ABL Advisor presents an exclusive summary of commercial finance industry personnel announcements featured throughout March 2026. The headlines are organized in chronological order, beginning with the most recent announcements.
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NextGen Growth Partners Grows Executive Team
NextGen Growth Partners (“NGP”), a leading private equity firm that partners with entrepreneur-operators and management teams to invest in sustainable, growing companies, announced that Mike Eisinger has joined the firm as Managing Director...
Alpine Ridge Funding Announces New Executive Hire
Alpine Ridge Funding, an accounts receivable commercial finance company, announces the hiring of Cheryl Hollingshead. Cheryl is a seasoned industry veteran in the factoring and asset-based lending market with over 25 years of experience delivering...
Norton Rose Fulbright Names Nashat as US Co-Head of Business Practice Group
Norton Rose Fulbright announced that New York partner Kessar Nashat has been appointed US Co-Head of its Business Practice Group, effective April 1, 2026. Kessar will serve alongside Sheldon Nussbaum, who has led the group for the past five years...
Eversheds Sutherland Adds Three Houston Partners
Eversheds Sutherland announced that Eric Kristiansen, Cleve Glenn and Ryan Pittman have joined the firm’s Houston office as partners, further expanding its Litigation and Corporate benches in a market that continues to drive significant client demand...
Ravinia Capital Adds Schwartz as Managing Director Expanding Deal Origination and Midwest Presence
Ravinia Capital, a boutique investment bank focused on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, distressed situations, and restructuring, announced that Rob Schwartz has joined the firm as Managing Director. Schwartz, based in Cleveland, Ohio, brings...
Joyner Joins Rosenthal Capital Group as Senior Business Development Officer in Charlotte
Rosenthal Capital Group (RCG) announced that Luke Joyner has joined as a Senior Business Development Officer based in Charlotte. As a seasoned commercial banking professional with nearly 15 years of experience, Joyner will help with RCG’s continued...
BriteCap Financial Appoints Broude as Chief Financial Officer
BriteCap Financial, a technology-enabled small business capital platform, announced the appointment of Paul Broude as Chief Financial Officer.Broude brings more than 25 years of experience across financial leadership, operational scaling and...
eCapital Appoints Tong as Chief Legal Officer
eCapital announced the appointment of Richard Tong as Chief Legal Officer. Tong will join eCapital’s senior leadership group, reporting directly to Marius Silvasan, Chief Executive Officer, and will oversee the company’s global legal operations. Tong...
Barnes & Thornburg Expands Private Funds and Tax Capabilities, Adds Cooke
Barnes & Thornburg continues its strategic corporate practice expansion with the addition of New York-based Philip Cooke in the Tax practice. Cooke’s move follows the addition of six other corporate partners this year in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los...
JPalmer Collective Appoints Jester as Chief of Staff
JPalmer Collective (JPC) announced the appointment of Ellie Jester as Chief of Staff. Jester joins JPC at a time of continued growth, as the firm builds out its team and deepens its focus on delivering relationship-driven capital to its... Read Story
U.S. Bancorp Names Clements as Chief Operations Officer
U.S. Bancorp announced that Toby Clements will become its new senior executive vice president and chief operations officer. In this role, Clements will oversee the company’s client service centers and global operations teams, leading more than 16,000...
Heritage Global Capital Appoints Ludwig as President of National Loan Exchange
Heritage Global, an asset services company specializing in financial and industrial asset transactions, announced the promotion of Tom Ludwig to President of National Loan Exchange, Inc. (“NLEX”), a subsidiary of Heritage Global Inc. His appointment...
Ice Miller Recruits Bankruptcy Team from Potter Anderson & Corroon
Ice Miller announced the significant lateral team move with the joining of partners R. Stephen McNeill and Aaron H. Stulman, along with associates Andrew C. Ehrmann, Sarah R. Gladieux, and Maria Kotsiras from Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP to its...
