Business acquisition
Funding for MBO, MBI and SME acquisitions
Acquisition finance supports the purchase of a trading business or shareholding — typically blending senior debt, asset finance and seller-loans to complete the deal.
Common uses
- Management buy-outs (MBO)
- Management buy-ins (MBI)
- SME bolt-on acquisitions
- Partner buy-outs
- Share purchases
Typical documents required
- Target company accounts (3 years)
- Heads of terms / SPA
- Acquirer CV and experience
- Business plan and integration plan
- Forecasts and cashflow
- Source of equity evidence
Risks & considerations
- Debt serviceability based on target cashflow
- Due diligence costs are material
- Goodwill is not lendable on most facilities
- Personal guarantees and warranties expected
- Earn-outs and deferred consideration are common
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