Cerebro Capital, a commercial loan marketplace, announced the appointment of Chris Dalo as Executive Vice President and Michele Hsu as Vice President of Marketing. Together, Hsu and Dalo will build out Cerebro's business development and marketing to... Read Story

Mayer Brown announced that renowned private credit lawyer Joanne De Silva has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice. Ms. De Silva joins from Ropes & Gray LLP.  “Building out our private capital capabilities... Read Story

Forshey Prostok LLP announced the addition of Emily Chou as a partner in the firm's Fort Worth office.Ms. Chou brings over twenty years of experience in business reorganization, creditors' rights, and commercial litigation. Her work has included... Read Story

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced that Sharon Driscoll, Chief Financial Officer of Ritchie Bros., has advised the company that she intends to retire within two years. As part of an effective succession process, Driscoll will continue to serve as... Read Story

Pitney Bowes has appointed Tom Doherty as Vice President, Lending Services and Products. He joins Pitney Bowes from CIBC Bank USA where he served as Managing Director and Head of Business Banking.In this global role, Doherty will lead the lending... Read Story

Allen & Overy announced that Ilona Potiha has joined the firm as a partner in its U.S. Leveraged Finance practice, based in New York.Ilona joins from Davis Polk & Wardwell where she was most recently counsel, helping to develop the firm’s leveraged... Read Story

Neal Gerber Eisenberg (NGE) announced the return of Elaine Taussig as partner in the Corporate & Securities practice group. She was previously a partner at the firm until her departure in 2009.  Taussig counsels executives, boards of directors, and... Read Story

SMBC Nikko Securities America announced that Scott Ashby has joined the firm as Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets and Investment Banking, Senior Deputy President. In this role, he will oversee several business functions within the Capital... Read Story

William Blair announced the continued expansion of the firm’s robust life sciences practice with the additions of Neha Motwani and Rizwan Velji as managing directors. Based in the firm’s New York office, Motwani and Velji bring deep knowledge and... Read Story

Context Business Lending (“CBL”), a family office-backed leading, national asset-based lender, announced its expansion into the California market and the hiring of three additional team members to support its continued fast-paced growth. While CBL... Read Story

Morrison & Foerster announced the addition of Jeff Silberman as a partner in its FinTech and Financial Services Groups. Silberman brings nearly two decades of legal experience in the FinTech, financial services, and capital markets space, including... Read Story

Russell A. Colombo, Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Marin and Bank of Marin Bancorp, has formally announced his retirement, effective Oct. 31. The Board of Directors of Bank of Marin Bancorp, parent company of Bank of Marin, named Tim Myers, age... Read Story

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp announced that Kenneth W. Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, has announced his intention to retire effective Dec. 31, after 46 years in banking, including 22 years with Farmers & Merchants Bank of... Read Story

Wintrust Specialty Finance (WSF), a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, N.A., announced Chris Maudlin, CLFP, has been promoted to serve the company as Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer. Maudlin is located in WSF’s Irvine, CA... Read Story

Thomas J. Shara, President and CEO of Lakeland Bank, announced Mandar Soman has been hired as Senior Vice President, Operational Risk Manager based in Oak Ridge, NJ.Soman will be responsible for leading the bank’s new Operational Risk Management... Read Story

Independent Bank Group, the parent company of Independent Bank, announced changes to its executive leadership to position the Company for long-term success and to best serve its customers, communities and shareholders.David R. Brooks will remain... Read Story

BHI announced two strategic hires in California, both based in the firm’s Los Angeles Representative Office. James (Jimmy) Lee has been appointed Senior Vice President and Head of California Commercial & Industrial, overseeing the bank’s California... Read Story

Argosy Healthcare Partners ("AHP"), a lower middle market private equity investor focused exclusively on healthcare, and a division of Argosy Capital, a diversified investment firm with $1.9 billion in assets under management ("AUM"), announced that... Read Story

First Eagle Alternative Credit, a leading alternative credit manager, announced the appointment of Edward Giordano as Chief Financial Officer overseeing FEAC’s finance, accounting and operations functions. He succeeds Terry Olson, who retired on June... Read Story

CNB Financial Corporation (CNB), the parent company of CNB Bank, announced Michael D. Peduzzi has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer of CNB Bank. “Mike brings superb financial skills and a deep knowledge of banking to CNB,” said... Read Story

