Special Situations Credit
Hybrid, distressed and non-conforming credit for complex, time-sensitive situations.
Special situations credit addresses complex, distressed or time-sensitive scenarios that fall outside standard lending, using hybrid, bridge and non-conforming structures. Matchpoint works with funds able to underwrite and close at speed.
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.
Special-situations financing addresses complex, distressed or time-sensitive scenarios that fall outside standard lending — using hybrid, bridge and non-conforming credit. Speed and certainty are often the priority. Matchpoint Partners works with funds able to underwrite and close on compressed timelines, structuring capital where conventional lenders will not engage.
Use complex capital for a defined value-preservation plan
Decision
Specify the event, time constraint and repayment or exit route that make a non-standard facility necessary.
Evidence
Investors will test liquidity, collateral, enterprise value, creditor position, legal enforceability, management capability, event risk, milestones and recoveries if the plan fails.
Execution
Prepare a rapid but verified diligence pack, align pricing and control with the true risk and manage the operating, legal, financing and transaction milestones through one weekly plan.
Our role on special situations credit mandates
- Distressed and stressed credit
- Hybrid debt-equity structures
- Bridge and rescue financing
- Time-sensitive, complex situations
Select transactions
Representative debt mandates led by Matchpoint partners.
Ultra-premium land bank — Sukuk + private credit at ~8.5%.
Receivables financing with tripartite escrow.
Sell-side M&A of a distressed US trophy landmark hotel.
Research relevant to this area
Original analysis and decision frameworks from the Matchpoint team.
Special Situations Credit — frequently asked questions
Distress, restructuring, urgent liquidity, non-standard collateral or complex structures.
Speed is the priority; we work with funds that underwrite quickly.
Yes. Special situations lenders underwrite stressed credits that conventional lenders avoid, provided there is full transparency, a viable underlying business and identifiable security or value to lend against. Facilities are structured around the recovery plan — often as bridge or rescue capital — and priced for the risk being taken.
Common structures include hybrid debt-equity instruments, payment-in-kind interest that preserves cash during the recovery, bridge and rescue facilities, and asset-backed loans against specific collateral. The structure is built around the situation — what the business can service today versus what it can repay once stabilised.
A complete, honest picture: a short-term cash-flow forecast, the creditor and security position, the collateral available, and a credible stabilisation plan. Lenders in this market underwrite fast when information is organised; gaps and surprises are what slow execution. We prepare the package before approaching funds.
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.
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Investment roles, structures and decision criteria
Explore the participants and transaction options relevant to this practice. Each entry sets out a discussion scope, decision checks, a paid engagement starting point and the specialist responsibilities to confirm.
Institutional and Special Situations Credit
Special-Situations FundsCME-085 · Institutional and Special Situations Credit · Debt Lender
- Ecosystem role
- Debt Lender
- Related asset class
- Private credit
- Instrument context
- Structured debt
Mandate context: large-ticket, special-situations and non-bank credit. The structure and rights are established by the specific transaction documents.
Decision focus: Priority, recovery and time-sensitive decisions.
- Claims, security ranking and liquidity runway
- Creditor alignment and recovery scenarios
- Restructuring dependencies and approval authority
Scope to discuss: Lender advisory, independent credit underwriting and financing execution.
Paid engagement entry point: independent credit-screening memorandum; followed by underwriting, structuring or portfolio monitoring.
Illustrative GCC scenario: An illustrative GCC special-situations credit review can compare liquidity needs, security ranking, restructuring dependencies and recovery assumptions with appointed legal advisers. This is a hypothetical decision example.
What should be agreed before a mandate involving Special-Situations Funds?
Define the investment or transaction objective, the authorised decision-maker, the evidence available, the requested deliverables and the next approval. Use the decision checks above to identify gaps; agree the workplan, delivery responsibilities and fee terms in writing.
Delivery and specialist boundary: Confirm decision authority, evidence access, conflicts, scope and applicable jurisdiction-specific permissions before execution. Legal, tax, fund-marketing, securities and Shariah questions require the relevant appointed specialist. Capital availability, investment returns and execution dates remain subject to assessment.
Discuss a paid scopeFurther reading on diligence, market frameworks and applicable requirements. These resources do not verify an individual mandate or Matchpoint permission.
