Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs announced that Harris Winsberg and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Garner have joined the Firm as partners in its Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice and Commercial Finance Practice, respectively. Both partners will reside in the... Read Story

Dechert announced that Alon Goldberger has rejoined the firm as a global finance partner based in the Philadelphia office, focusing on leveraged finance. Goldberger’s experience extends across a variety of industries and business structures... Read Story

BOK Financial announced the addition of S. Scott Simmons to their asset based lending team.Approaching 25 years in the asset based lending industry, Simmons has held successful business development roles at First Capital, AloStar Capital Finance... Read Story

William Blair announced that Scott McLaughlin has been named head of equities. “It is my pleasure to announce Scott’s addition to William Blair’s award-winning institutional sales, trading, and research team, where he will leverage his global... Read Story

Andrew Guzzo has been promoted to Chief Banking Officer & President (Winona), for Merchants Bank, according to Greg Evans, President & CEO.Guzzo will continue to have primary leadership responsibility for Merchants Bank’s Winona and Goodview... Read Story

Dykema is expanding its platform with the addition of a capital markets team and the opening of an office in Milwaukee, the firm’s first in the state. The incoming capital markets team is an integrated and seasoned group of M&A, securities, finance... Read Story

Blank Rome announced that R. Andrew “Andy” Arculin has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Financial Institutions Litigation and Regulatory Compliance (“FILARC”) practice group. At Blank Rome, Andy will advise clients on a... Read Story

EisnerAmper named Danielle Barrs as the Director of ESG Strategic Solutions. Barrs will work with clients to solve key variables in the sustainability equation, including carbon emissions, energy efficiency, clean energy, ESG performance, capital... Read Story

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced that Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. and Scott Miller have become Co-Chairs of the firm, effective January 1, 2022.Mr. Giuffra and Mr. Miller have served as Vice Chairs of the firm since January 2021. They succeed Joseph C.... Read Story

First Republic Bank announced its Board of Directors has named Mike Roffler Acting Co-CEO of the company and appointed him to the company’s Board of Directors. As previously announced, Roffler also began service as President on Jan. 1, 2022.Hafize... Read Story

Merchants Bank of Indiana announced the retirement of Chief Credit Officer Richard (Rick) Belser. Robert Burtner, previously Merchants Bank’s Deputy Chief Credit Officer, succeeds Belser and has worked alongside Belser for much of last year. Belser’s... Read Story

Cornerstone Community Bancorp announced Jeffrey P. Finck will assume the position of Executive Chairman and Matthew B. Moseley will assume the position of President and Chief Executive Officer and be appointed as a Director to Cornerstone Community... Read Story

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has further expanded the scope of its forensic technology solutions capabilities by adding Jay Chong as a Senior Director with its Disputes and Investigations practice in Hong Kong.Mr. Chong has more than 20 years of experience... Read Story

First Hawaiian, the parent company of First Hawaiian Bank announced that Ravi Mallela, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First Hawaiian, Inc. and First Hawaiian Bank, has resigned for personal reasons, effective at the close of... Read Story

BHI appointed Brian Foley as First Vice President in the bank’s Food & Beverage Group. Foley is a veteran banker with 20 years of commercial banking experience across diversified sectors.“Brian brings an extensive career and breadth of experience to... Read Story

Dechert added counsel Melissa Wollis and associates Erin Hood and Taylor Muller to Dechert’s global finance group as part of the firm’s market-leading CLO team in New York. They follow the recent addition of partner Jon Burke, who rejoined the firm... Read Story

Cadence Business Finance (CBF) announced the addition of Oz Lindley, senior vice president, managing director of originations for Southeastern United States. Lindley is based in Atlanta. Lindley brings over 30 years of well-diversified senior secured... Read Story

Republic Bank hired Kelly Trimble as Vice President and Relationship Manager based in its Marlton, New Jersey office. In this role, Trimble will be responsible for overseeing and growing the customer portfolio for the bank’s expanding presence in... Read Story

BlueBay Asset Management, RBC Global Asset Management’s specialist fixed income manager, has appointed two new senior hires to its Structured Credit team, Brian O’Hara as a Portfolio Manager and Mark Shohet as a Senior Analyst. Brian and Mark are... Read Story

SierraConstellation Partners hired Taylor Sherman as a Managing Director in the firm’s Houston office. Sherman will oversee SCP’s presence in Houston and overall growth of the firm, leveraging his experience serving clients globally across many... Read Story

Magnolia Financial announced the opening of a regional sales office in Atlanta, GA to expand its presence in the southeast.  The Spartanburg-based company also announced that industry veteran Larry Artman has returned to Magnolia to head its new... Read Story

Heritage Commerce Corp, the holding company of Heritage Bank of Commerce, announced the Board of Directors of the company and the bank approved the appointment of Robertson (Clay) Jones as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank. Walter T.... Read Story

Winston & Strawn announced that 21 attorneys have been elevated to partner. The class represents Winston’s ongoing commitment to diversity with 42.8 percent being women, persons of color, and LGBTQ+.Established members of eight different practice... Read Story

