Bank USA acted as structuring agent for the facility.

Abacus Finance Group, LLC – a leading provider of cash flow-based, classic senior debt for sponsor-led buyouts of companies – today announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger for senior secured credit facilities to support the dividend recapitalization MGC Diagnostics Corporation, an Altus Capital Partners portfolio company.

Citing a continued uptick in activity, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice with the addition of former Dentons partner Brian E. Greer as a shareholder in the firm's New York office.

Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC Pink: TSBA) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Touchstone Bank (the "Bank"), are pleased to announce that Mr. Allan Funk will serve as EVP, Chief Credit Officer. Mr. Funk has over 37 years of banking experience, most recently as Senior Credit Officer with $1.5 billion asset based First Community Bank of South Carolina. Prior to that Mr. Funk was with Skyline National Bank and BB&T, in Virginia.