Acquisition Finance
We search our bespoke database of lenders and equity partners to achieve your acquisition.
Often funds needed to purchase a business cannot be raised from a single source hence using a business loan broker with access to a variety of sources who understands the acquisition process is extremely important.
It makes sense to grow via acquisition
Looking to buy a business? Or doing an MBO?
Low- Scale Finance sub £500K
If you are looking to acquire smaller business, sole traders, and small limited companies, options include using
Unsecured business loans
Secured business loans – some of the business’ assets can be used as collateral for the loan
Existing Capital – the business’ capital can be used as part of the deal. Care needs to be taken when forecasting future cash flows.
Personal Savings – Injecting personal savings may help part of the deal
Private/angel equity – selling a part of the business in the form of equity may help to finance the deal. The benefits of equity is that there are no interest payments heping cashflow.
Vendor/Seller Finance – This can be the form of a loan from the seller of the business. Capital repayments can be staggered over months or years to help cashflow.
Mid Scale finance above £500K
More options become available the high
Asset Based Lending (ABL) – this range of options opens up considerably above the £500K mark. Stock, invoices, equipment and machinery can all be used as securities.
Property secured business loans – Secondary secured property loans ( commercial mortgages) open up for bigger companies.
Private equity investment – larger companies are able to abel toaccess funding from venture cpaitals and private equity firms