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Barnes & Thornburg is adding 35 lawyers, including 25 partners, to its government services and finance department. This group joins the firm’s 21 existing public finance lawyers to bring the firmwide practice to 56 public finance and infrastructure lawyers serving...

Gordon Brothers, the global asset experts, provided a capital-led solution for Chinese Laundry to sell the company’s footwear inventory through an assignment for the benefit of creditors and winddown physical operations. In addition, the firm acquired the Chinese Laundry brand...

Republic Bank & Trust promoted Kenya Lacy to associate vice president, inclusion and diversity manager. With more than 23 years of experience in banking operations, including seven years at Republic Bank, Lacy brings a unique ability to align strategic business...

Hidden River Strategic Capital’s continued investment in Somersault recently resulted in an expansion within The Little Gym franchise system. With the acquisition of six locations across the South Bay and San Jose markets, Somersault has entered California and now operates...

First Business Bank’s accounts receivable financing group funded a $2 million factoring facility for a client in Virginia that performs IT consulting services for large customers. “First Business Bank continues to expand in the IT consulting sector,” Kristen Palmer, vice...

Cesar Silva has joined nFusion Capital, a provider of financing solutions to small and middle-market businesses, as senior vice president of business development. Silva will lead efforts to cultivate and maintain client and referral relationships across the United States to...

Middle market businesses are entering 2026 with surging confidence, with 77% expressing positive outlooks for company performance over the next 12 months — approaching historic highs — even as only half view the broader U.S. economy positively, according to KeyBank’s...

Eclipse Business Capital (EBC) promoted Ralph Shin, Denise Rodriguez and Kenya Hall. Ralph Shin has been promoted to senior managing director in underwriting. Shin brings six years of dedicated service to EBC, during which he has played a pivotal role...

Wayflyer, a working capital provider for growing small businesses, has secured a $250 million, two-year credit facility with ATLAS SP Partners, the warehouse finance and securitized products business majority owned by Apollo funds. The expanded funding capacity will be deployed...

Hilco Global announced that Lauren Leach has joined the firm as senior director, Receivership Advisory, specializing in fiduciary services. Leach will support the continued growth and expansion of the Hilco Global Receivership practice. Leach joins Hilco Global to work alongside Matt Mason, who...