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NB Bancorp, the holding company of Needham Bank, and Provident Bancorp, the holding company of BankProv, received all required regulatory approvals to complete the proposed merger, which was previously announced on June 5, 2025. The proposed merger is expected to...

SSG Capital Advisors served as the investment banker to Hobie Cat Company II in the sale of substantially all assets to Bass Pro. The transaction closed in September 2025. After more than 70 years as a global company in watersports,...

Matrix Capital Markets Group has advised Downs Energy and its affiliates on the sale of its cardlock, fleet card, delivered fuels, and lubricants distribution businesses to SC Fuels, a subsidiary of Pilot Travel Centers. Matrix provided merger and acquisition advisory...

Week Ending October 19, 2025 Credit Quality Concerns Emerge as Government Shutdown Complicates Market Assessment The middle market debt landscape during the week ending October 19, 2025, was dominated by mounting concerns over credit quality in the wake of two...

Siena Lending Group, a provider of asset-based lending solutions, added Cheryl Carner as senior managing director – originations. Carner, most recently with SLR Credit Solutions (FKA Crystal Financial), will contribute her decades of experience in sourcing and executing innovative financing...

eCapital, a tech-enabled specialty finance provider for small and medium-sized businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, provided a $4 million healthcare receivables financing facility to a skilled nursing operator in New Jersey. The funds will be used to...

Oportun, a mission-driven financial services company, made several enhancements to its debt capital structure: The closing of a new $247 million, three-year revolving term committed warehouse facility with Citizens Financial Group as senior lender and Community Investment Management, as mezzanine...

Derby Lane Partners launched as a newly formed alternative investment management firm founded by Adam Piekarski with up to $1.8 billion committed across the platform from the strategic anchor partners. Derby Lane will provide capital solutions to the market across...

Kim Prior joined King & Spalding’s financial services industry team and finance and restructuring practice group as a partner. She is based in the firm’s New York office. Prior is a financial services regulatory lawyer with extensive experience handling regulatory,...

Jonathan Vance joined Dorsey & Whitney as a partner in the firm’s finance and restructuring group in Dallas, the international law firm announced today. Vance focuses on a wide variety of secured financing transactions representing both bank and non-bank lenders...