Mergers & acquisitions
Creative and tailored debt funding solutions.
About Shawbrook
Mergers and acquisitions can often be complex transactions, with many stakeholders to manage. Our regional teams of seasoned corporate finance professionals work directly with the management teams of established UK businesses, their advisors, and their sponsors to structure tailored debt finance facilities that support businesses through major milestones in their growth journey.
Why Shawbrook?
Experienced regional teams, integral to their local deal making communities, who possess a deep understanding of corporate transactions and of structuring tailored debt solutions for established UK businesses seeking to complete a merger or acquisition.
Releasing value on your assets
Unlock the value tied up in paper and hard assets
For businesses with substantial capital tied up in their balance sheet, our Asset Based Lending proposition can unlock that value to provide both strategic capital and on-going financial headroom to support pivotal events.
Working with capital
Utilising cashflow to fund significant business milestones
A senior debt product designed for established businesses requiring funding for growth, an acquisition, change of ownership or other general corporate purpose. Loan size is determined by a multiple of EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation) or vacant possession value of an owner-occupied commercial property, with repayments coming from future cashflows of the business.
Supporting the businesses you support
Explore our funding solutions for Private Equity investors supporting UK mid-market SMEs.
Mergers & acquisitions case studies
Find out more about the businesses we have supported with mergers & acquisitions.
BEW Electrical Distributors Ltd primed for expansion with new financing from Shawbrook
BEW, a leading independent electrical wholesaler has secured new funding from Shawbrook as the company gears up for a new chapter of growth under different ownership, following Management Buy-out.
The Translation People progresses its buy and build strategy with funding support from Shawbrook
Private Equity House, Mobeus Equity Partners previously supported language specialist, The Translation People with a management buy-out and in turn Shawbrook has provided an eight-figure funding solution to meet their ambitious buy and build strategy.
Leading UK environmental group, backed by Palatine Impact Fund, secures funding to support growth strategy
Palatine Private Equity Impact Fund, invested in Cura Terrae in March 2022 and have subsequently secured Unitranche funding from Shawbrook through the Bank’s Financial Sponsors team.
Adviser or Business Introducer?
We work with a range of corporate debt advisers, accountants, lawyers, and other knowledge based introducers to find solutions for their clients.
If your business is introducing clients to the right partners and we haven't spoken before, we understand that a conversation is just the start.
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About Shawbrook
Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customers who value the premium experience, flexibility and certainty we deliver. We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
Sustainability
Our sustainability strategy is designed to create value for our customers, colleagues, communities, suppliers and shareholders, while having a positive impact on society and the wider environment.
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