Red River Bank announced its planned expansion into the New Orleans, Louisiana, market and has hired Meghan Donelon as its New Orleans market president.A New Orleans native and Louisiana State University graduate, Meghan brings to the role a wealth... Read Story

PlainsCapital Bank expanded its commercial banking team in Austin, Texas, with the addition of Laura Kane and Rodney Thompson as senior vice presidents of commercial lending and Carly McCollum as commercial loan officer. “We’re excited to welcome... Read Story

Focus Lenders Services Group added three new Field Examiners to its already robust team in the US and Canada. These new examiners are based in California, New York and Toronto. All these seasoned professionals have a minimum of over ten years’... Read Story

Republic Bank named Steve McWilliams as Market President for Metro Philadelphia, including South New Jersey and Delaware.Mr. McWilliams has been the Senior Lender at Republic Bank for the last five years. Prior to that he was a Senior Lender for... Read Story

Bank of Southern California, N.A., a commercial bank headquartered in San Diego, announced the appointment of Ross Macdonald as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending Regional Manager in Orange County. Based out of the company’s Regional... Read Story

Private Bancorp of America and CalPrivate Bank President and CEO Rick Sowers announced Mag Wangsuwana was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of both the company and bank.“Mag is a proven finance and accounting professional... Read Story

Santander Holdings USA announced that Laura Burke has been named Santander US Chief Communications Officer, reporting to Jennifer Mathissen, Chief Marketing Officer for Santander Bank, N.A. Burke also joins the Santander US leadership team, headed by... Read Story

ToneyKorf Partners, a national consulting firm, promoted two individuals to Managing Director, and one individual to Director, effective September 1, 2021.  In addition, the firm named a new Director of Operations.Steve Korf, co-founder and Senior... Read Story

First Bank & Trust Company hired Austin Phipps as a new Vice President . Phipps will join both the agriculture and commercial lending divisions of the bank. While Phipps's office will be based in Abingdon, he hails from Grayson County, Virginia and... Read Story

Idea Financial, a leading provider of small business lending solutions, proomoted Sean Hritz to Vice President of Credit and Risk. In addition, Idea Financial will now offer lines of credit and term loans up to 36 months. Hritz joined the company in... Read Story

First Foundation Inc., a financial services company with two wholly owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and First Foundation Bank, announced the expansion of its Commercial Banking team in Los Angeles County with the appointment... Read Story

TowneBank announced its Board of Directors has elected Brad Schwartz as President and Chief Operating Officer succeeding J. Morgan Davis who will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer.“Brad joined our Towne family in 2016 with the merger of... Read Story

Leslie A. Berkoff, a Partner and Chair of the Dispute Resolution practice group in the Garden City office of Moritt Hock & Hamroff, has been recently appointed to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) – International Centre for Dispute... Read Story

BHI appointed Vicki Andreadis as general counsel. With a legal career that spans nearly twenty years, Andreadis has spent the past decade in senior legal positions with financial services firms.“Vicki brings to BHI a comprehensive breadth of legal... Read Story

LiquidX, the global fintech solutions provider for working capital, trade finance, and insurance, announced the appointment of Keith Raymond as Managing Director, InBlock Sales. Mr. Raymond will lead the commercial expansion of LiquidX’s... Read Story

Morrison & Foerster announced the addition of Maria B. Earley as a partner in its Financial Services and FinTech Groups in Washington, D.C. Ms. Earley joins Morrison & Foerster from another prominent international firm, where she served as financial... Read Story

Fladgate announced David Harrison, a corporate lawyer with deep experience in both the private and public markets, has joined the firm as a Partner.Harrison, previously a Partner at Shoosmiths LLP where he was part of the team that founded the firm’s... Read Story

Dykema announced the addition of Catherine S. Bowe to its Corporate Finance Practice Group as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Dallas office. Bowe joins Dykema after practicing with Exall Legal Advisors, PLLC in Dallas for four years. Prior to that, she... Read Story

The equipment professionals at Loeb have been helping clients, brokers and partners since 1880. Whether a business is looking to buy, sell, rent, capitalize or liquidate its industrial equipment and machinery, Loeb has a winning solution. Loeb is... Read Story

