THE LENDER DRAFT MARCH MADNESS – FEB 2ND WEEK SCORES
ASSET-BASED LENDING GAMES
eCapital (60): Didn’t close a deal this week
Republic Business Credit (68) ✅: Provided an $8.5M ABL facility to a sponsor-backed transportation company
SouthStar Capital (93) ✅: Closed a $750K accounts receivable financing facility for a construction materials supplier, Central FL, a $2M invoice factoring facility for precision manufacturing company, and a $1.5M invoice factoring facility for a technology and consulting firm serving national retail brands
Clarus Capital (70): Didn’t close a deal this week
nFusion Capital (88) ✅: Provided a $3M factoring line (accordion up to $5M) for a nationwide staffing and recruiting firm, CA
Sallyport Commercial Finance (80): Didn’t close a deal this week
Second Avenue Capital Partners (79) ✅: Served as Administrative Agent for $126M senior secured credit facility supporting acquisition of Mirai Casting Group ($65M working capital revolver + $6.5M machinery and equipment term loan to US-based entities)
Great Rock Capital (75): Closed as a lead-arranger for a $175M senior secured revolving credit facility for A Crane Rental, LLC (lead) alnog with co-lenders: Ares Commercial Finance, Wingspire Capital, and InterVest Capital Partners
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE GAMES
#1 Wells Fargo (60): Didn’t close a deal this week
#7 Citigroup (86) ✅: Co-originated $1.473B CMBS refinancing for Plymouth Industrial portfolio (145 properties, 32.1M SF) across OH, TN, IN, GA, FL alongside Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley
#13 SMBC (71): Co-originated long-term financing for HVDC transmission project in India and provided 175M EURO project debt for 300MW solar/wind/storage portfolio in Portugal
#2 Goldman Sachs (93) ✅: Provided $596M refinancing (lead) for The Crescent office towers, Dallas TX, alongside JPMorgan Chase, and closed $53.5M refinancing for office park, Plantation FL
#18 MUFG (86): Co-originated long-term financing for HVDC transmission project in India
#3 JPMorgan Chase (97) ✅: Provided $81M loan for Hanover Crossing retail center, Hanove,r MA, and co-originated $596M refinancing for The Crescent office towers, Dallas, TX
European Investment Bank (60): Didn’t close a deal this week
#5 Bank of America (82) ✅: Provided $407M refinancing (lead) for 450 Lexington Avenue office tower, NYC, alongside Morgan Stanley
#11 Santander (104) ✅: Co-originated $355M senior financing for Central Oasis solar-plus-storage platform (398MW, 1.4GWh), Chil,e alongside BNP Paribas and Rabobank, and provided 175M EURO project debt for 300MW solar/wind/storage portfolio in Portugal
#10 Deutsche Bank (70): Didn’t close a deal this week
#24 BMO/Bank of Montreal (70): Didn’t close a deal this week
#4 Morgan Stanley (118) ✅: Provided $407M refinancing (lead) for 450 Lexington Avenue office tower, NYC alongside Bank of America and syndicated $1.47B CMBS Refi of Ares 5-state Industrial portfolio.
ING Bank (60): Didn’t close a deal this week
#7 Bank OZK (75) ✅: Providesd $65.1M construction loan for Ellis Avenue Logistics Center (631,011 SF industrial), Perris, CA, and closed $60M construction loan for Seventeen Gables Condominium (117 units), Coral Gables FL
#6 Nuveen (68) ✅: Closed $42M C-PACE financing for citizenM Georgetown hotel conversion (230 rooms), Washington DC
#8 Apollo Global Management (60): Didn’t close a deal this week
#14 Barings (70): Provided $60.4M refinancing for BridgePoint South Bay II (203,877 SF industrial), Torrance, CA
#12 Dwight Capital/DMT (100) ✅: Provided $60M construction loan for Seventeen Gables Condominium (117 units), Coral Gables, F,L and closed $60M HUD 221(d)(4) construction loan for Lotus Alchemy (184 units), Salt Lake City UT
#32 MonticelloAM (80): Didn’t close a deal this week
#16 Greystone (92) ✅: Provided $34.25M bridge loan to refinance Anson at North Hills (280 units affordable multifamily), Raleigh, NC
#15 Affinius Capital (75): Provided $90M refinancing for One Nine Rockwell (174-unit luxury multifamily), Brooklyn, NY
#25 Madison Realty Capital (79) ✅: Co-originated $371.5M construction loan for Nashville Edition Hotel & Residences (261 rooms, 64 residences), Nashville, TN alongside KSL Capital Partners
#20 Fortress Investment Group (85) ✅: Closed $96M refinancing for Jasper (296-unit multifamily), Downtown Los Angeles, CA
PGIM (70): Didn’t close a deal this week
GROWTH CAPITAL GAMES
#1 JPMorgan Chase (68) ✅:: Closed a $10M loan for Community Investment Corporation, Chicago IL
Bank of America (60): Didn’t close a deal this week
#10 Huntington Bank (78) ✅:: Closed a $20M revolving credit facility for Gevo’s low-carbon ethanol plant operations at Gevo North Dakota
Deutsche Bank (70): Didn’t close a deal this week
#16 Monroe Capital (75) ✅:: Co-originated a $40M senior credit facility for OSSIO Inc. (orthopedics company) alongside Horizon Technology Finance
#19 Fortress Investment Group (60): Didn’t close a deal this week
#23 Wingspire Capital (82) ✅:: Closed a $45M senior secured credit facility for a dental services organization
Barings (70): Didn’t close a deal this week
Mitsubishi HC Capital (80): Didn’t close a deal this week
#30 Leonid Capital Partners (96) ✅:: Provided credit investment for Senvias (advanced manufacturing/composite materials) and closed a credit investment for AxNano, Inc. (PFAS destruction systems)
Stellus Capital Management (60): Didn’t close a deal this week
#13 Ares Management (91) ✅:: Closed a $2.4B debt facility for Vantage Data Centers