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One credit. Two complementary solutions. More flexibility for growth. The Pinnacle Capital Finance group closed a $9MM credit facility for an ESOP-owned company. Pinnacle Bank designed a bifurcated financing structure consisting of a $5MM CD-secured line of credit and a $4MM revolving asset-based lending line.

Salvador Gallo Korkowski has rejoined Jones Day as Of Counsel in the Firm's Corporate practice and is based in Mexico City. A dual-qualified lawyer admitted in New York and Mexico, Mr. Gallo Korkowski is experienced advising boards, executives, private equity funds, and corporations on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture-backed transactions, and financings across Latin America and the United States.

Siena Lending Group LLC (“Siena”) is pleased to announce the closing of a $20 million credit facility for a supplier of healthier organic beverages (the “Company”) to the food service industry that is also expanding into the retail sector. Siena’s financing is for a revolving line of credit, with a borrowing base on receivables and inventory, plus a stretch piece to refinance existing debt and provide additional liquidity to support the Company's growth.

SouthStar Capital provided a $1 million invoice factoring facility to a rapidly growing specialty contractor based in Washington, D.C. The facility will support ongoing operations and provide working capital for new project opportunities.

Tiger Finance, the lending platform of Tiger Capital Group, committed $78 million in new asset-based financing to retail and consumer-products companies during the third quarter of 2026. The facilities included revolving credit, term loans and first-in, last-out (FILO) debt. Tiger funded refinancings, growth plans, dividend recaps and added supplemental liquidity for both sponsor-backed and non-sponsored borrowers.

Great American Holdings, LLC ("GA Group"), a provider of financial advisory, valuation, asset disposition, investment banking, and lending services and majority-owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ("Oaktree"), today announced the appointments of Bill Soncini and Marc Musitano as Co-Presidents of its Advisory & Valuation business, effective immediately.

William Blair today announced it has acquired Armentum Partners, a premier boutique debt and alternative capital solutions advisory firm serving venture-backed businesses, public companies, and academic institutions. The transaction marks William Blair’s second investment banking acquisition of the year and underscores the firm’s continued investment in key growth areas including healthcare, technology, and the venture capital ecosystem. It broadens William Blair’s capital markets and debt advisory solutions, adding an enterprise value and asset-based lending and royalty monetization capability.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is continuing the strategic growth of its Finance Practice with the addition of Andrew B. Jacobs as a shareholder in the firm’s Westchester County and New York offices. Jacobs joins Greenberg Traurig as client demand for sophisticated financing solutions continues to evolve across the leveraged finance and private credit markets.

Abacus Finance Group, LLC – a leading provider of cash flow-based, senior debt for sponsor-led investments in lower middle-market companies – today announced that it served as Senior Secured Credit Facilities Administrative Agent and Sole Lender in a senior debt financing to support Fengate Private Equity’s leveraged buyout of Clinical Research of West Florida.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Jasper Mason and Warren B. Wise, each as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Houston office. Mason joins Dykema’s Corporate Finance Practice Group and will also work closely with the firm’s Oil & Gas team, while Wise joins the firm’s Product Liability and Class Action Litigation practice group.

Victory Park Capital (“VPC”), a global alternative asset manager specializing in private credit and asset-backed finance and an affiliate of Janus Henderson, today announced the launch of AltsABF Tokenized Feeder Fund, L.P. (“VALTS” or the “Fund”). VALTS offers tokenized access to Privacore VPC Asset Backed Credit Fund (“AltsABF”), a continuously offered, non-listed, closed-end interval fund focused on private asset-backed credit.

Citizens today announced the entrance of Citizens Private Bank into the Greater Philadelphia region with the addition of experienced relationship managers Matthew Stanton and Nick Maiorana. The expansion enhances Citizens' ability to serve high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners through the Private Bank's high-touch, relationship-driven model.

eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), eCapital Corp. ("eCapital"), an AI-powered fintech company building the next generation of specialty finance, today announced the recent addition of five senior business development leaders, bringing decades of collective experience across commercial lending, asset-based lending, receivables finance, inventory finance, strategic partnerships, and specialized working capital solutions.

Builders and developers are committing serious capital to artificial intelligence (AI) as they confront labor shortages, margin pressure and growing project complexity—but many are still determining where it's most valuable, according to BRG's new research report AI in Construction: Measurable Results, Unclear Benchmarks.

Global law firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader announced today that Christopher Thalhammer has joined as a Banking & Loan Finance partner in its New York office. He joins the firm from Macquarie, where he was the Head of Legal for its Fund Finance business spanning the U.S., EMEA and APAC.

Salem Five Business Credit (SFBC) is the asset-based lending unit of Salem Five Bank's commercial banking division. Launched in 2025, SFBC provides revolving lines of credit, secured by receivables, inventory and other business assets, as well as term loans secured by machinery and equipment and owner-occupied commercial mortgages for companies with borrowing needs between $3MM and $25MM.

Republic Business Credit has provided a $15 million factoring facility to an established Midwestern staffing agency. The funding delivers essential working capital to support daily operations, resolve an unexpected tax liability, and position the Company to execute its long-term growth plans.

Neal Gerber Eisenberg (NGE) is pleased to announce that Johnathan Foster has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate & Securities group. Johnathan brings nearly a decade of experience in mergers and acquisitions and private equity, advising Fortune 500 companies, middle-market sponsors, private equity funds, and their portfolio companies across complex domestic and cross-border transactions.

Flatbay Capital closed a $1.1 million commercial real estate refinancing for a Colorado-based supplement manufacturer with more than 35 years of operating history.

Jones Day represented the underwriters in connection with the public offering by PepsiCo, Inc., a leading global beverage and convenient food company, of €1 billion of Senior Notes, consisting of €500 million of 3.750% Senior Notes due 2029 and €500 million of 4.250% Senior Notes due 2035.