Financing Strategy

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Grid of 20 squares with 17 filled in Thalos navy, illustrating that direct lenders financed about 85% of US leveraged buyouts in 2024.

The Single-Lender Acquisition Is Narrowing Just as Deal Flow Returns

Private credit redemptions jumped 217% in a quarter. For acquirers leaning on one lender, the risk is no longer deal supply, it is certainty of close. Here is the defense.

Borrower Advisory Financing Strategy

Lowest Rate, Worst Deal: Why Structure Beats Spread in This Credit Market

The cheapest quoted rate is rarely the lowest cost of capital. With Q1 2026 spreads ranging 25 to 200 bp, structure, not headline spread, decides what a facility actually costs.

Borrower Advisory Financing Strategy

Bar chart comparing private credit market expansion to $1.5 to $2 trillion against bank commercial lending standard tightening in 2026 for business acquisitions

The Acquisition Financing Landscape Has Shifted. Most Buyers Are Still Using Last Cycle's Playbook.

Bank standards tightened. Private credit expanded. The capital stack for buying a business changed. Most buyers haven't caught up. Here's what shifted and what it means for your next deal.

Borrower Advisory Financing Strategy

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