First Horizon Bank Welcomes Donelon as Commercial Banking Group Manager in New Orleans
First Horizon Bank announced that Meghan Donelon has rejoined its New Orleans Commercial Banking team as a Commercial Banking Group Manager, bringing extensive leadership experience and strong community connections to the organization. Donelon began...
Frezza Joins CohnReznick as Restructuring and Dispute Resolution Managing Director
CohnReznick announced that Robert J. (“Bob”) Frezza has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its national Restructuring and Dispute Resolution practice. Frezza brings more than 25 years of restructuring leadership and experience advising...
Tiger Group Promotes Farrell to Senior Managing Director of C&I Asset-Disposition Platform
Tiger Group announced the promotion of Chad Farrell to Senior Managing Director of its Commercial & Industrial (C&I) asset-disposition platform. In leading C&I, Farrell structures and executes complex, multi-asset transactions across a broad range of...
Bridgeport Capital Adds Sill as SVP of Business Development
Bridgeport Capital announced the addition of Debbie Sill as Senior Vice President of Business Development to the Bridgeport team. Debbie will be opening a regional sales office in Dallas and will report to Max Toledo. Debbie brings many years of...
Siena Lending Group Appoints Doyle as Managing Director - Originations
Siena Lending Group announced that Jim Doyle has joined Siena Lending Group as Managing Director – Originations. In his new role, Doyle will be responsible for originating, structuring, and funding asset-based financing solutions with commitment...
KeyBank Accelerates Southeast Growth with High-Impact Middle Market Team in Atlanta
KeyBank announced the launch of a five-person Middle Market commercial banking team in Atlanta, underscoring the company's continued investment in top-tier talent and high-growth U.S. markets.The Atlanta expansion follows successful Middle Market...
Houlihan Lokey Strengthens Capital Solutions Group With Senior Real Estate Hire
Houlihan Lokey announced that Steven Loffman has joined as a Managing Director in its Capital Solutions Group. Loffman will be based in New York and will lead the U.S. Real Estate Capital Advisory practice for the firm. This announcement follows the...
Abacus Finance Group Hires Simon as Analyst, Launches Newly Designed Website
Abacus Finance Group, a provider of cash flow-based senior debt for sponsor-led investments in lower middle-market companies, announced that Tori Simon has joined the firm as an Analyst. The firm also unveiled a newly redesigned website that provides...
Associated Bank Names Riegelman as Milwaukee Market President
Associated Banc-Corp announced a strategic leadership transition in its Milwaukee market designed to accelerate both local growth and the continued expansion of its national verticals.Effective April 1, Neil Riegelman, senior vice president and head...
Eversheds Sutherland Adds Young as Finance Partner in Texas
Eversheds Sutherland has added Phyllis Y. Young as a partner in the US Finance Practice Group, expanding the firm’s advisory services in connection with finance and restructuring matters for public and private companies, financial institutions...
Stockdale Capital Partners Adds Four Senior-Level Executives
Stockdale Capital Partners continues to advance its growth trajectory with the strategic hiring of four senior level executives: Cole Haverty, Vice President, Acquisitions; Max MacArthur-Ricciuti, Senior Vice President, Capital Formation; Lauren...
Akerman Expands Bankruptcy Practice with Partner Murley in Wilmington
Akerman announced that Lucian (“Luke”) Murley has joined the firm as a partner in its Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice Group in Wilmington, Delaware. The addition deepens the firm’s national restructuring capabilities and reinforces its...
Cascadia Capital Adds Kahn to Equity Capital Solutions Team
Cascadia Capital, an independent investment bank serving middle-market clients globally, announced that Michael Kahn has joined the firm as a Director in its Equity Capital Solutions group. Kahn works closely with Co-Heads Sim Ketchum and Peter...
First Business Bank Appoints Brangle as SVP - Asset-Based Lending
First Business Bank appointed Patrick Brangle as Senior Vice President – Asset-Based Lending to First Business Specialty Finance, LLC, a subsidiary of First Business Bank. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Brangle brings over 25 years of commercial...
