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Affiliates of Stellus Capital Management participated in providing senior debt financing and an equity co-investment in support of Catchment Capital’s investment in Fidus Systems, a provider of advanced electronic and embedded system design services. Robby Berner, partner at Catchment, said,...

NXT Capital closed a senior credit facility in support of The Riverside Company’s add-on acquisition of Evive Brands. NXT Capital acted as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner on this transaction. “This transaction reflects a successful collaboration with NXT Capital,”...

Monroe Capital acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Earthworks by Osprey Landscape Group, an existing portfolio company of Southfield Capital.

CohnReznick, a professional services firm, added Mike Tascher as Florida market leader and assurance partner. Based in Tampa, Tascher has three decades of experience providing auditing and accounting advisory services across multiple industries. In addition to his client service role,...

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,...