How companies, developers and sponsors prepare for and run a debt-financing process in the UAE and GCC.
Debt advisory helps companies, developers and sponsors assess borrowing options, prepare lender materials, structure the debt package and run a lender process. In the UAE and GCC this may involve banks, private credit funds, family offices, strategic lenders or structured-capital providers.
A debt adviser sits on the borrower’s side: scoping the requirement, shaping a fundable structure, preparing materials, approaching the right lenders, and managing diligence and negotiation through to a signed facility.
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Senior secured facilities, private credit, project finance, mezzanine, bridge finance, trade and working-capital lines, and Sukuk. Tickets typically run USD 10m–500m+.
Lenders typically request a company profile, financial statements, management accounts, a debt schedule, project information, security details, a cash-flow forecast, use of proceeds, a repayment plan and the corporate structure. Requirements vary by lender, sector and transaction type. See the borrower checklist.
A typical process runs: scope and structure → prepare materials → lender mapping → outreach → diligence → term sheet → documentation and close. On a prepared mandate, Matchpoint targets a first term sheet within 30–90 days.
We structure the requirement, prepare lender-ready materials, run a competitive process across banks and private-credit providers, and negotiate terms — with a partner leading throughout. See the Debt practice.
Typically a company profile, financial statements, management accounts, debt schedule, project information, security details, cash-flow forecast, use of proceeds, repayment plan and corporate structure. Requirements vary by lender, sector and transaction type.
Private credit, project finance, acquisition finance, refinancing, bridge finance, structured debt, real estate finance and selected special situations, subject to mandate fit and investor appetite.
On a well-prepared mandate, typically 30–90 days to a first term sheet, then documentation to close.
Enough to create genuine competitive tension, but targeted: a mapped shortlist of banks, private credit funds and structured-capital providers whose appetite matches the sector, ticket and structure. A scattergun approach signals weakness, while a single-threaded process leaves pricing and terms untested.
The process moves into documentation and closing: confirmatory diligence, negotiation of the facility agreement, finalising the security package and satisfying conditions before drawdown. A term sheet frames these negotiations but is usually non-binding, so disciplined execution still matters after it is signed.
Often, yes — subject to existing lender consents, inter-creditor considerations and how the new facility ranks against the current security package. A complete debt schedule showing facilities, lenders, security and maturities is one of the first things new lenders ask to see.
Speak to a partner about how this applies to your transaction. A partner responds personally, typically within one business day.
