Blank Rome Hires Kronenberg as Energy Finance Partner

David E. Kronenberg joined Blank Rome as an energy finance partner in the firm’s finance, restructuring and bankruptcy practice group and as a member of the firm’s cross-practice energy industry team.

January 26, 2022 Blank Rome | David E. Kronenberg | Grant S. Palmer | Lawrence F. Flick II Ian Koplin

SLR Investment Corp. and SLR Senior Investment Corp. Agree to Merge

SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) and SLR Senior Investment Corp. (SUNS) entered into an agreement to merge together, with SLRC as the surviving company, subject to stockholder approval and customary closing conditions.

December 2, 2021 Blank Rome | Bruce Spohler | Dechert | Houlihan Lokey Capital | Katten Muchin Rosenman | Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Michael Gross | SLR Capital Partners | SLR Investment Corp. | SLR Senior Investment Corp. | Stifel Ian Koplin

Patriot National Bancorp to Merge with American Challenger to Form Digital Bank

Patriot National Bancorp will acquire digital banking company American Challenger Development via a reverse subsidiary merger, with American Challenger surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Patriot.

November 16, 2021 American Challenger | American Challenger Development | Barclays Capital | Blank Rome | BofA Securities | Evercore | Felix Scherzer | Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Michael Carrazza | Patriot Bank | Patriot National Bancorp | Raymond J. Quinlan | Squire Patton Boggs | Sullivan & Cromwell Ian Koplin

Secured Finance Network Elects Leaders for Fiscal 2022

The Secured Finance Network (SFNet) added to its executive and management committees for fiscal year 2022. These leaders guide the association, make policy decisions, confirm new members and provide thought leadership in advocacy and education.

October 7, 2021 Ares Commercial Finance | Asset Based Lending Consultants | Bank of America | Barry Bobrow | Bethani R. Oppenheimer | Betty Hernandez | Blank Rome | Bobbi Acord Noland | Donald Clarke | Edward King | ENGS Commercial Capital | Gary C. Epstein | Gerber Finance | Goldberg Kohn | Greenberg Traurig | Hamid Namazie | Hilco Global | J.P. Morgan Securities | Jeffrey Goldrich | Jennifer Palmer | John DePledge | Jonathan N. Helfat | King Trade Capital | Laura Glass | Lawrence Chua | Lawrence Flick | McGuireWoods | Otterbourg | Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs | Peter York | Republic Business Credit | Richard Gumbrecht | Richard M. Kohn | Robert Grbic | Robert Meyers | Sandra Evans | SLR Business Credit | Tania Daniel | The Secured Finance Network | U.S. Bank | wells fargo | White Oak | William R. Bence | Wingspire Capital Ian Koplin

Blank Rome Adds Mott and Frazier as Finance Partners in Houston

Cassandra G. Mott and Sarah H. Frazier joined Blank Rome’s Houston office as partners in the firm’s finance, restructuring and bankruptcy practice group.

September 2, 2021 Blank Rome | Cassandra G. Mott | Grant S. Palmer | Lawrence F. Flick II | Sarah H. Frazier Phil Neuffer

Blank Rome Adds Callobre as Finance Partner in L.A.

Blank Rome added Anthony R. Callobre to the firm as a partner in its finance, restructuring and bankruptcy practice group and financial services industry group in its Los Angeles office. He joined from Buchalter, where he was a shareholder.

February 18, 2021 Anthony ‘Tony’ R. Callobre | Blank Rome | Buchalter | Grant S. Palmer | Kevin O’Malley | Lawrence F. Flick II | Shadi Enos Jahangir Phil Neuffer

SFNet Virtual Convention Starting Nov. 17 to Address Future of Finance

The Secured Finance Network’s 76th Annual Convention, “This Way Forward,” will take place from Nov. 17 to 19 and will cover financial, economic and political disruptions that banks and finance companies face in the midst of a pandemic and the aftermath of the U.S. election.

November 12, 2020 Accord Financial Inc. | Ayesha Rascoe | B. Riley | Bank of America Business Capital | BDO USA | Blank Rome | BMO Harris Bank | CIT | Clear Thinking Group | Conway McKenzie | Danielle DiMartino Booth | David A. Brandon | Fortis Business Advisors | FTI Consulting | Gordon Brothers | Heritage Global Valuations | Hilco Global | Houlihan Lokey | James Mattis | Keybridge Research | Morgan Lewis | Nika White Consulting | North Mill Capital | Otterbourg P.C. | Paul Cronin | Richard Gumbrecht | Santandar Bank | Secured Finance Network | The Alta Group | Thinking Ahead Executive Search | Truist | Wells Fargo Capital Finance Ellie Delany

PNC Increases Financing to Mastech Digital to Support AmberLeaf Acquisition

Mastech Digital acquired AmberLeaf Partners. Concurrent with the acquisition, Mastech Digital entered into a revised credit facility with PNC Bank, which increased the term loan facility by approximately $10 million to $17.5 million and increased the revolving loan facility to $30 million.

October 1, 2020 AmberLeaf Partners | Blank Rome | Jack Cronin | Mastech Digital | PNC Bank | The Chesapeake Group | Vivek Gupta Ellie Delany

Deutsche Bank Provides Debt Financing for J.F. Lehman Acquisition

Deutsche Bank Direct Lending provided debt financing for the acquisition of Global Marine Group by an investment affiliate of J.F. Lehman & Company.

March 10, 2020 ABN AMRO | Alex Harman | Blank Rome | Deutsche Bank | Global Marine Group | Hogan Lovells | Ian Douglas | J.F.Lehman & Company | Jones Day | Winchester Capital Phil Neuffer

Lashin Joins Blank Rome as Corporate Partner in New York

Jodi L. Lashin has joined Blank Rome’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group.

March 4, 2020 Blank Rome | Jodi Lashin nadine