Structure the right facility. Reach the right lenders. Complete.
K3 Capital Advisory advises on debt raises across acquisitions, refinancing, growth capital and shareholder situations. We run the lender process — from structuring through to drawdown — so management time is spent on the business.
Process overview
Assessment
Financial modelling
Lender approach
Term sheet and negotiation
Completion
Senior-led execution from first call to drawdown.
Process discipline as a commercial advantage.
Most debt processes fail not because the business cannot support the debt, but because the approach to lenders is underprepared. The information memorandum does not hold up. The financial model has not been stress-tested. The lender selection is too wide or too narrow.
We structure the process so lenders receive a prepared, credible case first time. That means fewer information requests, faster credit approval and better terms — because the lender is not pricing in process uncertainty.
We have worked with both clearing bank and private credit lenders across a range of sectors and deal sizes. We know how each lender type prices risk and structures deals. That knowledge sits inside the process we run for you.
The situations we advise on.
Each funding situation has a different optimal structure, lender universe and timeline. We assess the right approach for your specific circumstances — not a standard template.
Acquisition financing
Structuring a debt package to support an acquisition — leverage quantum, facility type, intercreditor terms. From initial assessment to drawdown on completion.
Refinancing
Replacing an existing facility on improved terms, extending maturity or moving from one lender type to another as the business profile has changed.
Growth capital
Raising a term loan or RCF against a credible growth plan — expansion, new equipment, working capital headroom or additional site investment.
Covenant reset
An existing facility has a testing problem. We work with borrowers to model the position, assess lender options and structure a reset or amendment before it becomes a formal default.
Shareholder recapitalisation
Restructuring the balance sheet following a partial shareholder exit, secondary transaction or ownership reorganisation where debt quantum needs to change.
PE portfolio debt
Advising private equity houses and their portfolio businesses on initial acquisition facilities, bolt-on debt capacity and periodic refinancing throughout the hold period.
Across the full debt capital structure.
The right product depends on the business, the transaction and the lender market at the time. We advise across all of the following, including mixed structures where the optimal solution combines more than one facility type.
Senior term loan
Mainstream bank and credit fund market. Core acquisition and refinancing instrument.
Unitranche
Single-facility debt combining senior and mezzanine economics. Private credit funds. Fewer intercreditor complications.
Mezzanine
Second-lien or subordinated facility behind a senior. Increases leverage for LBOs or large acquisitions.
Asset-based lending (ABL)
Borrowing against the receivables, inventory or asset base of the business. Particularly relevant for asset-heavy or working-capital-intensive businesses.
Invoice discounting
Revolving facility against the debtor book. Immediate liquidity against outstanding invoices.
Stock and inventory finance
Facility against stock or finished goods. Common in manufacturing, distribution and retail supply.
Hire purchase and leasing
Equipment and asset-specific financing. Preserves core banking headroom for working capital and acquisition debt.
Commercial mortgage
Long-tenor facility against owner-occupied or investment property. Separate track from operating debt.
Super-senior RCF
Revolving credit facility sitting ahead of term debt. Working capital management for leveraged capital structures.
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From assessment to drawdown.
Five stages. Each stage has a defined output. Management knows what is happening, when decisions are required and what we are doing in the background.
Assessment
We review the business, the existing capital structure and the funding objective. We establish what lenders will lend before any approach is made — not after.
Financial modelling
We build or stress-test the financial model. Leverage, EBITDA basis, debt service, covenant headroom and downside scenarios. The model needs to hold up in due diligence — we build it to that standard.
Lender approach
We prepare an information memorandum and run a targeted approach to the lender market. Not a wide distribution. A prepared, selective process to the institutions best placed to complete on your terms and timeline.
Term sheet and negotiation
We manage multiple indicative terms in parallel, compare them on a consistent basis and negotiate the material economic and structural points: margin, arrangement fees, tenor, covenant set, drawdown conditions and flexibility provisions.
Completion
We manage the legal and conditions-precedent process through to drawdown, coordinating legal advisers, managing lender requirements and protecting management time throughout.
Concrete deliverables, not advisory presence.
At the end of the process, clients have a completed, funded transaction. These are the specific outputs we produce to get there.
Debt capacity analysis
A clear view of what the business can realistically support before any approach to lenders. Based on your financials, not market averages.
Financial model and covenant analysis
A working model that reflects the proposed debt structure, tests covenant headroom across scenarios and provides the number set needed for lender due diligence.
Information memorandum
A prepared lender document covering business overview, financial history, projections and the debt case. Built to the standard lenders expect, not a sales document.
Lender shortlist and process management
We identify which lenders are active in your sector and deal profile, run the process and manage all communications so management is not coordinating multiple conversations simultaneously.
Comparative term sheet analysis
A side-by-side comparison of all term sheets received, translating the economics into a consistent basis so the decision is made on clear information.
Completion management
We stay in the deal to drawdown. Conditions precedent, legal instruction coordination, lender requirements and timeline management through to close.
Completed transactions across sectors and facility types.
A selection of debt advisory mandates from our completed transactions archive.
Ready to assess your debt options?
Most debt situations can be assessed in a short first conversation.