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Squire Patton Boggs added Heather E. Rees as a partner in the financial services practice group. Rees is joining the firm’s global platform, with a primary focus in the United Kingson and the United States. Her arrival marks the latest...

WesBanco, a diversified, multi-state bank holding company, is expanding its operations in two fast-growing Tennessee markets with the opening of a commercial loan production office (LPO) in Knoxville and the addition of a retail banking center in Chattanooga, WesBanco’s first...

Monroe Capital has been selected by Inc. Magazine’s 2025 List of Founder-Friendly Investors. The annual list honors the private equity firms, venture capital firms and lenders with a track record of backing founder-led companies. Monroe has earned this recognition for...

Second Avenue Capital Partners (SACP), a Schottenstein affiliate and a provider of asset-based loans and structured financing solutions, provided a $20 million senior secured revolving credit facility to Tommy John, an apparel brand known for redefining comfort in men’s and...

WhiteHawk Capital Partners provided a $600 million first-in, last-out (FILO) term loan to a multi-brand retail platform. The financing strengthens the company’s capital structure and provides liquidity to support store modernization, supply chain initiatives and e-commerce investments. “Our team developed...

 Culain Capital Funding announced that Travis Smith has joined the firm as senior vice president – regional sales executive, bringing over 25 years of experience in financial services with a deep focus on accounts receivable financing, asset-based lending and commercial...

Breakwall Capital, an independent asset management firm specializing in the energy industry, completed the initial close of Breakwall Energy Credit Partners Fund at $125 million. BEC I is a private credit fund focused on senior secured first lien direct lending...

Park National and First Citizens Bancshares (FIZN) have signed a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which FIZN will merge with and into Park National. Following the parent merger, First Citizens National Bank, the bank subsidiary of FIZN, will merge with...

Cypress Equity Investments (CEI), an institutional multifamily developer and real estate investment company, and LWK Partners (LWK), a real estate private equity firm focused on the acquisition and operation of attainable value-add multifamily assets, secured a $100 million bespoke credit...

Houlihan Lokey, the global investment bank, added Jason Cohen as a managing director in its capital solutions group. Based in New York, Cohen will work alongside Brent Shepherd and Neha Shah to further strengthen the firm’s healthcare capital solutions efforts,...