Ravinia Capital, a boutique investment bank, announced that veteran investment banker David Hirschfield is joining the firm as Managing Director, effective immediately. Hirschfield has closed more than 150 transactions during his four decades and... Read Story

Joel Seager joined Fladgate as a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice. Seager has over 15 years’ experience acting on a wide range of complex, high-value international and domestic disputes in both court and arbitration proceedings. His... Read Story

John Gilkes has joined Grant Thornton as a Forensic Advisory Services principal, based in the firm’s MetroDC office in Arlington, Virginia. Gilkes will tap into his more than 30 years of experience to enhance Grant Thornton’s forensic services... Read Story

Greystone announced that Karen Ford has joined as a Vice President on the FHA lending team. Based in Mississippi, Ms. Ford will serve with Lisa Anderson, Managing Director for FHA lending, in a leadership role on the FHA platform. Ms. Ford will... Read Story

Skyway Capital Markets announced long-time senior investment banking executive John Patterson has joined its Investment Banking team as Managing Director, Head of Healthcare Group.Over the course of his investment banking career spanning 30+ years... Read Story

Davis Polk announced that Sheila Adams, Matthew Bacal, Ning Chiu, Ethan Goldman, David Hahn, Eric McLaughlin, Adam Shpeen, Travis Triano and Steve Wang have been elected partners of the Firm, effective July 1, 2021.Ms. Adams is a member of Davis... Read Story

Patriot Capital, a multi-strategy middle market investment firm, announced the promotion of Sean Bilbrough to Vice President, effective immediately. Bilbrough joined Patriot Capital in June 2018 as a Senior Associate.   "A large degree of our success... Read Story

Tradewind Finance announced that Kevin Gillespie has joined the firm as Vice President, Sales based out of Pittsburgh, PA. Gillespie brings years of experience in the factoring and larger finance industry to the role, where he will be responsible for... Read Story

Runway Growth Capital hired Carmela Thomson to be the firm's first Vice President of Finance and Accounting, and Andy Weyer to the post of Managing Director, Technology for Runway's Origination team.Operating out of the Chicago office, Thomson will... Read Story

Hughes Hubbard & Reed announced that Constantine (Gus) Petropoulos, a mergers and acquisitions lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate practice in the New York office.Petropoulos has significant experience representing private... Read Story

EisnerAmper announced that Mark Brown has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Forensic, Litigation and Valuation Services (“FLVS”) practice. Brown has 25 years of experience performing economic, accounting and financial analysis, including... Read Story

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital appointed Richard Cheung as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective June 21, 2021.Cheung most recently served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investment Accounting at Guggenheim... Read Story

Wells Fargo announced Julie Caperton as head of Wells Fargo Private Bank, a division of Wealth & Investment Management (WIM). This is in addition to Caperton’s current role as head of the Banking, Lending & Trust Center of Excellence for WIM.... Read Story

PacWest Bancorp hired Angela Kelley as their new EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. She will also serve as the EVP, General Counsel for Pacific Western Bank, the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of the Company. Mrs. Kelley comes to the... Read Story

Hughes Hubbard & Reed announced that Remy Gerbay has joined the firm as a partner in the Arbitration group in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.Gerbay’s practice focuses on international commercial and investment arbitration, and related litigation... Read Story

Greystone announced that Ms. Sampada D’silva has joined Greystone as a Deputy Chief Credit Officer, reporting to Scott Thurman, Greystone’s Head of Credit for the FHA lending platform.Ms. D’silva is based in Chicago and will help meet the growing... Read Story

eCapital named Kyle Wilson as Senior Vice President, Sales Director Business Development. Wilson brings more than 13 years of expertise in commercial financing to this role. He will oversee the business development team for eCapital’s Commercial... Read Story

Reitler, a full-service boutique law firm, welcomed Joseph Choi and Vincenzo Paparo to its Lending & Debt Finance practice group. Joseph Choi, joins the firm as Partner, and Vincenzo Paparo joins the firm as Senior Counsel; both will be based in... Read Story

Stroock added partner Michael S. Kosmas to the firm’s D.C. office. A leader in real estate and corporate law for the hospitality industry, Kosmas joins from Kelley Drye & Warren, where he was Deputy Chair of its Global Hospitality and Leisure... Read Story

