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SouthStar Capital funded a $500,000 accounts receivable financing facility for a growing staffing services company supporting commercial property projects. The company has recently expanded its scope of work to include larger turnover and maintenance projects requiring licensed subcontractors and specialized...

Baker Garrington provided a $250,000 factoring facility for an oil and gas trucking company based in Fort Worth, TX.

Dechert recently advised abrdn National Municipal Income Fund on the proposed reorganization of VFL into MFS Municipal Income Trust. The goal of this reorganization is to create a larger, more efficient fund with greater economic scale and increased trading volume,...

Leon Capital Group, a diversified holding company for a privately-owned group of entities, launched a transaction advisory services (TAS) practice. The TAS practice will be led by Kevin Muskat, who will be responsible for the growth and development of the...

United Site Services, a national provider of portable sanitation services and complementary site solutions in the United States, entered into a restructuring support agreement (RSA) with an ad hoc group of its existing lenders and the company's ABL and revolving...

Orion Group, a specialty construction company, entered into a new, five-year $120 million senior credit facility with UMB Bank. “We are pleased to announce this refinancing, a key milestone in the company’s growth strategy. The new credit facility increases Orion’s...

Mandelbaum Barrett PC secured a legal victory after the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed an unauthorized Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing involving Ashley Stewart, a national plus-size fashion retailer. The firm’s bankruptcy and creditors’ rights team...

OceanFirst Financial, the holding company for OceanFirst Bank, and Flushing Financial, the holding company for Flushing Bank, entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger transaction. Upon completion of the merger,...

Baker Garrington provided a $250,000 factoring facility for an oil and gas trucking company based in Stevensville, MT.

The final week of 2025 concludes a transformative year for middle market finance, defined by the paradox of record-breaking private credit growth alongside emerging structural vulnerabilities that tested the industry’s underwriting discipline. While the holiday week remained characteristically quiet, 2025...