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Sound Point Capital Management, a global alternative credit manager, closed Strategic Capital Fund III (SCF III) with $1.1 billion in capital commitments, exceeding both its first and final close targets of $500 million and $1 billion, respectively. Sound Point is...

eCapital, a tech-enabled specialty finance provider for small and medium-sized businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, has been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list for the third consecutive year. The prestigious annual ranking recognizes the fastest-growing private...

Monroe Capital acted as joint lead arranger on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the growth of Mission Critical Group (MCG), an existing portfolio company of Emerald Lake Capital Management. Through the combination of Johnson Thermal Systems,...

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has formed PennantPark Senior Secured Loan Fund II (PSSL II), a joint venture with a fund managed by Hamilton Lane (HL). PSSL II is expected to invest primarily in middle market loans consistent with PFLT’s core...

Crestone Air Partners formed Blue Crest Aviation Partners, a new joint venture anchored by funds managed by Blue Owl Capital. The platform will seek to acquire mid-life commercial jet aircraft on lease to airlines globally, through a disciplined, income-oriented strategy....

First Financial and BankFinancial have entered into an agreement by which First Financial will acquire Chicago-based BankFinancial in an all-stock transaction, expanding First Financial’s presence in the Chicagoland market with a core deposit franchise including 18 financial centers. The acquisition also...

Culain Capital Funding announced the closing and funding of a $3.75 million accounts receivable financing facility for a New York-based hospitality and facility management firm. The new facility provides essential working capital to support the company’s rapid growth and enable...

Asante Gold entered into the key definitive agreements for the company’s previously announced financing plans, and a restructuring agreement with Kinross Gold. The agreements encompass a senior debt facility in the amount of $150 million, a subordinated debt facility in...

Aurous has closed an $800,000 facility for the first production runs of a domestic manufacturer of a gluten-free protein product. The client presented the notable challenge of needing to fund two different production processes to complete its finished goods.  Aurous...

Law firm Winston & Strawn represented Nscale Global in connection with the formation of a 50/50 joint venture with Aker ASA to develop Stargate Norway, a $1 billion AI data center project in partnership with OpenAI. The facility will be...