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Terms for Closed Mezzanine Unitranche and Senior Deals

Attract Capital closed over $200 million of funding volume in 2025 across a variety of deal types including acquisition financings,

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The Family Office Approach to Mezzanine Debt Nobody Talks About

With the huge growth in the family office fund landscape, there is not enough discussion about how good a fit

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The Quality of Earnings Report That Almost Killed a Mezzanine Debt Deal

Companies involved in a mezzanine debt financing undergo quality of earnings (“QoE”) testing by smart accountants who are trained in

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Personal Guarantees in Acquisition Financing: What Buyers Give up to Close

Acquisition financing should only require a personal guarantee under a very narrow set of circumstances. Often when buyers get desperate

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Defending Operational Liquidity via Structural Payment-In-Kind Toggles

The eternal tension in acquisition structuring is balancing operational liquidity with leverage levels. Buyers often invade the operational debt

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Shifting From Asset-Audit Limits to Cash-Flow Leverage Metrics

Asset based lenders require collateral in the form of receivables or inventory. Despite borrowers having strong cash flow leverage metrics,

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Earn-outs and financing structure for business acquisitions

The Earn-out Clause Buyers Regret Signing – And How Financing Makes it Worse

Earn-outs are used by buyers to plug the valuation gap. Sellers want more for their business and the buyer cannot

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Bridge Loans vs. Acquisition Financing; Knowing When a Deal Needs Both

The easiest way to differentiate between bridge loans and acquisition financing is by their maturity date. Bridge loans are very

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Why Recurring Revenue Businesses Command Better Mezzanine Structures

Mezzanine structures are built upon revenue visibility and cash flow stability. When a company knows for certain that revenue is

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How Lenders Stress Test a Business Before Approving Mezzanine Debt

Lenders are conservative and use a number of protocols to test the business risk of their lending applicants. This is

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