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eCapital, a tech-enabled specialty finance provider serving small and midsize businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, appointed Rachel Navarro as head of client experience for its transportation group. Reporting to Melissa Forman-Barenblit, president, head of transportation group, Navarro...

Valley National Bancorp, the holding company for Valley National Bank, a New Jersey-based regional bank with $63 billion in assets, has hired Mark Glasky as its California market president. Glasky will lead the bank’s strategic growth initiatives and commercial client...

KKR Capital Markets arranged a $750 million financing solution, anchored by KKR’s private credit and insurance platforms, for Chandra Asri Group, a provider of energy, chemical, and infrastructure solutions in Southeast Asia. The investment will support the group’s growth strategy...

SouthStar Capital funded a $250,000 purchase order and accounts receivable facility for a Charlotte-based government contractor specializing in medical and laboratory equipment. The financing supported an awarded contract with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to supply equipment at a...

Western Alliance Bank added Brad Alvarez to its growing business escrow services group as senior director, sponsor and strategic partnerships. Alvarez is a highly respected attorney with expertise in private equity and merger and acquisition activities. Within Western Alliance Business...

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig expanded in Singapore, adding Ashok Lalwani, a renowned corporate lawyer who has built a top capital markets and corporate practice across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and an international practice in India, and Chi...

Grant Thornton Advisors is adding Grant Thornton Brazil to its multinational platform. The transaction will extend the platform’s reach into a Latin America market and follows on the heels of similar deals that will add Grant Thornton New Zealand and...

NB Bancorp, the holding company for Needham Bank, and Provident Bancorp, the holding company for BankProv, jointly announced that: All closing conditions under the merger agreement have been satisfied and the parties have initiated steps to complete the merger transaction...

Monroe Capital was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Top Private Debt Firm by GrowthCap Advisory. Monroe has earned this recognition for the second consecutive year. The review considered experience, demonstrated success, team caliber and organizational strength, among other...

AI infrastructure spending remains surprisingly up as hyperscalers signal robust growth, providing the basis for positive rating actions in Q3/25, according to S&P Global Rating. Enterprise IT spending persists despite macroeconomic uncertainties as enterprises push productivity gains while capping job...