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Penfund completed a second lien debt and equity co-investment in Gastro Health. Penfund is the lead investor for a $90 million second lien credit facility and also invested $10 million in equity, both of which supported the acquisition of Gastro...

Jeffrey Stammen joined Antares Capital, a private debt credit manager with more than $30 billion of capital under management and administration, as managing director and head of investor coverage in asset management.

LSQ, a provider of working capital solutions, originated a $1.5 million factoring facility for a packaging and distribution business in California that specializes in beauty products.

IDS, a provider of enterprise solutions for secured finance, completed the migration of IDS ABL to IDScloud, a software-as-a-service-based solution for secured finance.

According to Epiq, new bankruptcy filings in June were flat, with 34,248 filings across all chapters, marking a 1% drop from the May count of 34,767. However, commercial filings across all chapters were up 11% in June, with a total...

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index reported a seasonally adjusted increase of 0.34% for June. In addition, 30% of companies in the index expanded employment, 53% made no change to their headcounts and 17% cut back on staffing.

Patriot Capital, a multi-strategy middle market investment firm, promoted Sean Bilbrough to vice president, effective immediately. Bilbrough joined Patriot Capital in June 2018 as a senior associate.

Crestmark, the commercial finance division of MetaBank, secured a total of $53.3 million in asset-based lending and factoring financial solutions for 17 new clients in the first half of June.

Link Auctions launched as an auction company that extends capabilities in equipment appraisals, industrial auctions and asset remarketing for industrial companies and financial institutions looking to lean into evolving manufacturing technologies while continuing to serve traditional asset classes.

Retail Ecommerce Ventures acquired the business and assets of Ralph & Russo Limited, a UK-based luxury brand specializing in couture, ready-to-wear and luxury goods.