Alvarez & Marsal Valuation Launches Alternative Investment Services in Canada
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announced the addition of Senior Director Maisam Raza to lead its Alternative Investment Services (AIS) practice, based in Toronto. Raza will strengthen A&M’s Global Valuation Services (GVS) presence in the Canadian market by...
Republic Business Credit Expands Houston Presence, Hires Reyes as VP, Business Development Officer
Republic Business Credit announced the appointment of Pedro Reyes as Vice President, Business Development. In this role, Reyes will primarily focus on the Houston market and spearhead expansion into Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and other key Texas...
Hall Joins Susser Bank as Director of Technology Banking
Susser Bank appointed Christopher (Chris) Hall as Director of Technology Banking, based in the bank’s Austin office. In this role, Hall will lead the Technology Banking team and partner with high-growth technology companies to provide strategic...
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Adds Bae and Ruby to Capital Structure Solutions Practice
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett announced that Christine Bae and Jacob Ruby have joined the Firm as Partners in the Capital Structure Solutions Practice.Bae and Ruby bring extensive experience advising sponsors, companies, lenders and investors on complex...
Republic Bank Announces Executive Promotions to Propel Innovation
Republic Bank & Trust Company announced two key executive promotions that further position the Bank for long-term growth and innovation. Alex Cravens has been named Chief Digital Officer, and Jenna Cowley has been named Chief Transformation Officer...
Gateway Trade Funding Announces Two Key Promotions Strengthening Purchase Order Finance Operations
Gateway Trade Funding announced the promotions of Malvin Tang and Sam Abboud, reflecting the company’s continued growth and commitment to delivering responsive, expert financing solutions to its clients and referral partners. Tang has been promoted to...
MH&H Adds New Associates in Real Estate and Corporate M&A Practices
Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced the addition of Eleni M. Lazarides and Alexander Tomaro who have joined the firm as Associates in their Garden City office. Eleni joins the Real Estate Practice Group and Alexander joins the Corporate, M&A and...
Western Alliance Bank Launches Healthcare Industry Specialization, Hwang to Lead
Western Alliance Bank announced the launch of its specialized Healthcare commercial banking team, led by industry executive Jennifer Hwang.Hwang will build and lead a Healthcare banking team that will deliver strategic, integrated financial advice...
GA Group Adds Miller as Senior Advisor in Global Restaurant & Franchise Strategy
GA Group, a provider of advisory, valuation, field exam, liquidation, and real estate services, and majority-owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, announced the addition of Craig S. Miller as Senior Advisor, specializing in the...
FIS Asset Finance Appoints Pick as Head of Sales, North America & Europe
FIS Asset Finance announced the appointment of Geert Pick as Head of Sales, North America & Europe – Asset Finance. In this role, Pick will lead regional sales strategy, focusing on accelerating growth, strengthening client relationships, and...
Solifi Appoints Smith as Chief Legal Officer
Solifi announced the appointment of Kevin Smith as Chief Legal Officer (CLO). In this role, Smith will manage global legal strategy, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and risk management.Smith brings more than 25 years of experience as a...
Babcock Joins Star Mountain Capital as Managing Director
Star Mountain Capital announced that Christopher Babcock has joined as Managing Director. Babcock will leverage approximately 30 years of asset management experience to advance the firm's investor relations efforts and deepen relationships across...
Franklin Capital Promotes Damon to Senior Vice President of Operations and A/R Department Head
Franklin Capital, a leading A/R, PO, and Stretch Financing company, announced the promotion of Steven Damon to Senior Vice President of Operations and A/R Department Head.In his new role, Damon will oversee accounts receivable deal vetting, intake...
AIP Capital Promotes Fernando to Chief Commercial Officer
AIP Capital, an alternative investment manager focused on opportunities in asset-based finance promoted Dimuth Fernando to Chief Commercial Officer leading AIP's global commercial efforts. Dimuth has been with AIP Capital since 2024 as head of AIP's...