Axiom Bank expanded its team with the hiring of Sul Hemani as VP, SBA Relationship Manager. In this new role, Hemani will help further grow Axiom Bank’s government-guaranteed lending program by generating new SBA and USDA loans.Hemani has nearly two... Read Story

Bank of America named David Bader as President of Bank of America Austin. Bader succeeds Nikki Graham, who announced her retirement after 27 years of service at the bank.As Austin president, Bader will be responsible for connecting the banking and... Read Story

Annie O’Connor has been named Portfolio Manager at GemCap.  “We recognize that Annie’s strong financial background and in depth knowledge of all facets of asset-based lending makes her the perfect candidate to manage our growing portfolio.  We are... Read Story

Allen & Overy announced that Gordon Mak and Stanimir (Stan) Kostov have joined as partners in A&O’s U.S. Leveraged Finance practice, based in New York. Gordon and Stan join A&O from White & Case LLP, where they worked in the firms’ Debt Finance and... Read Story

Piper Sandler announced the addition of Jeffrey Thomas as a managing director within the healthcare investment banking group. He will cover the MedTech and life science tools and diagnostics space and will be based in the firm’s Boston office.Prior... Read Story

First Business Bank hired Willem (Warren) Baas as Vice President – SBA Lending.“Warren is a great addition to our team,” said Marty Ferguson, Managing Director of SBA Lending. “He’s very passionate about helping small- and medium-sized businesses... Read Story

First Business Bank has promoted Alan McAfee to Chief Banking Operations Officer.“Since he started at First Business Bank, Alan has led several different teams working on important initiatives to improve processes, technology, efficiency, and... Read Story

Coastal States Bank announced that Eric Rivenbark has joined CSB as Commercial Banking Team Leader for the Atlanta region.Eric brings 20 years of commercial banking experience in the Atlanta market to his position with Coastal States Bank. His career... Read Story

Hughes Hubbard & Reed announced that Tom Healey has joined the firm as a partner in its Aviation Finance Group. Healey, a leader in aircraft finance, will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.Healey’s practice focuses on representing... Read Story

KeyCorp announced that James L. Waters will be joining the bank as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective July 6, 2021. Waters will lead Key's Law Group and serve as the company's senior legal officer."James is a seasoned legal... Read Story

Finitive named Andrew Holgate to lead Finitive's European initiatives as the company's Managing Director – Head of Europe. In this UK-based role, Holgate will develop and maintain Finitive's relationships throughout Europe with non-bank lenders... Read Story

Wells Fargo announced that Ulrike Guigui has been named head of Payments Strategy. She will join the company on June 1 and will report to Ather Williams III, Wells Fargo head of Strategy, Digital, and Innovation.In this new position, Guigui will be... Read Story

Sallyport Commercial Finance promoted James Bartel to Senior Vice President of Sales, effective immediately. Bartel has served Sallyport's SME and entrepreneur business owners diligently over the past 4 years, consistently over-achieving while... Read Story

Matt Rupp has joined Troutman Pepper as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Most recently, Rupp served as a partner at McDermott Will & Emery.Rupp has spent more than 10 years counseling clients on a variety of corporate matters. He focuses... Read Story

Alvarez & Marsal Taxand appointed Houston-based Michael McGee to lead the newly launched Global Trade and Customs practice. The Global Trade and Customs practice, in conjunction with Mr. McGee’s hiring, demonstrates A&M’s commitment to helping... Read Story

PlainsCapital Bank announced Derrich Rodriguez has joined its San Antonio lending group as Senior Vice President and Senior Commercial Loan Officer.“We’re proud to welcome Derrich to PlainsCapital’s talented team of lenders in San Antonio,” said... Read Story

Axiom Bank promoted Joe Dear to SVP, Commercial Market Executive. In this role, he will be responsible for leading and growing the bank’s Orlando Commercial Banking unit, including Treasury Management.Dear has three decades of experience in... Read Story

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, expanded its Corporate Practice Group with Jason Northcutt in Washington, D.C. He joins as a partner from Bass, Berry & Sims. Northcutt works with leaders in the government contracting, aerospace and defense... Read Story

Sunwest Bank, a privately held, entrepreneurial business bank serving the Western United States, welcomed Chris Tillack as its new Utah Market Area President. In this role, he will provide leadership, oversight and strategic direction of all business... Read Story