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Haynes Boone welcomed partner Richard Weber as chair of the firm’s financial services investigations and enforcement practice, bolstering its capabilities in white-collar defense, government enforcement and financial crimes compliance. Weber will be based in the firm’s New York office. Rich...

Provident Bank, a New Jersey-based financial institution, added Michael A. Perito as senior vice president and head of corporate strategy. In this newly created role, Perito will be responsible for overseeing the development and execution of the bank’s overall strategic...

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, the parent company of Berkshire Bank, and Brookline Bancorp, the parent company of Brookline Bank, Bank Rhode Island and PCSB Bank, will combine in a merger of equals. The holding company created through this merger will be named...

SSG Capital Advisors served as investment banker to TransAxle in the sale of its off-highway division to Swanson Industries, a portfolio company of Turnspire Capital Partners. The transaction closed in June 2025. SSG was retained by TransAxle to explore strategic...

Columbia Banking System, the parent company of Columbia Bank, and Pacific Premier Bancorp, the parent company of Pacific Premier Bank, received all required regulatory approvals for the previously announced all-stock transaction pursuant to which Columbia will acquire Pacific Premier. The transaction was announced on April...

Dechert served as legal counsel to SHOOK Research in connection with its strategic investment from PPC Enterprises, a middle-market private equity firm specializing in high-potential service businesses. The Dechert team advising SHOOK Research included Michael Darby, Kevin Kay, David Passey,...

Manulife Financial, through its more than $900 billion global wealth and asset management (WAM) segment, signed an agreement to acquire 75% of Comvest Credit Partners for $937.5 million in upfront consideration. As part of the agreement, Manulife will align its...

Obra Capital, an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, closed its second collateralized loan obligation (CLO) offering, Obra CLO 2. Obra CLO 2, at over $500 million in size, builds on Obra’s inaugural CLO 1 and...

Encina Private Credit, a specialty finance company that provides first-out, enterprise value loans to private equity-sponsored and non-sponsored borrowers across the middle market, appointed Mark Patchell as chief commercial officer and head of originations. Patchell will lead the nationally deployed...

nFusion Capital recently provided a $20 million asset-based lending facility to support a vertically integrated manufacturer of garden products’ growth strategy. With limited time and an urgent need for capital just before their peak selling season, the company was referred...