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Chicago Atlantic appointed former FLUENT Cannabis CEO Robert Beasley as partner, head of restructuring. Beasley will be responsible for supporting the firm’s ongoing commitment to value creation and operational excellence across its portfolio. Beasley is an attorney, entrepreneur and business...

Columbia Bank, a subsidiary of Columbia Banking System, appointed Ivan Seda as executive vice president, deputy chief financial officer, effective Aug. 25, 2025. Seda brings an impressive background in financial management and strategic thought leadership to Columbia. Before joining Columbia, he held several financial...

Davis Polk welcomed finance lawyer Rob Morrison as a partner in the finance practice. Morrison will be resident in the firm’s Northern California office. “With his deep experience in leveraged finance, including in the energy sector, Rob brings a sophisticated...

Barnes & Thornburg, the Am Law 100 firm growing across 23 offices, added Tim Van Hal and Jeff Connor to the firm. They both have deep experience advising sophisticated clients on complex transactions and fund matters. Based in the Nashville...

Winston & Strawn represented CEA Industries in connection with its $50 million shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and related at-the-market equity offering program. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on Aug. 22, 2025. Winston team: Mike...

Powell’s Jackson Hole framework shift signals Fed acceptance of sustained inflation as employment takes priority, impacting the middle market lending landscape The week ending August 24, 2025, marked a pivotal shift in Federal Reserve policy direction as Chair Jerome Powell...

LendingTree, an online financial services marketplace, closed a $475 million credit facility, consisting of a new $400 million five-year term loan B and a $75 million revolving credit facility. The financing replaces the company’s existing term loan B due 2028...

Sallyport Commercial Finance funded a $10 million accounts receivable facility for a third-party logistics provider. Referred to Sallyport by Marcus Ferrari of Commercial Finance Partners, the client needed to repay obligations to its existing senior lender while injecting fresh working...

Access Capital delivered a $2 million asset-based lending facility to SOL Digital, a business consulting and staffing services firm specializing in project management, business analysis and data reporting, and its affiliated entities, providing working capital to fuel the company’s next...

Exchange Bank added Angelica Nuñez as vice president, commercial relationship manager on the bank’s commercial lending team. In this role, Nuñez will focus on developing new business relationships throughout the North Bay, while partnering with local branch managers to support...