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Susser Bank has appointed Jay C. Hartzell, president of SMU, to its board of directors. A visionary and leader with an extraordinary record of accomplishment inside and outside academia, Hartzell brings a distinguished record of leadership across higher education, finance,...

AtlasClear, a financial technology holding company focused on building a modern, regulated financial services platform, entered into a definitive share purchase agreement (SPA), replacing the previous merger agreement, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Commercial Bancorp, a Wyoming...

Customers Bank, the $24 billion subsidiary of Customers Bancorp, has been named to Forbes ‘America’s Best Banks’ list for 2026, marking the eighth consecutive year the bank has earned this prestigious accolade. “Being named to Forbes ‘America’s Best Banks’ list...

Second Avenue Capital Partners (SACP), a leading provider of asset-based loans and structured financing solutions, served as administrative agent for a $126 million senior secured credit facility supporting the acquisition of Mirai Casting Group. The facility included a $65 million...

Great Rock Capital, a private credit firm specializing in middle market lending, closed a $175 million senior secured revolving credit facility for A Crane Rental, a full-service infrastructure services provider, for which Great Rock served as administrative agent. The new...

francesca’s, a specialty retail brand known for its distinctive boutique-style experience, has voluntarily filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The filing is intended to...

Republic Business Credit provided an $8.5 million asset-based loan (ABL) facility to a Midwest-based sponsor-backed transportation company. The facility will refinance the company’s existing line of credit while providing additional working capital, enabling it to grow despite industry headwinds. Post-pandemic,...

NineDot Energy, a developer of community-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the New York City metro area, secured a $431 million debt financing led by Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking for the construction of 28 battery storage projects totaling...

Western Alliance Bank is providing a $50 million warehouse funding facility to support the expansion of Peachtree Group’s equipment finance division to deliver flexible capital solutions to businesses nationwide. The new facility, which builds on the already significant relationship between...

SouthStar Capital funded a $750,000 accounts receivable financing facility for a Central Florida–based construction materials supplier. As operations expanded, the business required a flexible working capital solution to bridge the timing gap between weekly operating expenses and customer payment cycles....