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Cam Fowler will take on a new role as Chief Strategy & Operations Officer. He currently serves as Group Head, North American Personal and Business Banking. Erminia (Ernie) Johannson is appointed Group Head, North American Personal and Business Banking.

Michael Best announced today the addition of RWR Legal into its Austin office operations, effective immediately. The combination, which will greatly benefit both Michael Best and RWR Legal clients, will add three senior corporate and securities attorneys. RWR Legal connects high-growth clients with the talent, mentoring, and resources required for success.

Christopher & Banks Corporation (OTC: CBKC), a specialty women’s apparel retailer, today announced the amendment of its Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility and that it has entered into a Term Loan Credit Facility with an LLC of Angelo Gordon. The new credit facility package will provide incremental liquidity of $6-$8 million to support the company’s growth objectives.

BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) has promoted Robert Harris to senior vice president, director of diversity and inclusion, responsible for developing strategies and initiatives to enhance the company's organizational culture. In addition, Harris has also been promoted to director of community lending.

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: GSBD) announced today that it has favorably amended its senior secured revolving credit facility agreement with Truist Bank (formerly known as SunTrust Bank), as administrative agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Truist Revolving Credit Facility”).

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread around the globe, and with the first suspected instance of community spread in the U.S confirmed by the CDC, time is quickly running out for individuals and businesses to prepare for the inevitable disruptions of an outbreak. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning are two critical components of a good cybersecurity strategy. These plans ensure that a business has the necessary systems and procedures in place to enable ongoing operations during a crisis, and allow them to quickly and efficiently resume normal operations once the crisis is over.

Balance Point Capital ("Balance Point"), a leading provider of capital to lower middle market companies, is pleased to announce the promotions of Nathan Elliott to Managing Director, Adam Sauerteig to Senior Vice President, Grant Groher to Vice President and Dan Freshman to Senior Associate.

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that Shane Sealy has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Oil & Gas Group. Mr. Sealy is based in Houston and is responsible for advising upstream companies on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, restructurings, and capital markets transactions.

Health (“Ascent”), in partnership with Cimarron Healthcare Capital and Ascent’s management team. Monroe Capital acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent of the senior credit facility and co-invested equity alongside Cimarron Healthcare Capital to support the transaction.

Utica Equipment Finance, a leading provider of equipment-based term loans and leases to companies throughout North America, today announced that Francois van Reede has joined the firm as a Business Development Officer. Based in Arizona, he will be responsible for sourcing and developing client and referral relationships throughout the United States.

Provides $4 million senior secured credit facility to Win Brands Group for the majority purchase of silicon ring maker, QALO.

California BanCorp (CALB), the holding company for California Bank of Commerce (CBC), today announced that Alexandra Scoggin has joined the CBC Business Credit team as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. A department within California Bank of Commerce, CBC Business Credit offers asset-based financing to a broad array of businesses. Scoggin will be based in Southern California.

SAC will be led by SFI’s founding members Stacey Wilson as Managing Director and Stephen Danner and Marty Dugan as Executive Directors – the team that boasts a two-decade-plus formidable track record in pioneering the first financing structures still in place today and financing more than 1,000 aircraft on behalf of airlines, manufacturers, and investors since SFI’s beginnings in the 1990s.

The credit facility consists of a revolving line of credit based on accounts receivable and inventory and a term loan based on machinery and equipment. The credit facility was used to refinance an existing line of credit and will provide ongoing working capital financing.

To get a sense of the ramifications for the middle market, Mergers & Acquisitions examines several factors, including the current impact on China’s economic growth; how the virus was discussed in the earnings calls of U.S. public companies in January and February; and the views of two prominent dealmakers who are based in Hong Kong. As this is an ongoing story, we’ll continue evaluating the economic and business effects.

Global Merchant Fund (GMF), announced an increase in the credit facility to $40,000,000 for a financial technology company based in western Canada. The increase will consolidate the company‘s existing facilities and provide additional liquidity to continue to grow its business across Canada in a profitable manner.

Leland Capital Advisors LLC announced it provided a $250000 revolving Work in Progress (WIP) funding for a manufacturing company that specializes in Aeronautical Electronic Components in Georgia.

Huntington Business Credit announced it closed new $19,713,000 credit facilities with Sunbelt Modular, Inc. on February 4, 2020. Proceeds of the facility were used to partially fund the acquisition by strategic buyers and provide ongoing working capital growth financing.

Banco Santander S.A., London Branch, Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Designated Activity Company, Barclays Bank Plc, BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A. London, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Danske Bank A/S, Deutsche Bank, Handelsbanken, HSBC France, MUFG, Nordea, SEB and Standard Chartered Bank, joined as mandated lead arrangers.

Mounir Gad has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Market Manager, of the Specialty Finance Division. Kevin Conway also joins the Bank in the Specialty Finance Division as Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager.