Blue Bird, a manufacturer of school buses, completed the refinancing of its credit facilities and entered into a new five-year credit agreement led by BMO Capital Markets. The new credit agreement provides for a $100 million term loan and a $150 million revolving credit facility. read more

NOV 20, 2023 - 6:48 am

Dan Barclay, CEO and group head of capital markets for BMO Financial Group, will retire on Nov. 1 and transition to a role as senior advisor to the CEO. BMO selected Alan Tannenbaum to succeed Barclay and to join the bank’s executive committee. read more

OCT 11, 2023 - 6:44 am

Amur Equipment Finance completed its 12th term securitization and issued $377 million in notes secured by equipment loans and leases originated through its platform. The transaction was rated by S&P and Moody’s, making this Amur’s first transaction rated by S&P. read more

JUL 6, 2023 - 7:04 am

Commercial Credit Group, an independent commercial equipment finance company, completed a $420.65 million term asset-backed security (ABS) transaction. The securitization is CCG’s largest offering to date. read more

JUN 22, 2022 - 7:33 am

BMO Financial Group is serving as lead sustainability structuring coordinator for a three-year, $250 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility for Seaspan, a containership leasing company. read more

FEB 18, 2022 - 6:53 am

BMO Financial Group and its indirect, wholly-owned, Chicago-based subsidiary, BMO Harris Bank, signed a definitive agreement with BNP Paribas to acquire Bank of the West and its subsidiaries for $16.3 billion. read more

DEC 20, 2021 - 7:00 am

Acting as co-lead green structuring agent, BMO Financial Group issued C$500 million ($392.98 million) in green bonds under a green finance framework with Bruce Power, a private sector power provider in Ontario. read more

NOV 23, 2021 - 6:01 am

BMO Capital Markets is establishing a dedicated energy transition group to support clients in their pursuit of opportunities driven by the global economy's shift in production and consumption of energy. Aaron Engen and Jonathan Hackett will co-head the new group. read more

JUN 3, 2021 - 6:39 am

Commercial Credit Group closed its 12th asset-backed security transaction, bringing total offerings to nearly $3 billion. BMO Capital Markets served as structuring agent and lead bookrunner for the placement. read more

AUG 18, 2020 - 6:41 am

Element Fleet Management closed its offering of 45,500,000 common shares at a price of $6.60 per share for an aggregate gross proceed of $300.3 million. read more

OCT 12, 2018 - 6:55 am

Commercial Credit Group, an independent commercial equipment finance company, closed a 144a privately-placed term asset-backed security transaction. read more

AUG 30, 2018 - 6:40 am

Presenters at the 17th Annual Investors’ Conference shared an optimistic outlook for the equipment finance industry, with ABS “strong at all levels,” M&A “very frothy” and 2018 business investment expected to be “very bullish.”... read more

May/June 2018

ENGS Commercial Finance closed a $225.4 million equipment securitization on March 22, 2018 through ENGS Commercial Finance Trust 2018-1. read more

MAR 27, 2018 - 6:56 am

Grubhub closed its previously announced acquisition of Eat24. Citibank served as administrative agent for a credit facility consisting of a $225 million revolver, a $125 million term loan and $20 million of swing line loans. read more

OCT 11, 2017 - 6:51 am

ECN Capital closed the previously announced offering of 4,000,000 6.25% cumulative 5-year minimum rate reset preferred shares, Series C at a price of $25 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $100 million. read more

MAY 26, 2017 - 7:23 am