Valley National Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Valley National Bancorp, hired Robert Danziger, a 30-year corporate finance veteran, as managing director, first senior vice president and head of the bank’s syndicated finance business.
Kimberly Kilkenney joined CohnReznick as principal and chief people officer. Prior to Cohnreznick, Kilkenney was the managing director of people workforce solutions, systems and futures at Deloitte.
MPOWER Financing closed on debt financing that propelled the firm’s overall lending capacity to more than $300 million. The funding included commitments from Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Värde Partners.
Kate Kelly will retire from PNC Bank as regional president for the Twin Cities region in Minnesota on Dec. 15. Kelly McQueen will replace Kelly and take on a dual role as the bank’s Twin Cities regional president and head of corporate banking for Minnesota.
Aquila Air Capital, a specialty finance platform focused on providing aviation asset financing as well as purchasing and leasing aircraft and engines, closed $100 million in debt financing. Deutsche Bank acted as sole structuring agent and underwriter for the financing.
Robert A. Bailenson, CFO of Assured Guaranty, a provider of financial guaranty insurance, will become the company’s chief operating officer on Jan. 1. The company’s chief actuary, Benjamin G. Rosenblum, will succeed Bailenson as CFO.
Paragon 28, a medical device company exclusively focused on the foot and ankle orthopedic market, received a $150 million credit facility from Ares Capital to replace its existing $90 million senior credit facility.
FMC Corporation finalized an expected amendment to its existing revolving credit agreement. According to an 8K filed with the SEC, Citibank is the administrative agent for the credit agreement.
Marathon Capital, a financial advisory and investment banking firm for the clean economy, launched an equity research group with the addition of Alex Kania as lead analyst. In addition to Kania, Chandni Chellappa is joining the equity research group as a vice president.
New Fortress Energy executed definitive agreements with the Brazilian development bank, Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES), and funds managed by Lumina Capital Management and BTG Asset Management to fund up to $575 million in asset-based financing.