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Porter Capital funded $2 million to a healthcare equipment supplier based in Boulder. This strategic funding is aimed at providing essential working capital to ensure the supplier’s operations run smoothly while promoting growth within the company. “Our recent funding of...

Access Point Financial (APF), a direct capital provider focused exclusively on the hospitality industry, named Michelle O’Brien managing director of structured finance. In her new role, she will pursue opportunities within the capital markets community, including APF’s new mezzanine GAP...

Republic Bank introduced two new members to the corporate leadership team. Cheryl VanAllen serves as executive vice president (EVP), chief people officer, and Courtney Eder takes on responsibilities as senior vice president (SVP), chief marketing officer. “We’re thrilled to welcome...

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...