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A new survey from Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, highlights the agility of today’s chief financial officers (CFOs) amid economic turmoil. Grant Thornton’s CFO survey for the second...

A Michigan-based manufacturer specializing in ceramic plates landed a significant order from a major big box retailer. Facing the challenge of fulfilling a large purchase order and managing international production logistics, the company sought a flexible financing solution. A brokerage...

Comerica Bank named Stephen Jeffrey its senior vice president, Austin market president. In this role, Jeffrey will lead market strategy, collaboration, community development and overall growth, as well as direct the region’s commercial team as group manager of business banking...

The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) recently released its Q1/ 25 Asset-Based Lending Index and Lender Confidence Index, offering a snapshot of how the industry weathered recent trade policy volatility during the first quarter of this year. According to the Q1...

This deal was referred to SouthStar by an existing client and structured to support the company’s renewed growth and expanding working capital needs. The business, which specializes in concrete flooring maintenance, surfacing and polishing, primarily services large commercial and industrial...

Candlewood Partners, a middle market investment bank, participated in the successful restructuring of all existing secured debt issued by Mynaric AG together with arranging a new financing to strengthen the company’s balance sheet and support the company as it scales...

Cole-Frieman & Mallon, an investment management law firm, added Kevin Leiske to the firm as a partner. Leiske brings almost two decades of experience advising hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and other asset managers on a wide range of legal,...

JAKKS Pacific, on June 24, 2025, refinanced its existing asset-based revolving credit facility with a new cash flow based first lien secured revolving credit facility with BMO Bank with a term ending in 2030. The new first lien secured credit...

Middle market business leaders remain resilient despite economic uncertainty, according to J.P. Morgan’s 2025 Business Leaders Outlook Pulse Survey. Compared with the start of the year, optimism for the national economy fell by more than half, dropping from 65% as...

Clearway Energy Group, Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking and a group of 13 other lenders closed a $918.9 million transaction. The financing upsizes and extends the tenor of the existing $818.9 million credit facilities with the support of existing lenders alongside five new lenders...