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Katten added structured finance and securitization attorney Seth M. Messner as the new managing partner of the firm’s Washington, DC office, replacing Timothy J. Lynes, who led the office for eight years. “Seth is an exceptionally skilled and experienced structured...

Latham & Watkins welcomed Jerome McCluskey to the firm as a partner in the banking and private equity finance practices. McCluskey is resident in the New York office and looks forward to expanding his practice to Boston. He brings extensive...

Winston & Strawn appointed intellectual property partner Krishnan Padmanabhan (KP) to New York office managing partner. He succeeds partner Mats Carlston, who has served in the role since 2021 and remains co-chair of the firm’s finance practice group. Padmanabhan is...

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton hired Ashley Wheelock as a partner in Houston. Wheelock was most recently a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke. Wheelock is the latest partner to join the firm’s growing healthcare team. The firm has welcomed 15...

Global asset manager Rithm Capital recently released its quarterly Eyes on the Market report, outlining key macroeconomic and sector-specific trends shaping 2025. Of particular interest to specialty finance leaders are the firm’s insights into asset-based finance (ABF) highlighting critical shifts...

Comvest Credit Partners, a provider of flexible direct financing solutions to middle-market companies, is acting as joint lead arranger on a $325 million senior secured credit facility for Solidcore, a pilates workout fitness chain. The financing supports the acquisition of...

There were 539 commercial chapter 11 filings recorded in January 2025, a 16% increase from the 465 commercial chapter 11s in January 2024, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, a provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data. Overall commercial bankruptcy...

In this quarterly update, KBRA reviews the more than 2,200 KBRA assessments completed for 1,903 unique middle market-sponsored borrowers in 2024. These companies collectively account for $922 billion in debt, offering a clear view of the overall private credit direct...

Republic Business Credit closed 2024 with a time-sensitive $4.5 million asset-based loan to an innovative organic clothing manufacturer located in Los Angeles. Republic refinanced an existing loan from a private credit fund that decided to focus on larger corporate transactions...

EB5 Capital, a regional center operator in the EB-5 industry, secured a $100 million credit facility with EagleBank, a community bank in the Washington, DC area. This new credit facility, which doubles the firm’s previous $50 million credit line with...