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FGI Worldwide promoted Nikki Rangra, Chris Fulman and David Ding to senior managing director, expanding the firm's leadership team. As senior managing directors, Rangra, Fulman and Ding will be responsible for shaping the continued growth of FGI's multi-jurisdictional asset-based lending...

BMO has appointed Tony Sciarrino as head, U.S. commercial bank, where he will oversee operations and work closely with senior leadership to drive growth and deepen client relationships across key U.S. markets. Sciarrino will report to both Nadim Hirji, group...

Dillard’s amended and extended its $800 million senior secured revolving credit facility consistent with the company’s liquidity needs. A $200 million expansion option remains in place. The new maturity date is March 12, 2030. The credit facility is available to...

Blue Owl Capital, an alternative asset manager, hired Blake Shorthouse as global head of family capital. Shorthouse will be based in London and report to James Clarke, global head of Blue Owl's institutional business. Prior to joining Blue Owl, Shorthouse...

Utica closed a $7.5 million capital lease to support a precision manufacturing firm in acquiring and expanding its operations. The financing facilitates the strategic acquisition of two complementary businesses specializing in high-quality machining and advanced tooling solutions. Secured by manufacturing...

Haynes Boone welcomed partner Clarissa Howley Mills to the firm’s Dallas office and environmental practice group. Mills joins from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where she spent the last nine years protecting the government’s interests in high-profile cases,...

EisnerAmper, a global business advisory firm, released its Manufacturing and Distribution Employment and Compensation Outlook for 2025, providing critical insights into workforce trends shaping the industry. Developed in collaboration with Compensation Resources, an EisnerAmper company, the report is based on...

Winston & Strawn represented Oben Group, a plastic film producer in the Americas, in connection with a $42 million private placement of debt securities to institutional investors. Winston & Strawn acted as U.S. special counsel to the issuers from Colombia,...

Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance is reducing its pricing structure for its development exit facilities and key product enhancements across its range of bridging loans as they drive growth. These improvements come as a direct response to market research with...

Overview This week’s analysis examines the U.S. middle market debt landscape from March 10 to March 16, 2025, amid escalating economic turbulence and policy shifts. Persistent inflation, volatile bond markets, and the ripple effects of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies...