Glossary

The distressed company buyer tends to be overconfident as to their plan and underprepared as to their acquisition financing. There are many hidden costs within […]

Understanding the cost of acquisition financing leads to misguided comparisons and ill-informed views. Deal world participants are so focused on the nominal cost of interest; […]

Niche industries are everywhere and present a conundrum for acquisition financing providers. Each lender has their own set deal criteria that governs the types of […]

Roll up strategies need copious levels of acquisition financing, yet capital requirements do not end there.   Rapidly scaling companies create capital needs far beyond the […]

First time users of acquisition financing often wade into the deep end with little focus on debt capacity. Debt capacity analysis is the foundation of […]

Working capital is the cog in the flywheel of daily business activity, converting orders into sales. While vital, it is underemphasized with most acquisition financing […]

Acquisition financing approval creates fist-pumping joy for most acquirers, who have worked hard to gain the confidence of the acquisition financing lender. Borrowers, due to […]

Technical finance vocabulary tends to confuse and conflate terms that should be clearly understood. Acquisition financing and leveraged buyouts are two such terms. They both […]

In acquisitions, deal structure is destiny and yet too many investment bankers underwhelm in structuring between mezzanine debt and minority equity. Investment bankers often overuse […]

Mezzanine debt is a strong choice for first time buyers due to its balanced and patient approach. As a hybrid type security, it embeds equity-like […]