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FocalPoint Advises Exact Customer on Investment from Gauge Capital

FocalPoint, a division of B. Riley Securities, served as the exclusive financial advisor to Exact Customer in connection with its strategic investment from Gauge Capital.

Blackstone Provides $1B in Funding to PTC Therapeutics

PTC Therapeutics entered into a strategic financing collaboration with funds managed by Blackstone. Funds managed by Blackstone Life Sciences and Blackstone Credit will provide PTC with an initial $500 million commitment, including $350 million in low-cost, low-dilution capital at close.

Aristotle Capital Management Acquires Pacific Asset Management from Pacific Life

Aristotle Capital Management and Pacific Life Insurance, a mutual life insurance company, jointly announced Aristotle’s planned acquisition of Pacific Life’s third-party credit asset management firm, Pacific Asset Management, whose clients include Pacific Funds.

Harris Joins Ropes & Gray as Partner in Global Capital Solutions and Private Credit Group

Jennifer Harris joined Ropes & Gray as a partner in the firm’s global capital solutions and private credit group, which advises clients in complex debt and equity transactions, including bespoke financing and distressed credit situations.

Franklin BSP Lending and Franklin BSP Capital Acquire Encina Equipment Finance

Franklin BSP Lending and Franklin BSP Capital, business development companies advised by affiliates of Benefit Street Partners, acquired substantially all of the equity interests of Encina Equipment Finance.

Golub Capital Provides Debt Financing to Support Northleaf and AVALT’s Acquisition of AMAROK

Northleaf Capital Partners and AVALT acquired AMAROK, a provider of contracted perimeter security infrastructure solutions in the United States. Golub Capital provided debt financing for the transaction.