Who this route fits
Corporate acquirers, management teams and sponsors with an identified target or a defined acquisition strategy.
Debt
Acquisition Finance
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.
How Matchpoint helps
Our role on acquisition finance mandates
- Senior, unitranche and mezzanine acquisition debt
- Sources-and-uses and leverage modelling
- Financing coordinated with buy-side diligence
- Corporate, sponsor, MBO and MBI transactions
Track record
Select transactions
Representative debt mandates led by Matchpoint partners.
Infrastructure · Nordics
$100m
Data centre construction & refinancing facility.
Real Estate · UAE
$300m
Ultra-premium land bank — Sukuk + private credit at ~8.5%.
Real Estate · Dubai
$190m
Receivables financing with tripartite escrow.
Industrials · UAE
$15m
Working capital via invoice discounting & supplier finance.
Battery Tech · UAE
$10m
Venture debt for a battery-technology company.
Innovation & insight
Our proprietary research
Original, data-driven research from our team, relevant to this area.
Private Credit · GCC
The Rise of GCC Private Credit: Why Direct Lending Is Reshaping Mid-Market Financing in the Gulf
Private Credit · MezzanineThe Mezzanine Gap: Filling the Space Between Senior Debt and Equity in GCC Real Assets
Special Situations · CreditSpecial Situations Credit in MENA: Pricing Distress, Complexity and Time Pressure
Questions, answered
Acquisition Finance — frequently asked questions
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 10m 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.
Matchpoint works primarily on a success fee, with a modest retainer to cover execution. Fees are agreed in writing up front and scaled to the size and complexity of the transaction — with no hidden costs.
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 has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions, with equity tickets typically USD 5m–300m, debt USD 10m–500m+, real estate finance USD 20m–500m+, and fund placements for funds of USD 50m–1bn+.
Use the enquiry form, email ck.adya@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.
Yes. Matchpoint runs discreet, confidential processes and discloses client identities only under a signed non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
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Acquisition-finance decision
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.
Decisions before outreach
Purchase structure; leverage; equity contribution; security; conditions precedent; covenant capacity; integration; and refinancing.
What to prepare
Acquisition rationale, target financials, valuation, sources and uses, integrated model, diligence plan, term sheet and funds-flow timetable.
Qualification. Debt mandates typically begin at USD 10m; transaction scope, cash flow and security determine fit.
Track record
A selection of completed transactions
Our partners have originated and led a variety of transactions across sectors, geographies and structures. Client identities are redacted and disclosed only under signed NDA.
Shariah-compliant private equity fund & fund placement
Deal Region Global · GCC
Deal Size $400m
Sector(s)
Expertise
European real-estate private equity fund
Deal Region Europe
Deal Size €220m
Sector(s)
Expertise
Milestone-linked development project finance
Deal Region UAE
Deal Size $320m
Sector(s)
Expertise
