TSL Express Daily Articles & News

Edward J. Wehmer will become Founder and Chief Executive Officer. Wehmer currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. David A. Dykstra will become Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, Wintrust Financial Corporation. Dykstra currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.

Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring, and investment firm, announced the expansion of Managing Director Rick Wilichowski’s role to include oversight of the Valuations Division’s Equipment Finance, Asset Management, and Mobile Modular sales functions.

KeyBank National Association and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (together, "KeyBank") are acting as a joint lead arranger and a joint bookrunner, and as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Credit Facility.

Wings Capital Partners LLC (“Wings”) announced the successful closing of a secured term loan collateralized by a 777-200LRF on lease to Korean Airlines. The three-tranche financing has a maturity coterminous with the lease tenor and was provided by a syndicate of financial institutions including Barings, Nord LB, Bayern LB, and Investec.

Bank of America acts as administrative agent under the New Credit Facility, which provides for revolver borrowings in an aggregate principal amount of up to $400 million, and contains a $100 million letter of credit sub-facility (increased from $50 million), and a $200 million foreign currency sub-facility (increased from $100 million). The New Credit Facility also has a $100 million accordion feature (increased from $50 million), exercisable if new or existing lenders agree to provide or increase their commitments.

The credit facility contains customary covenants and borrowing availability requirements. The facility is provided by a syndicate of banks, including Bank of America, N.A., Rabobank Nederland, Canadian Branch, Bank of Montreal, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

Anglo Pacific Group PLC Upsizing and extension of borrowing facility to US$90 million plus US$30 million accordion. Anglo Pacific Group PLC ("Anglo Pacific", the "Company") (APF.L)(APY.TO) is pleased to announce that it has agreed a US$30m increase to its Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF"), along with extending the term by twelve months to September 2022.

KeyBank National Association and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (together, "KeyBank") are acting as a joint lead arranger and a joint bookrunner, and as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Credit Facility. The proceeds of the Credit Facility will be used to finance the acquisition of gaming contracts and associated skill-based digital gaming terminals from Shivbhakti, Inc. ("Game Vendor"), refinance Lucky Bucks' existing indebtedness, fund certain fees and expenses associated with the closing of the Credit Facility

CrowdOut Capital LLC, a pioneering non-bank lender for middle-market companies, today announced the completion of a term loan and a delayed draw growth facility to Wild Wing Cafe. Founded in Hilton Head, Wild Wing Cafe owns and operates a successful restaurant franchise with 44 system-wide restaurants (16 corporate, 28 franchised) across nine states, predominately across the Southeast.

CIFC LLC (“CIFC”), a leading alternative credit specialist serving institutional investors globally, today announced that it has appointed Jason Horowitz as Head of U.S. High Yield Bond Investments to lead the expansion of CIFC’s high yield investment business. In this new role, Mr. Horowitz is supported by seasoned high yield investment professionals, Managing Director Brandon Hole and Executive Director Eric Seiden. Mssrs. Horowitz, Hole and Seiden join CIFC from Millennium Management and are based in New York.

Comtech expects to fund the acquisition and related transaction costs by redeploying a portion of the $100.0 million of pro forma combined cash and cash equivalents plus additional cash expected to be generated prior to closing, and by drawing on a new $800.0 million secured credit facility to be provided by Citibank, N.A., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (“M&T Bank”), Santander Bank, N.A., BMO Harris Bank, N.A. (“Bank of Montreal”), Regions Bank, Israel Discount Bank of New York and Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

SG Credit Partners teamed up with CapitalPlus Construction Services to provide a $13.0 MM structured factoring facility based on the Company’s strong ownership group, diversified customer base, and leverage profile.

TAB Bank announced today the launch of a Los Angeles Loan Production Office (LPO) to better serve its new and existing clients in the Western Region. TAB Bank has promoted Brett Horwitz to Managing Director and Head of Originations-Western Region and promoted Traci Crabtree to serve as Western Regional Underwriting Manager.

Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL) today announced the promotion of Luis Massiani to President of Sterling National Bank. In addition to maintaining his role as Chief Financial Officer of Sterling Bancorp and Sterling National Bank, Mr. Massiani will lead all finance, bank operations and consumer banking functions.

White Oak ABL, LLC ("White Oak"), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors, announced today it closed a $75MM asset-based credit facility with Hunt & Sons, Inc., a third-generation, family-owned diversified petroleum products distributor.

The Hedaya Capital Group, Inc. is pleased to announce a $750,000 factoring facility for a candle manufacturer based in the mid-west. The Company manufactures and wholesales: tealight, votive, pillar, taper, dinner, and filled candle products and distributes them to online, specialty, and retail store chains throughout the United States.

Oxford Finance LLC (“Oxford”), a specialty finance firm that provides senior debt to life sciences and healthcare services companies worldwide, today announced the closing of a senior credit facility to Impact Advisors (“the Company”), a leading provider of clinical, revenue cycle and information technology advisory services to the healthcare industry. Concurrently, the Company entered into a strategic partnership with Chicago Pacific Founders (“CPF”), an investment firm exclusively focused on healthcare services and caring for aging populations. Oxford is the sole lead arranger and administrative agent in this transaction.

M. Adel Aslani-Far, widely recognized as one of the United States’ leading public company mergers and acquisitions attorneys, has joined the New York office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the firm’s Global Corporate Practice. Aslani-Far joins from Latham & Watkins LLP, where he was a partner and former global co-chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.

Stephano Slack, LLC, a leading regional accounting and consulting firm, has hired James Forgione, CPA as a Partner in the firm’s Accounting and Auditing Department, effective January 2, 2020. He has a blend of national and regional firm experience and a deep client service focus.

The Company has closed a new five-year, $533 million revolving credit facility to refinance 31 vessels. The size of the new debt facility was reduced since announcing the term sheet signing in November 2019 as a result of excluding five vessels from the new facility, including the three vessel sales noted above and a potential for further opportunistic vessel sales. The proceeds from the new debt facility will be used to repay approximately $455 million of the Company’s existing debt. The new debt facility has substantially similar terms and extends balloon maturities from 2020/2021 until the end of 2024.