Haynes Boone Names Harris as Charlotte Office Managing Partner
Haynes Boone Finance Partner Charlie Harris has assumed the position of Charlotte office managing partner, a role in which he will lead strategic growth initiatives, deepen community engagement and continue building on the strong culture and...
GA Group Appoints Germany to Lead and Expand Financial Advisory Services Practice
Great American Holdings ("GA Group"), a provider of advisory, valuation, field exam, liquidation, and real estate services, and majority-owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ("Oaktree"), announced the appointment of Curt Germany...
First Business Bank Promotes McGraw to Vice President, Asset-Based Lending
First Business Bank announced the promotion of Kevin McGraw to Vice President – Asset-Based Lending at First Business Specialty Finance, LLC, a subsidiary of First Business Bank. McGraw serves as Vice President – Asset-Based Lending, bringing over 15...
CohnReznick Names Sachs as Private Equity Practice Leader
CohnReznick announced an expansion of its Private Equity practice, reflecting continued investment in supporting larger, more complex private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Scott G. Sachs has been named Private Equity Practice...
Clifford Chance Names Wilde as Houston Office Managing Partner
Clifford Chance appointed Alexandra Wilde as the Office Managing Partner for Houston, underscoring the firm’s continued investment in a key US market and its broader growth strategy across the Americas. Wilde, who joined the firm as a partner in the...
FTI Consulting Elects Nam as Chief Financial Officer
FTI Consulting announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has elected Angela Nam as Chief Financial Officer. Nam will commence her employment on May 1, 2026. She will serve as a member of the Executive Committee and will be based out of the...
Womble Deepens M&A, Private Equity Bench in New York
Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Gina M. Seong has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group in New York. She advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as public and private companies, on complex...
Barnes & Thornburg Continues Public Finance Expansion, Adds Four Lawyers in Three Offices
Barnes & Thornburg welcomed partners Megan McCarthy in Minneapolis and Benjamin Vernon in Los Angeles, as well as counsel Donna Brady in Los Angeles and associate Garrett Shaikh in the firm’s newly opened Phoenix office.Their arrival is part of the...
Post Road EF Appoints Johnston as Senior Managing Director, Wood as Managing Director
Post Road Equipment Finance (“PREF”), appointed two experienced professionals to its commercial team. Rich Johnston has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director on the Capital Markets Team and Brian Wood has joined as a Managing Director in...
DWS Appoints Richter as Head of Asset Based Finance
DWS announced the appointment of Barbara Richter as Head of Asset Based Finance, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities across private credit and asset based investment strategies.Richter brings extensive experience across asset based finance...
First Western Trust Appoints Miller as Scottsdale Market President
First Western Trust, a subsidiary of First Western Financial announced the appointment of Jeff Miller as Scottsdale Market President. With more than 15 years of experience in commercial and private banking, Miller brings deep lending expertise...
WSFS Bank Adds Gonzales as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
WSFS Bank, the primary subsidiary of WSFS Financial Corp., announced that Rene Gonzales has joined the organization as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Gonzales reports to Allan Matyger, Executive Vice President, Chief...
Prestige Capital Appoints Culotta as Chief Operating Officer
Prestige Capital announced the appointment of David B. Culotta as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Culotta will oversee operational strategy, enhance credit and risk management frameworks, and support the firm’s continued growth within the...
Buchalter Expands Corporate Practice in Pacific Northwest, Adds Karr and Bock
Buchalter announced that Emily Karr and Susan Bock have joined the firm as Corporate Partners in its Portland office. “We are thrilled to welcome Emily and Susan to the firm,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer at Buchalter. “With...
Polsinelli Deepens Health Care M&A Footprint, Adds Salm in Fort Lauderdale
Polsinelli announced that Jonathan D. Salm has joined the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office as a shareholder in its Health Care Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. His addition reflects the continued growth of the firm’s Corporate & Transactional Practices...
