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Ares Management, a global alternative investment manager, made enhancements to its infrastructure debt team, including the most recent addition of Jon Plavnick as a partner. Plavnick is based in New York and will focus on sourcing, structuring and managing infrastructure...

Octus, a credit intelligence and data provider for buy-side firms, investment banks, law firms and advisory firms, released its recap of the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market for the first half of 2025. The company also introduced its CLO League...

Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, provided C$30 million to finance the Canadian women’s clothing retailer Northern Reflections’ acquisition of two other Canadian women’s retailers, Cleo and Ricki’s. The firm’s financing, consisting of a C$20 million revolving credit facility and...

5C, a next-generation AI infrastructure and data center solutions provider, secured $835 million of capital to fuel its rapid growth. The funding includes equity financing led by Brookfield Asset Management and debt financing led by Deutsche Bank. Brookfield is investing through its infrastructure...

CohnReznick, a professional services firm, added Jennifer Witts to its client advisory services (CAS) practice as partner. Based in Chicago, Witts brings expertise in driving innovation, managing large-scale transformation projects and evolving services to continually add value and meet client...

Portage Point Partners, a blue chip advisory, consulting, interim management and financial services firm focused on the middle market, added Robert Albergotti as managing director to the turnaround and restructuring services (TRS) practice. Albergotti has spent more than two decades...

Star Mountain Capital, a specialized, alpha-focused, employee-owned private markets investment firm with over $4 billion in assets under management, announced the transition of Peter K. Scaturro, Sr. from Senior Advisor to Vice Chairman. Mr. Scaturro has been serving as a Senior Advisor...

Third Point, an alternative asset manager with approximately $21 billion in assets, secured $400 million of investible capital for the first close of the Third Point Insurance Solutions Fund I, the firm’s first dedicated and rated structured private credit fund...

Burke & Herbert Financial Services made key hires aimed at enhancing the company’s commercial banking, treasury management and deposit growth teams. The new appointments augment the company’s ability to service its commercial client base while adding capacity for additional growth....

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF), the specialist bridge lender and subsidiary of Hilco Global, made a significant reduction in its lending rates, in most instances in excess of one percentage point per annum. Depending on collateral, rates may be reduced...