TSL Express Daily Articles & News

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that Sean Murphy has joined its Financial and Valuation Advisory business to lead its Transaction Advisory Services practice. He is based in Dallas. Mr. Murphy joins following more than two decades at KPMG, where he was a Principal in the firm’s Deal Advisory group with oversight of both global and domestic transaction-related engagements in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions.

Alleon Healthcare Capital (“Alleon”), a specialty finance company focused on providing healthcare accounts receivable financing, medical accounts receivable factoring, and cash flow solutions to medical providers in the U.S., recently closed a $2,400,000 medical accounts receivable financing facility with a Management Service Organization (“MSO”) in California.

Nona Lim headquartered in Oakland, CA, is a manufacturer of Asian comfort foods made with clean, non-GMO ingredients. The company was founded in 2014 to help bring healthy, slow-simmered bone broths with healing Asian herbs and fresh rice noodles to North American consumers.

SFNet, in alignment with the International Factoring Association and Equipment Leasing and Finance Association has petitioned the Small Business Administration and Department of the Treasury to amend its Interim Final Rule prohibiting financial services companies from participating in the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act.

Business Capital (BizCap®), a leading commercial finance and advisory firm, is expanding its team with the addition of Matt Christensen as senior vice president, team lead. He will play a central role assisting the capital markets and credit teams in expanding coverage and service to clients, working with partners to structure and deploy commercial financing and restructuring solutions for small to mid-sized businesses, as well as helping to build and manage the firm’s deep network of relationships.

SG Credit Partners (“SGCP”) announced today the hiring of John Todd (“JT”) as a managing director in Chicago, IL. In this role, JT will lead SGCP’s Midwest coverage efforts and will be responsible for originating and closing structured cash flow, technology/recurring revenue, and special situation credit facilities

Wingspire Capital Holdings (“Wingspire” or the “Firm”) today announced that David Phillips has joined the Firm as Managing Director in the Atlanta office. In this role, Mr. Phillips will be responsible for business development activities in the Southeast and Texas. Mr. Phillips brings to Wingspire over three decades of origination and business development experience in asset-based lending.

Tengram Capital Partners (“Tengram”) announced today that it has closed on the acquisition of the hair care and skin cleansing business of High Ridge Brands Co. (“High Ridge” or the “Company”), establishing a new platform investment for Tengram in a consumer-focused hair and skin category. Tengram partnered with Hilco, Inc., an affiliate of Hilco Global to acquire the Company.

PJ SOLOMON served as financial advisor to Save A Lot, FTI Consulting served as restructuring advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal counsel. Halsey Lane Holdings, LLC served as an advisor to the Board of Directors of Save A Lot. Alix Partners served as restructuring advisor to Save A Lot’s term loan lenders, and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP served as legal counsel.

COVID-19 pandemic affects markets, according to a Reuters report. The company originally discussed extending maturities on its $16.5 billion credit facilities with banks in early March, according to the report. But instability caused by the pandemic has impacted liquidity concerns for both the company, and for banks.

Retailers both in and out of bankruptcy court are informing landlords that they’re cutting or withholding rents as customers shelter at home and states order most merchants to close.

Under Armour, Inc. UAA further detailed actions to cope with challenges tied to the coronavirus pandemic. In view of heightened uncertainty, the company called off first quarter and 2020 view as well as informed that its stores, which have been closed effective Mar 16, will remain shut till further notice. It had earlier issued a cautionary statement that the coronavirus outbreak in China is likely to hurt first-quarter 2020 sales. Additionally, management issued updates on its restructuring efforts to strengthen financial position.

Village Farms International, Inc. ("Village Farms" or the "Company") (TSX: VFF; NASDAQ: VFF) today announced its majority-owned joint venture for large-scale, low-cost, high-quality cannabis production, Pure Sunfarms, has satisfied all pre-conditions and completed its previously announced expansion of its credit facility with its existing lender to $59 million , including accordion provisions of $22.5 million . (All figures are in Canadian dollars.)

Workday Inc. disclosed in a Monday filing that it received a term-loan facility of $750 million and a revolver of $750 million on April 2. The company had an outstanding term loan of $500 million as of April 2, the company said in its filing. Workday shares are up 4% in premarket trading Monday.

Hundreds of financial institutions across the U.S. are using Lendio’s streamlined digital application to facilitate COVID-19 relief funds for their small business clients Lendio, the nation’s leading small business loan marketplace, today announced the launch of an online application for small business owners to access the $349 billion in government funds set aside for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Simmons Energy, A Division of Piper Sandler, acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors for U.S. Well Services, Inc.

U.K. financial regulators have sent clear signals, reinforced in an FCA statement published last week, that firms should stop issuing sterling-linked Libor cash products by the 3rd quarter of 2020 ahead of its discontinuation at the end of 2021. As a result, Mount Street and Paul Hastings LLP have joined forces to create a streamlined, process driven service offering to replace LIBOR in existing CRE loan documentation.

Amerisource Business Capital announced the closing and funding of a $5,000,000 credit facility for a steel fabricator based in Montana. The proceeds were used to refinance existing bank debt and to support the company’s continued growth.

TD Bank Group, of which TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank® is part, announced that there will be no job losses in 2020 as a result of COVID-19. Today's action follows the company's decision last week to introduce a special award of up to $1,000 along with two additional paid vacation days on top of the 10 days for all Colleagues previously announced. This benefit is available to part-time and full-time Colleagues who don’t currently have the option to work from home.

SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (“SSG”) acted as the investment banker to American Global Logistics, LLC (“AGL” or the “Company”) in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Terra Worldwide Logistics, LLC. The transaction closed in March 2020. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, American Global Logistics is a 3PL freight forwarder and 4PL technology solutions provider that empowers businesses to solve their biggest supply chain challenges.