Angelo Gordon announced that Allison Binns, former Executive Director for Global Sustainability Research at Morgan Stanley, has joined the firm as Head of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) and Sustainable Investing Strategies. In this new role... Read Story

Peapack-Gladstone Bank announced the appointment of Katherine M. Dickenson, Esq. as Senior Managing Director, Assistant General Counsel. Dickenson is primarily responsible for providing legal and transactional support to Peapack Capital, the Bank’s... Read Story

William Blair announced the addition of Jim Conniff as a managing director in the firm’s investment banking group. Based in the firm’s Chicago office, Conniff joins the industrial growth products (IGP) team, bringing more than 25 years of experience... Read Story

PlainsCapital Bank announced that Kristi Conway has joined its Houston lending group as Executive Vice President.“PlainsCapital Bank is proud to welcome Kristi to our commercial lending team,” said Houston Region Chairman Danny Schroder. “Her... Read Story

Brevet Capital, a leading credit investment and specialty finance firm with a dedicated focus on the government sector, announced Brian Chase, former Founding Partner, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Garrison Investment Group... Read Story

Triumph Bancorp appointed Renee Galitis as chief information officer. In her role, Galitis will execute the information technology (IT) strategy driving innovation and operational excellence for the company. She will provide direction and oversight... Read Story

Provident Bank announced Jessica Dudick has joined the Bank as Vice President, Relationship Manager with the Central New Jersey Commercial Lending team.Dudick is based in the Bank’s Iselin, NJ, administrative headquarters and is responsible for... Read Story

Fortis, a high-growth commercial bank serving small- to medium-sized privately held businesses in Colorado and Utah, announced the hiring of four new banking teams in Salt Lake City, UT.Mr. Kristopher Adams will be responsible for the continued... Read Story

Traditions Bancorp, holding company for Traditions Bank, has announced that Thomas J. Sposito II will assume expanded leadership responsibility in the newly created role of Chief Banking Officer, effective November 15, 2021.Sposito joined the... Read Story

John Marshall Bank announced Alice Williams as its new SVP, Commercial Lender. Williams has 39 years of experience in commercial banking, with almost half of her career spent at Truist Bank (formerly BB&T).Before joining John Marshall Bank, Williams... Read Story

Umpqua Bank announced its expansion into the state of Arizona with the hire of Kevin Gillette to build and lead the bank's newly formed Phoenix middle market banking office. Gillette is one of Arizona's top banking leaders with more than 25 years of... Read Story

BHI, a full-service commercial bank, announced that it has appointed Michael Wadler as First Vice President, Commercial Real Estate.  Wadler, a veteran banker whose career spans more than three decades, will be based in BHI’s Florida Representative... Read Story

The Private Banking arm of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) announced the addition of a new Corporate Advisory & Banking Officer, Ianni Palandjoglou. Ianni is joining the firm as a Senior Vice President and will be BBH's first full-time employee... Read Story

Regions Bank announced a nearly 40-year veteran of the financial services industry has joined the bank to lead Regions’ significantly expanded Commercial Banking team in the nation’s second-fastest growing city.Brian Happel will serve as Fort Worth... Read Story

First Financial Bank promoted David Bailey to Executive Vice President for Commercial Banking, a newly created position within the bank. The announcement was made by Scott Dueser, Chairman, President and CEO, of First Financial Bankshares, Inc., at... Read Story

Moritt Hock & Hamroff (MHH) welcomed three new associates: Michael J. Borger, Johanna C. David and Grace Y. Lee. Borger and David joined the firm's Trusts and Estates practice group and are based in the firm's Garden City office. Lee joined the... Read Story

Mitsubishi HC Capital America, a specialty finance company, announced Gary Furnas has joined the company as Director of Business Development for Dealer Inventory Finance, Transportation.Based in North Texas, Furnas will be responsible for driving... Read Story

BizCap, (Business Capital since 2002) announced it has hired Ryan Barringer as Managing Director, filling a key role on the company’s management team. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ryan will be responsible for defining and executing on... Read Story

PlainsCapital Bank announced that David Barganski has joined its Corpus Christi lending group as senior vice president, senior commercial loan officer.“David will be a great asset to our lending team and to the businesses we serve,” said Coastal Bend... Read Story

Texas Capital Bancshares, the parent company of Texas Capital Bank, announced Chris Calvert and Claire Harrison have been named Market Chairman and Market President of Austin, TX, respectively.Since June 2021, Harrison has served as Senior Vice... Read Story

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp announced Stephen W. Haley, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be retiring effective Dec. 31 after 18 years with Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California. Haley will remain with the company... Read Story

US Capital Global announced that Robert Jones has joined the group’s global headquarters in San Francisco as a Vice President within the group’s Investment Banking division. With decades of experience on Wall Street, Mr. Jones is a seasoned... Read Story

Dykema announced that Dallas-based Member Eric White has been appointed to serve as assistant leader of the firm’s corporate finance practice group. In his practice, White counsels clients on business law matters involving mergers and acquisitions... Read Story

Utica Equipment Finance, a provider of equipment-based term loans and leases to companies throughout North America, announced Christina Magnotta has joined the firm as Managing Director of Sales. Based in Connecticut, she will be responsible for... Read Story

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