Compare the routes before choosing the capital
Side-by-side financing comparisons and transaction-choice guides for UAE companies, sponsors, founders and investors.
Start with the commercial objective, then compare every executable route through the same financial model, downside case and timetable. Assess total cost, repayment, security, dilution, control, conditions and funding certainty before selecting a structure.
A decision framework built for live transactions
Each page answers one high-intent commercial question, identifies the evidence capital providers require and links directly to the relevant Matchpoint practice. The published mandate floor is USD 5m.
Browse financing by type, industry and market Review mandate criteria
Side-by-side financing comparisons
Compare two routes across economics, documentation, control, evidence and execution.
Compare private credit and bank lending in the UAE across total cost, speed, structure, security, covenants, evidence and execution certainty.
ComparisonPreferred equity vs mezzanine debt: where each sits in the capital stack, priority, cost, security and when each is used in UAE transactions.
ComparisonEquity vs debt financing for UAE companies: dilution, cost, risk, control and cash-flow fit, and how to decide or blend the two.
ComparisonProject finance vs corporate finance for UAE sponsors: recourse, repayment source, security and documentation, and when each route fits.
ComparisonSell-side M&A vs a capital raise for UAE shareholders: ownership, proceeds, timeline and process, when each fits and how dual-track works.
ComparisonFamily office capital vs institutional private equity: horizon, process, governance and value-add, and when each investor type fits a raise.
ComparisonPrivate credit vs mezzanine debt: scope, ranking, security, pricing and covenants, and when each fits in a UAE capital structure.
ComparisonA decision framework for comparing boutique advisers and larger platforms for private-equity and private-company secondary access.
ComparisonCompare acquisition finance and a corporate loan in the UAE across repayment source, leverage, security, diligence, covenants and execution.
ComparisonCompare bridge finance and term loans in the UAE across purpose, tenor, repayment, security, conditions and refinancing risk.
ComparisonCompare a sale and leaseback with a secured loan in the UAE across ownership, liquidity, accounting, control, covenants and exit.
ComparisonCompare JV equity and mezzanine finance for UAE real-estate development across ownership, priority, returns, control, security and downside risk.
ComparisonCompare factoring and invoice discounting in the UAE across collections, disclosure, advance basis, recourse, eligibility and operational control.
ComparisonCompare growth equity and private credit in the UAE across dilution, repayment, governance, risk capacity, return expectations and company readiness.
ComparisonCompare sukuk and conventional financing in the UAE across structure, investors, documentation, assets, governance, execution and ongoing obligations.
ComparisonCompare refinancing and recapitalisation in the UAE across objectives, instruments, ownership, liquidity, lender consents and balance-sheet outcomes.
ComparisonCompare bilateral and syndicated loans in the UAE across lender count, amount, documentation, execution, flexibility, confidentiality and refinancing.
ComparisonCompare a primary capital raise and secondary share sale across use of proceeds, dilution, shareholder liquidity, valuation, governance and investor alignment.
Transaction decision guides
Work from the commercial objective to a financeable capital structure.
A structured decision guide for UAE companies comparing bank debt, private credit, equity, mezzanine, project finance and asset-backed funding.
Decision guideA UAE acquisition-finance decision guide covering buyer equity, senior debt, private credit, mezzanine, vendor finance and completion risk.
Decision guideA UAE real-estate development finance decision guide covering sponsor equity, senior debt, presales, JV equity, preferred equity and mezzanine.
Decision guideA decision guide for UAE founders comparing senior debt, private credit, preferred equity, minority growth capital and structured funding.
Decision guideA structured UAE equity-financing guide across growth equity, private equity, venture capital, strategic investors, family offices and structured equity.
Decision guideA structured UAE debt-financing guide across bank facilities, private credit, project finance, acquisition finance, working capital, trade, mezzanine and bridge debt.
Financing-decision questions
Use one forecast and downside case to compare amount, total cost, tenor, repayment, security, covenants, control, conditions and execution certainty.
The decision centre covers bank lending, private credit, acquisition and project finance, bridge and term loans, growth equity, mezzanine, JV capital, working-capital structures, sukuk and M&A-related choices.
Matchpoint undertakes corporate finance, financing and M&A mandates from USD 5m upwards, subject to evidence, readiness, mandate fit and a written engagement.
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