Why do I need Acquisition Loans?
An acquisition loanis a loan given to a company to purchase another business or a specific asset. Typically, an acquisition loan is available for a short window of time, and funds available through an acquisition loan, once repaid, cannot be borrowedRead More »
Short-Term and Long-Term Business Loans
However successful your small or mid-market business may be, there will come a point when your business requires additional capital to expand. This will lead you to consider various business financing options, including short-term and long-term lRead More »
Mezzanine Loan
Importance of Mezzanine Loan Mezzanine loans are a hybrid form of capital containing elements of both a term loan and equity investment. Mezzanine loans were created to fill the gap in a leveraged buyout transactions left between the bank loanRead More »
Acquisition Funding
Acquisition Funding Importance Acquisition funding is the life blood of strategic acquisition. It is often the key ingredient in determining winners and losers in a fast growing industry. When markets are emerging and market share gains are aRead More »
Acquisition Financing Options in the UK
For a business seeking to acquire a company, a knowledge of the available acquisition financing options is necessary. These financing options will play a vital role in shaping the deal structure. Choosing the right capital structure will result Read More »
Role of M & A Advisors for Mid-Market Companies
With the majority of business transactions occurring in the middle-market sector, M & A advisors are increasingly being sought by companies to design exit strategies as well as provide advice on corporate mergers, acquisitions, and financings. ThRead More »
What is equity financing?
Broadly speaking, there are two main types of capital in the business world- debt and equity. Characteristically, they are very different and therefore have different effects on a business as it grows and develops. Equity financing, in simple terRead More »
M&A Advisory Firms Industry Overview
Often overlooked and misunderstood is the role of the M&A Advisory Firm in helping a business build long term equity valuation. M&A Advisory Firms assist in capital formation, acquisition valuation, and facilitating exits. These firms contain seaRead More »
Mezzanine Debt Overview
Mezzanine debt is a unique form of capital that brings value to a company’s capital structure. Also known as subordinated debt, mezzanine debt plays a versatile role in balance sheet management. It is capable of funding a variety of corporate nRead More »
Reasons to Consider Mezzanine Debt Funding
Mezzanine debt financing, which borrows its name from the world of architectural jargon, is a hybrid form of capital that is sandwiched between senior debt and equity on a company’s balance sheet. Structurally it is subordinated or ‘junior’ in prRead More »
Recapitalisation and Refinancing
Presently, European credit markets are going through structural changes leading to a higher level of recapitalisation and refinancing transaction activity. Whether driven by strategic or cost of capital reasons, recapitalisations and refinancingsRead More »
Mezzanine Capital for Funding Growth Opportunity
Companies generally seek growth capital funds as a means to expand or restructure their operations, to enter new markets or to finance a significant acquisition without a change of control of the business. Whilst senior debt is the least expensivRead More »
Trends in the UK Mezzanine Debt Market
The tides are slowly changing in UK lending markets. Whilst the headline lending trend according to the Bank of England was positive for the three month period ended May 2014, the lending trend for the small and medium sized enterprises (SME’s) wRead More »
Overview of Mergers & Acquisition
The mergers & acquisition market comprises deals ranging in valuation from $1 million to $100 billion. The mergers & acquisition market is a general term that describes companies or firms engaged in the business of effecting ownership changes inRead More »
How to Get a Business Loan in the UK
Once you have decided on the kind of business you wish to buy- whether it is a pub in Cornwall or a software services company in London, you will then have to address the vital issue of how to finance your new business acquisition. Listed below aRead More »
Non-Intrusive and Non-Dilutive Capital
Non-dilutive capital, sometimes referred to as non-intrusive capital, is capital received by an entrepreneur that does not affect the share ownership of the company. Typically, non-dilutive capital is in form of a loan that may require interest oRead More »
Management and Sponsored Buyouts
In financial circles, a management buyout (MBO) is defined as a transaction wherein a company’s management team purchases the assets and operations of the business they manage. In mid-sized and small businesses, MBOs are common exit strategies foRead More »
Growth and Acquisition Financing
In the present financial climate, securing the best financing terms for growth and acquisition financing can prove to be quite a challenging task. Various parameters, including the type of business being acquired, the valuation of assets and cashRead More »
Tailored Senior and Subordinated Debt
In today's world, businesses are constantly evolving. Change brings with it unique capital needs that demand an equally unique and tailored capital structure that best meets the need of the business. While senior debt and subordinated debt are tRead More »
European Mezzanine Capital
Similar to mezzanine capital popularity in the US, private equity investors in Europe are increasingly turning to mezzanine financing as a potential source of capital to finance various financial deals including acquisitions and recapitalizationsRead More »