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Caltius Equity Partners (CEP) added Lance Wolmer as an associate. In his role, Wolmer is responsible for evaluating prospective investment opportunities, supporting due diligence efforts for new transactions and monitoring portfolio company performance in collaboration with the broader Caltius team....

Houlihan Lokey, the global investment bank, launched the Houlihan Lokey Private Credit DataBank, a proprietary dataset and analytics platform delivering structured, loan-level insights into the private credit market. Sourced from the firm’s recurring portfolio valuation work, the DataBank captures observations...

First Financial Bancorp closed its previously announced acquisition of Westfield Bancorp in a cash and stock transaction from the Ohio Farmers Insurance Company. Westfield is the holding company and sole shareholder of Westfield Bank. With the acquisition of Westfield Bank,...

eCapital, a tech-enabled specialty finance provider for small and midsize businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, was included on the Inc. Power Partner Awards list. “This recognition reaffirms our singular focus on placing our clients front and center,”...

SouthPoint Financial Credit Union has partnered with InvestiFi, a digital investment solutions provider, to integrate digital investing into its existing online banking platform. SouthPoint Financial Credit Union will be using InvestiFi’s solutions to provide access to digital investing experiences to...

Valley National Bank appointed Terry M. Keating as head of asset-based lending (ABL). In this role, Keating will oversee the continued growth and strategic direction of Valley’s ABL platform. Keating brings more than three decades of experience in commercial finance,...

Great American, a provider of valuation, field exam, liquidation and real estate services, and majority-owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, acquired CBC Group, a field examination company serving the asset-based lending examination outsourcing needs of middle-market commercial lenders...

Norcold, a distributor of refrigerators for recreational vehicles, marine equipment and related aftermarket parts and products, has filed a voluntary petition for chapter 11 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to facilitate a sale...

Oak Hill Advisors (OHA) served as administrative agent and lead left arranger for a private unitranche financing supporting the recapitalization and merger of FleetPride with TruckPro, distributors of aftermarket parts for heavy-duty trucks in the United States. FleetPride is a...

A full-service firm, focused on fabrication and electrical services for the energy infrastructure and power generation industrial sectors, needed a flexible revolving line of credit to finance their large-scaleprojects, particularly within the midstream oil & gas and power generation segments....