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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady appointed three new national practice group chairs: Jon Howard will lead the firm’s business law practice group, Judith Williams-Killackey will helm the labor and employment practice group and Maria Kallmeyer will oversee...

The LCP Group, a vertically-integrated, real estate investment manager specializing in net lease and hospitality investments, entered into a $50 million joint venture with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, a global investment manager with more than $218 billion in...

Viola Credit, a global alternative credit asset manager with $4 billion in assets under management to date, launched a new growth lending fund dedicated exclusively to the European technology market. The fund, targeted at €300 million, has completed its first...

American Community Lending (ACL), a provider of real estate bridge loans, recently announced closed a $17.5 million investment-grade corporate note financing. Brean Capital served as the company’s exclusive financial advisor and sole placement agent in connection with this transaction.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), a global financial group, closed a $750 million senior secured revolving credit facility (RCF) supporting Willis Mitsui Engine Support (WMES), a joint venture between Willis Lease Finance and Mitsui. This marks WMES’s inaugural revolving credit...

Mountain Ridge Capital, an asset-based lender providing customized financial solutions to lower mid-market businesses, appointed Joy Hanawa as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Hanawa is a financial services technology veteran with over 25 years of executive-level experience dedicated to...

SLR Business Credit closed a $5 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility to a gold and diamond jewelry wholesaler serving retailers in the Midwest. The facility will enable the company to take advantage of supplier discounts for early payment...

Vistara Growth has closed its fifth structured-capital fund at US$321 million (C$450 million), marking 10 years of providing flexible growth financing to technology companies across North America. This final close represents a 66% increase from Fund IV. Across its funds,...

SMBC Group appointed Juan “JC” Kreutz as Americas head of structured finance solutions and deputy head for the Americas business. Based in New York, Kreutz will oversee the bank’s structured product businesses, including project finance debt and advisory, real estate finance, leveraged...

eCapital, a tech-enabled specialty finance provider serving small and midsize businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, appointed Nate Gilmore as head of strategic partnerships and integrations for its transportation group. Reporting to Melissa Forman-Barenblit, president, head of transportation...