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Orion Group, a specialty construction company, entered into a new, five-year $120 million senior credit facility with UMB Bank. “We are pleased to announce this refinancing, a key milestone in the company’s growth strategy. The new credit facility increases Orion’s...

Mandelbaum Barrett PC secured a legal victory after the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed an unauthorized Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing involving Ashley Stewart, a national plus-size fashion retailer. The firm’s bankruptcy and creditors’ rights team...

OceanFirst Financial, the holding company for OceanFirst Bank, and Flushing Financial, the holding company for Flushing Bank, entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger transaction. Upon completion of the merger,...

Baker Garrington provided a $250,000 factoring facility for an oil and gas trucking company based in Stevensville, MT.

The final week of 2025 concludes a transformative year for middle market finance, defined by the paradox of record-breaking private credit growth alongside emerging structural vulnerabilities that tested the industry’s underwriting discipline. While the holiday week remained characteristically quiet, 2025...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s private equity group (PEG) closed its 12th flagship fund, PEG Global Private Equity XII (GPE XII). GPE XII closed above its $1.25 billion target at $1.44 billion. “We are pleased to announce the close of PEG Global...

SI Group, a global developer and manufacturer of performance additives, process solutions and chemical intermediates, completed a comprehensive recapitalization transaction supported by its lenders and equity partners. Through this transaction, SI Group has reduced its outstanding net indebtedness by approximately...

Baker Garrington provided a $250,000 factoring facility to an oilfield services company based in North Dakota.

Hilton Global Associates appointed Heather Calabret-Morison as senior director of business development. Calabret-Morison brings extensive experience in enhanced due diligence across private markets, working hand-in-hand with compliance professionals, legal teams and investment professionals throughout the deal lifecycle. In her new...

Cascadia Capital, an independent investment bank serving middle-market clients globally, served as co-advisor to Audax Private Equity on the sale of Enviromatic Systems to Wind Point Partners. Wind Point acquired the company on December 8, 2025. Terms of the transaction...