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Austin Financial Services added Gabriela Lee as relationship manager. In this role, Lee will play a key role in delivering an exceptional client experience by building and maintaining strong relationships with clients while actively managing portfolio risk. Lee brings more...

Encina Private Credit, a specialty finance firm providing first-out, enterprise-value credit solutions to primarily middle-market borrowers, hired Bridget Anderson as senior vice president, originations and John Schneider as senior associate, originations. The additions further strengthen Encina’s origination and execution capabilities...

Republic Business Credit provided a $6 million asset-based loan to a pharmaceutical manufacturer during a crucial transition period. The flexible financing includes a $10 million accordion feature, providing scalable capital that the manufacturer can grow into as it looks to...

An affiliate of Värde Partners, a global investment firm specializing in credit and credit-related assets, provided €45 million in mezzanine financing to Everphone, a Berlin-based B2B device rental provider offering companies a one-stop solution for workplace devices such as PCs,...

Lower middle market specialist New State Capital Partners launched Forge Select, a dedicated non-control investment strategy focused on partnering with leading independent sponsors. New State has hired Sanjay Gupta as a senior principal to lead the Forge Select team. John...

Tiger Group plans to auction a wide array of advanced embellishment equipment used in the production of everything from T-shirts to shower curtains. Bidding in the timed, online auction at SoldTiger.com opens on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 10:30 a.m. PT...

Davis Polk added tax lawyer Brian Grieve as a partner in the tax practice in New York. “Brian has deep experience advising sophisticated clients on a broad range of transactional tax considerations with a focus on private equity fund-related matters....

Wells Fargo appointed Faraz Shafiq as head of AI products and solutions, effective Feb. 9. Shafiq will report to Saul Van Beurden, head of AI and co-CEO of consumer banking and lending, and work out of San Francisco. “Hiring top...

nFusion Capital reported its results in 2025, having grown its portfolio by over 50%. As the firm has scaled, it is targeting larger middle market companies with complex financing needs while still maintaining its foundational support for growth-focused small businesses,...

Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist of Nuveen, announced record investment and capital raising activity in 2025, as the firm enters its 20th anniversary year. Churchill closed and committed nearly $16 billion across more than 380 transactions in 2025, driven by...