Secured Finance Network

By Tom Goldblatt, Managing Partner, Ravinia Capital I've spent 35 years across the table from secured lenders. I've watched some become legends and watched others get fired. The difference was rarely their spreadsheet skills. The best ones have something in common. They think like Stoics. They stay calm when a borrower misses covenants. They stay disciplined when a competitor offers something dumb. They stay fair when they hold all the leverage.

Online auction features equipment and other assets from plants formerly operated by the industrial plastics distributor; bidding opens Aug. 20 HOUSTON (8/20/2026)—A Tiger Commercial & Industrial online auction will feature equipment and inventory from Grow Materials, LLC, a worldwide distributor of industrial plastics resins and raw materials. Conducted on behalf of a court-appointed receiver, the timed, online auction at SoldTiger.com opens on Thurs., Aug.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO), a leading manufacturer of outdoor recreation products, today announced the renewal and extension of its asset-based revolving credit facility (“ABL Credit Facility”), reinforcing the company's strong liquidity position and disciplined approach to capital allocation. The ABL Credit Facility maintains total commitments of $350.0 million and extends the maturity date by four years to August 2031.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of companies, which invest in and provide skilled nursing and senior living services, physical, occupational and speech therapies, other rehabilitative and healthcare services, and real estate, announced today that it has amended its existing revolving Credit Facility with commitments totaling $800 million and extended the maturity date to August 19, 2031.

HOUSTON AND BOSTON, August 20, 2026 – Swift Current Energy (Swift Current) today announced it has closed a $750 million corporate credit facility, with an accordion option to increase by an additional $250 million, for up to $1 billion in total capacity, significantly expanding the company’s financial capacity to advance reliable, clean energy projects and meet rapidly growing electricity demand across the United States.

The combination of Santander’s and Webster’s highly complementary businesses creates a leading retail and commercial bank in the United States with an expanded presence in the Northeast. Building on its decades-long commitment to the United States, this transaction demonstrates the significance of the U.S. market to Santander’s growth strategy.

CORA (Collateral Oversight and Risk Analytics) is a financial technology platform built for asset based lenders to deliver real time collateral oversight and risk analytics. The platform replaces traditional point in time appraisals with continuous monitoring across accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment, and cash flow.

SADDLE BROOK, NJ (AUG 2026) A New Jersey–based manufacturer of bed frames has secured a $3,000,000 invoice financing facility from Prestige Capital to support working capital needs as the company navigates a period of operational and financial recovery.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SLIM Capital, LLC, a boutique equipment fintech firm, today announced the launch of SLIM to WIN, a proprietary interactive pricing tool designed to help brokers and originators structure transactions more effectively and move approvals across the finish line.

Aug. 20, 2026--BOK Financial announced the addition of Jonathan Renken as the new business development officer on the Asset-Based Lending team. Renken joins the company with more than 20 years of commercial banking experience, including leadership roles in relationship management, treasury solutions, syndications and asset-based lending.