Hilco Global announced the appointment of Mitch Friedel as Executive Director, Retail Development Advisory and Leasing within its Real Estate Advisory practice. This strategic addition underscores the Hilco Global commitment to expanding its Professional Services division and enhancing its capabilities within the high-growth Lifestyle and Town Center retail and mixed-use sectors. The addition of Mr. Friedel strengthens the Hilco Global capacity to deliver comprehensive real estate advisory
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January 09, 2026 @ 08:17 AM
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JPalmer Collective (JPC) announced that Karen Marino has joined the firm as Head of Risk Management. Marino will work closely with JPC’s credit teams to underwrite and manage client relationships, helping the firm thoughtfully identify, assess, and mitigate risk as it continues to grow. “We’re excited to welcome Karen to the JPC team,” said Jennifer Palmer, founder and president of JPalmer Collective. “She brings deep experience across the ABL industry and a strong track record of leading
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January 09, 2026 @ 08:15 AM
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A joint venture of SB360 Capital Partners, Hilco Global, and Gordon Brothers has received bankruptcy court approval to operate Going Out of Business (GOB) sales in all 89 remaining American Signature Inc. (ASI) stores. ASI is one of the nation’s leading home furnishings retailers, and is the parent company of Value City Furniture (VCF) and American Signature Furniture (ASF). ASI filed petitions for a voluntary Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in November of
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January 09, 2026 @ 08:07 AM
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Solifi appointed Sarah Glass as Chief Customer Officer (CCO). In this role, Glass will lead Solifi’s global customer organization, including customer success, support, services, education, and customer experience operations, with a mandate to deepen adoption, increase customer value, and expand long-term partnerships across Solifi’s global customer base. Glass joins Solifi with more than two decades of experience building and scaling customer organizations across enterprise software and SaaS
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January 09, 2026 @ 08:06 AM
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Golub Capital delivered another year of “good boring,” consistent results for its stakeholders in 2025, aided by its commitment to specialization.“We have long believed that specialization is a key source of competitive advantage for Golub Capital,” said David Golub, President of the Firm. “The past year validated this. Our deep relationships, scale and expertise enabled us to continue delivering strong results for investors, sponsors, portfolio companies and our team despite a muted M&A
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January 09, 2026 @ 08:05 AM
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Portage Point Partners appointed Adam Pollak as Head of Advisory. Pollak also joins the firm’s Executive Leadership Team. In this role, Pollak will provide unified leadership across Transaction Advisory Services, Valuations, Transaction Execution Services, Office of the CFO and Performance Improvement. He will also lead platform-wide technology initiatives, including the development and deployment of proprietary technology solutions designed to accelerate execution, deliver deeper operational
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January 09, 2026 @ 08:02 AM
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Benefit Street Partners (BSP), a leading credit-focused alternative asset manager, announced the final close of BSP Real Estate Opportunistic Debt Fund II (“ODF II”), providing $10 billion of investable capital, inclusive of related vehicles and anticipated leverage, across $3 billion of equity commitments. This fundraise caps a year of historic deployment for BSP’s commercial real estate team, which originated nearly $9 billion of real estate investments during 2025.Consistent with its
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January 09, 2026 @ 08:00 AM
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Idea Financial, a leading provider of flexible financing solutions for small businesses and legal professionals, announced the successful closing of a $20 million corporate term loan with EverBank. This strategic relationship provides Idea Financial with additional capital to accelerate growth in its core small business lending and legal financing divisions, enabling the company to serve more entrepreneurs and law firms nationwide.The funding comes at a pivotal time for Idea Financial, which has
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January 09, 2026 @ 07:57 AM
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Chicago Atlantic served as the sole arranger and administrative agent on a $30 million senior secured credit facility to Hugo Inc. (“Hugo”), a Chicago-headquartered provider of high-judgment Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and AI operations services. The financing will support Hugo’s strategic roll-up of specialized BPO and call center platforms, expanding its global delivery footprint and service depth.Founded in 2017 by Orinola Gbadebo-Smith and Simone Bartlett, Hugo is a full-service BPO
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January 09, 2026 @ 07:50 AM
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Faropoint, a leading tech-enabled real estate investment firm focused on last-mile industrial properties, has secured a $600 million acquisition credit facility for its Industrial Value Fund IV. The credit facility is led by KeyBank, as Administrative Agent, with JP Morgan, Capital One, Truist Bank, and Citizens Bank serving as co-lead arrangers.Fund IV, launched in June 2025 with a $1 billion target, continues Faropoint's flagship Industrial Value Fund series strategy of acquiring and enhancing
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January 08, 2026 @ 08:10 AM
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Solifi, a global provider of secured finance software solutions, announced the launch of Experience Hub, a modern digital experience platform designed to help secured finance organizations deliver clearer more intuitive customer engagement. Built on Solifi's cloud native Open Finance Platform, Experience Hub enables lenders to modernize how customers interact with their financial information while improving efficiency and consistency across customer touchpoints.As customer expectations continue
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January 08, 2026 @ 08:08 AM
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RESIDCO announced the closing of a $100 million commercial aircraft engine acquisition facility provided by Huntington National Bank, a $223 billion asset regional bank headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. This newly formed debt facility is designed to support RESIDCO’s strategic expansion within the global aviation secondary market, specifically focusing on the acquisition of high-demand commercial aircraft engines.“As the aviation industry continues its robust recovery, the demand for engine
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January 08, 2026 @ 08:07 AM
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Altriarch Asset Management closed a $20 million invoice factoring facility to support the ongoing expansion of a leading global staffing and workforce management provider.For over twenty years, the Company has delivered payroll, compliance, and workforce management solutions to clients across more than 80 countries. With deep expertise and a robust international infrastructure, the Company enables blue-chip organizations to efficiently access, onboard, and manage talent, striving to help its
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January 08, 2026 @ 08:05 AM
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LifeMD, a leading provider of virtual primary care and pharmacy services, announced the closing of a new senior secured revolving credit facility (“RCF”) with Citizens Bank. The facility has a maturity date of January 2, 2029 and provides for up to $50 million of total availability consisting of $30 million of committed availability with an additional accordion option of up to $20 million. As of closing, no balance was drawn on the RCF as the Company believes its cash on hand and expected cash
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January 08, 2026 @ 08:00 AM
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At the start of the year, strong optimism among U.S. business leaders is setting the stage for an active 2026, according to JPMorganChase’s annual Business Leaders Outlook survey of small and midsize companies. Following a year of persistent economic and geopolitical headwinds, business leaders are charting a path forward by pursuing growth opportunities, embracing emerging technologies and, in some cases, forging new strategic partnerships. As businesses grow and scale, their financial needs
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January 08, 2026 @ 07:50 AM
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