H.I.G. Capital Appoints Schwartz as CEO
H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm, appointed Brian Schwartz, a longstanding member of H.I.G.’s leadership team and the firm’s...
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First Business Bank’s ABL Team Funds $5.1MM Credit Facility to Support Manufacturer Acquisition
First Business Bank’s asset-based lending team recently closed and funded a $5.1 million credit facility to support the acquisition of...
NXT Capital Closes Senior Credit Facility in Support of CenterOak’s Acquisition of Grismer
NXT Capital closed a senior credit facility in support of CenterOak Partners’ acquisition of Grismer Tire & Auto Service. NXT...
TradeCap Provides $4MM PO Funding Facility to Industrial Parts and Materials Distributor
TradeCap Partners closed a $4 million purchase order (PO) funding facility for a distributor of industrial parts and materials. TradeCap’s...
Sumitomo, SMBC, Apollo & Brookfield Complete Acquisition of Air Lease
Sumitomo, SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo-managed funds and Brookfield completed the previously announced acquisition of Air Lease and renamed the business...
First Bank Appoints Aiken to Lead Specialty Businesses
First Bank appointed Will Aiken as managing director, specialty businesses. In this role, Aiken will oversee a portfolio of First...
Ares Appoints Morse, Goel and Fong to New Positions in Asia
Ares Management, a global alternative investment manager, added E.G. Morse as partner and head of Asia credit. Morse most recently...
Winston Expands Leveraged Finance Team with Partner Discher
Winston & Strawn added Lee Discher to its transactions department as a partner in the finance practice in Chicago. Discher...
Lendscape Partners with JDR Solutions
Lendscape, a global provider of commercial finance technology, formed a strategic partnership with JDR Solutions, an outsourced lease servicing and...
Oaktree Closes $355.8MM Asset-Backed Securitization in Partnership with North Mill Equipment Finance
North Mill Equipment Finance (NMEF), an independent commercial equipment lender, closed OAKEF 2026-1, a $355.8 million asset-backed securitization sponsored by...
