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The law firm of Moritt Hock & Hamroff has announced that Scott K. Levine has joined the firm as Counsel. Mr. Levine will continue his practice in the firm's Creditors' Rights, Restructuring & Bankruptcy and Secured Lending, Equipment & Transportation Finance practice groups. Prior to joining Moritt Hock & Hamroff, Mr. Levine served as the managing partner of Platzer, Swergold, Levine, Goldberg, Katz & Jaslow LLP in New York City.

Helbiz Inc., a micro-mobility leader, which has entered into an agreement to merge with GreenVision Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GRNV), today announced it has entered into a $15.0 million secured term loan facility with an institutional lender. The loan was funded in full on March 23, 2021.

Nicholas Smith, former Head of Non-Agency Residential Mortgage Trading and Asset-Backed Securities Trading at Bank of America Securities, has joined the Firm as Managing Director to lead the Firm’s whole loan business and expand the team’s capability across multiple asset classes. Rodney Hutter, former Managing Director and Head of Originations in the Structured Lending Group at Waterfall Asset Management, has joined the Firm as Managing Director responsible for private credit origination.

Drip Capital, a leading Fintech provider of cross-border trade finance, and East-West Bank (EWB), announce a US$ 40M committed credit facility for the expansion of Drip's trade finance solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Drip Capital closes $40M Committed Warehouse Credit Facility from East West Bancorp to facilitate trade finance to small businesses.

ING announced today that Andrew Bester will be appointed member of the Management Board Banking and head of Wholesale Banking. Andrew takes up his position on 6 April 2021, succeeding Isabel Fernandez, who stepped down effective 31 December 2020. Andrew Bester (British/South African) has broad and deep banking experience, managing and transforming wholesale, retail and SME banking businesses across different geographies and economic cycles.

CIBC Innovation Banking is pleased to announce a $10 million credit facility for New York-based MayStreet Inc. (“MayStreet”), an industry-leading market data technology and content provider. The credit facility is available to help the rapidly growing fintech firm further scale its business. Founded in 2012, MayStreet offers market data technology that delivers high-quality global market data to enable data-driven decision-making.

U.S. Bank announced today that Derek Martin has been named St. Louis market president, succeeding Larry Otto, who retired on March 19, 2021. For 20 years, Martin has successfully managed a deep and diverse portfolio of middle-market companies, ranging from manufacturing and retail to distribution and transportation. With this new role, he will lead the Commercial Banking group in the St. Louis market and direct U.S. Bank initiatives across the region.

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that CIT Northbridge Credit, as advised by CIT Asset Management LLC, has named Sandy Thomson as a managing director for business development activities across the western United States. Thomson, based in Los Angeles, will be responsible for sourcing new asset-based loan opportunities ranging from $15 million to $150 million. In most cases, these credit facilities will be available to business borrowers that may not currently fit the profile required by regulated institutional lenders.

Monroe Capital LLC today announced an increase in its credit facility to Mammoth Holdings, LLC (“Mammoth”) to support the acquisition of Lulu’s Express (“Lulu’s”). In October 2018, Mammoth partnered with Red Dog Equity LLC, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, which, through its partnership with Tom Pritzker’s family business interests (advised by The Pritzker Organization), provides the equity for Mammoth’s corporate development initiatives.

J.P. Morgan acted as administrative agent, sole bookrunner and sole lead arranger on the asset based credit line, advised on the term loan, and served as sole placement agent on the preferred issuance. Bass, Berry & Sims PLC served as legal counsel to the Company on the transaction. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as legal counsel to Morgan Stanley Tactical Value.

Harborside Inc. ("Harborside" or the "Company") (CSE: HBOR) (OTCQX: HBORF), a California-focused, vertically integrated cannabis enterprise, today announced it has entered into a loan financing arrangement with a commercial federally regulated bank (the "Bank"), in the amount of US$12 million (the "Loan") pursuant to a senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") due March 2024.

Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as the Company’s legal counsel. Greenhill & Co., Inc. is serving as the Company’s financial advisor and Alvarez & Marsal is serving as the Company’s restructuring advisor. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is serving as legal counsel to the ad hoc first lien lender group and new owners of the Company. Rothschild & Co is serving as financial advisor to the ad hoc first lien lender group and new owners of the Company.

Dye & Durham Limited ("Dye & Durham" or the "Company") (TSX: DND), a leading provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions designed to improve efficiency and increase productivity for legal and business professionals, today announced that it has amended its existing financing arrangement, increasing the Company's total borrowing capacity to $700 million, comprised of a term loan of $245 million and a revolving facility of $455 million.

Biodesix, Inc. (NASDAQ: BDSX; “Biodesix” or the “Company”) a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, announced today that it has closed on a new $30 million term loan (New Term Loan) which matures on March 1, 2026. Biodesix used the proceeds to repay outstanding borrowings of $25.9 million under the Company’s existing term loan with Innovatus Life Sciences Lending Fund I, LP (Innovatus), which was terminated upon payment.

TAB Bank is pleased to announce it has provided a $5 million rediscount credit facility for a trucking factoring company based in Michigan. The facility is based on a multi-year agreement and will provide the means necessary to grow and expand the company’s growing portfolio.

J D Factors announced it recently provided the following factoring facilities: $150,000 to a transportation company in New Jersey; $150,000 to a transportation company in Illinois; $150,000 to a transportation company in Ontario; $100,000 to a transportation company in California

Capital One announced its Medical Office team, part of the Capital One Healthcare Real Estate business, closed 43 deals totaling about $2.5 billion throughout 2020. The team funded transactions ranging from $15 million single-asset loans to $1 billion value portfolios across medical office buildings, medical properties, life science transactions and healthcare REIT lending. Since 2010, this team–which was acquired in 2015 by Capital One from GE Capital Healthcare Financial Services–has financed in excess of $18 billion in balance sheet debt in the medical office and life sciences space.

Sallyport Commercial Finance provided a $7.0 mm accounts receivable financing facility to a supplier of high-efficiency solar panels. Our client had a choice between a lower priced bank line with limitations or a more flexible facility from Sallyport. They choose growth and the confidence in partnering with Sallyport to help achieve their hopes and dreams.

The March trailing 12-month institutional leveraged loan default rate stands at 3.9%, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. "The current 2021 forecast is 4.5%, but if market access remains as open and issuer-friendly as it has been, the rate will probably finish even lower," said Eric Rosenthal Senior Director of Leveraged Finance.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today named seven new members to its Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee (MDIAC). The MDIAC advises the OCC on steps it can take to ensure the continued health and viability of minority depository institutions and other issues of concern to these institutions.