Debt Advisory

Through our debt advisory services, we design innovative financing solutions to help clients realize their strategic objectives.

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150+
capital advisory transactions completed in the past three years

Market Leading Relationships, Credibility and Results

For more than 20 years, Lincoln’s global debt advisory team has helped clients achieve their capital-raising objectives. Focused exclusively on the large and continuously evolving credit markets, our bankers bring premier insights about current market terms and trends. We leverage our strong relationships with a wide range of private and public lending institutions, including commercial banks, private and public debt funds, business development corporations (“BDCs”) and equity capital providers, to find tailored solutions for each client.

Areas of Focus

Acquisition Financing – New Platforms or Add-on Acquisitions
Dividend Recapitalization Financing
Refinancing
Structured Capital

True Advisors & The Right Partner for Critical Decisions

To optimize your success when pursuing capital-raising objectives, the right advisor is paramount. Our team helps navigate through every phase of the financing process, from the preparation of offering materials, through term sheet negotiation, lender selection, credit documentation and even funds flow on the closing date.

We are adept and experienced at handling a variety of challenging situations, including tight timelines, cross-border/multi-currency facilities, proprietary deals with limited information, acquisition financing in competitive auctions and dividend recapitalizations that return all invested equity (or more).

You’ll gain access to our relationships with over 500 capital sources worldwide and partner with a full deal team led by engaged, senior-level bankers with deep experience. Working collaboratively across the Lincoln platform, we bring industry knowledge, strategic insights and capital markets expertise to each engagement. Lincoln’s debt advisory team enhances certainty of closing by generating multiple bespoke capital structure alternatives and consistently connecting our clients with the best financing package available in the market.

Since the recession, the main shift within the U.K. debt markets has clearly been the emergence of debt funds as prominent finance providers to the mid-market. Some market participants are currently considering bringing unitranche and ABL structures to the European markets. These structures are popular in the U.S., and it will be interesting in the next few years to see whether they will gain traction in the U.K. and the rest of Europe.

Perspectives & Publications

Real Deals | Roundtable: Mid-Market Debt Open for Business

Originally posted by Real Deals on July 17, 2024. Dividend recaps are being considered as an interim solution to deliver capital to limited partners due to fewer exits and improving… Read More

Pitchbook | Private Credit Borrowers Turn to Structured Capital, PIK with Debt Costs on the Rise

Originally posted by Pitchbook on February 27, 2023. Borrowers are navigating higher interest rates and input costs while earnings are slowing in many cases, and lenders are hesitant to add… Read More

Lending Opportunities Abound for PE Investments in Digital Infrastructure

COVID-19 flipped the script on infrastructure investments. Lockdowns and travel restrictions have proven certain traditional infrastructure assets, like airports and public transportation hubs, are not always as low-risk an investment… Read More

Real Deals | Creativity in Cautious Times

Originally published by Real Deals on July 28, 2022 How has the private lending market matured over the last few years? Xenia Sarri: The one thing that we’ve seen continue to… Read More

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