Hilco Global Appoints Tomaras as Chief Operating Officer, Professional Services
Hilco Global announced that Ted Tomaras has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer of its Professional Services Division, effective immediately.Tomaras will report to David Kurtz, Vice Chairman of Hilco Global and Chief Executive Officer of...
Wintrust’s LeuVoy Takes on Expanded Role Following Retirement of Marrinson
Wintrust Financial Corporation announced that Jason LeuVoy will take on an expanded role overseeing Wintrust Business Credit’s national asset-based lending portfolio as well as the Receivables Finance business following the retirement of John...
Cascadia Capital Expands Healthcare Investment Banking Practice, Adds Two Managing Directors
Cascadia Capital, an independent investment bank serving middle-market clients globally, announced the expansion of its Healthcare investment banking practice with the addition of Josh Mastracci and John Dean as Managing Directors. These senior hires...
Cadwalader Adds Restructuring Partners Schmidt and Brown
Cadwalader has added Financial Restructuring partners Shai Schmidt in New York and Jakeob Brown in London. This marks a significant expansion of the team in both major restructuring markets and is the next step in Cadwalader’s strategy to provide...
PlainsCapital Bank Adds Wendell as SVP, Senior Relationship Manager
PlainsCapital Bank announced that Reid Wendell has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager. Based at PlainsCapital’s Kirby location in Houston, Wendell brings 15 years of commercial banking experience.In his new role...
Polsinelli Grows New York Private Equity Practice with Two New Shareholders
Polsinelli announced that its Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions Practice has added Shareholders Jonathan K. Kitchen and Daniel E. Cohen in New York, further expanding the firm’s private equity platform in one of the country’s most active deal...
Winston & Strawn Adds Partner Haider to Structured Finance Practice
Winston & Strawn announced that Structured Finance Partner Shan Haider has joined the firm’s Transactions Department in New York. Shan advises institutional capital providers in deploying capital through various investment vehicles, in highly...
Hogan Lovells Adds M&A Partner Lowrance to Boston Office
Hogan Lovells announced that Bryan Lowrance has joined as a partner in the M&A practice area based in the firm's Boston office. He joins from Ropes & Gray. “We are thrilled to welcome Bryan to Hogan Lovells. His public company M&A experience on both...
Winston & Strawn Adds Former DOJ Litigator Huppert to Antitrust Practice
Winston & Strawn announced that Matthew Huppert has joined the firm as a Partner in Washington, D.C as a member of the Litigation Department and the Antitrust & Competition Practice. He comes to the firm from the U.S. Department of Justice’s...
Clifford Chance Expands US Antitrust Practice with Addition of Frazier
Clifford Chance has added partner Stacy Frazier in Washington, DC, further strengthening its Antitrust practice. Joining from UnitedHealth Group, Frazier brings in-house experience managing a broad portfolio of antitrust issues ranging from...
BCLP Strengthens Transactional Capabilities with Strategic Capital Markets and Sustainability Partner Hire
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP) announced the addition of Partner Abbey Raish to the firm’s Corporate Transactions Practice, where she will focus on capital markets, securities and sustainability matters. Raish joins BCLP from Kirkland & Ellis...
Culain Capital Adds Eakins as SVP, Regional Sales Executive
Culain Capital announced that Patrick Eakins has joined the firm as Senior Vice President, Regional Sales Executive.In this role, Eakins will be responsible for expanding Culain Capital’s origination efforts across the Southeast and Central U.S...
RSM Appoints Alex to Lead Government Affairs, Bringing Policy Expertise to the Evolving Middle Market
RSM US announced that James Alex has been appointed U.S. Public Policy and Government Affairs Leader. Alex brings decades of experience in tax policy, regulatory affairs and government leadership, including his service as State Tax Commissioner for...
Private Credit Ratings & Benchmarking Firm Transparency Analytics Appoints Rauscher as VP of Sales
Transparency Analytics, a financial benchmarking business focused on private credit, has appointed experienced private credit ratings sales executive Gregory Rauscher as Vice President of Sales. Rauscher will lead Transparency Analytics’ client...