Senior, unitranche, mezzanine and bridge capital for corporate and sponsor-led acquisitions.
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Overview
Acquisition finance is debt or structured capital raised to fund the purchase of a company, business or asset. Matchpoint develops the financing alongside the buy-side transaction, sizing the structure against sustainable cash flow, the purchase price, sponsor or acquirer equity, available security, integration requirements and the repayment or refinancing route.
As part of our Debt practice, Matchpoint Partners has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions across four continents, and every debt mandate is led by a partner, from first call to close.
The central mandate decision. Determine how much debt the acquired business can service through a downside cycle while preserving sufficient liquidity for integration and working capital. Purchase price should be tested alongside financing certainty.
Acquisition finance combines buyer equity with debt sized to sustainable cash flow and available security.
What capital providers or counterparties will test
Quality of earnings, cash conversion, customer concentration, pro-forma leverage, security, covenant headroom, integration costs, management continuity and the buyer's equity contribution.
How the mandate is structured
Senior, unitranche, mezzanine, vendor and bridge components can be combined around the sources and uses. Conditions precedent and financing milestones must match the sale agreement and diligence timetable.
Execution priorities
Run lender diligence in parallel with buy-side diligence, keep the sources-and-uses schedule current and negotiate flex, covenants and permitted leakage before the acquisition documents are final.
Against sustainable cash flow, the purchase price, equity contribution, security, covenant capacity and downside performance of the target and combined group.
Alongside the acquisition strategy and diligence plan, so deliverable funding terms can inform price, structure and the transaction timetable.
Matchpoint originates senior, mezzanine, hybrid and structured debt from regional banks, international lenders and private credit funds, structured around your transaction. Tickets range from USD 5m to USD 500m+.
Private credit is non-bank lending from specialist funds, typically senior or unitranche, offering speed and flexibility. We maintain relationships with private credit funds active in the GCC and India.
Yes. We structure Sukuk and Shariah-compliant private credit, including blended structures pairing a Sukuk tranche with conventional debt.
Engagements ordinarily combine a retainer with a success fee. Terms are agreed in writing before work begins and calibrated to the mandate’s size, scope and complexity.
Most mandates reach a first term sheet within 30 days, depending on diligence readiness and structure; closing follows once terms are agreed.
A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement and prepare materials, then run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading at every step.
Matchpoint Partners is based in the UAE and runs cross-border mandates across the UAE, KSA, India and the UK, with active deal activity in wider Europe, Singapore and the United States.
Matchpoint undertakes corporate finance, financing, M&A and fund-placement mandates from USD 5m upwards, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation, capacity and a written engagement. The partner team has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions.
Use the enquiry form, email contact@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.
Yes. Confidential information is handled under the engagement terms and any applicable non-disclosure agreement.
How should acquisition debt be structured for a GCC buy-side transaction?
The financing structure should be developed alongside the acquisition case. Debt capacity depends on the target and combined group's sustainable cash flow, purchase price, equity contribution, security, integration plan, permitted distributions and downside performance. Senior, unitranche, mezzanine, vendor or bridge capital may be combined where the risk and repayment profile support it.
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Who this route fits
Corporate acquirers, management teams and sponsors with an identified target or a defined acquisition strategy.
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