Why Shawbrook?
We provide specialist leveraged finance facilities designed to support owner managed and sponsor backed mid-market businesses across the UK. Our tailored debt solutions can support a variety of needs, including acquisition finance, strategic growth capital, or ownership transitions and our flexible structures meet the unique needs of each business:
What is Leveraged Finance?
Leveraged finance can refer to a type of commercial loan that is provided based on a multiple of a company's EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortisation). This means that the loan amount is determined by multiplying the company's EBITDA by a certain factor, which reflects the company's ability to generate earnings and repay the loan. Leveraged finance is one way for businesses to obtain funding for growth, acquisitions, or other corporate purposes by leveraging their future earnings potential.
Understanding Financial Leverage
Financial leverage refers to the use of borrowed capital to fund a company's operations and growth. Essentially, financial leverage allows a company to amplify its returns by using debt to increase its investment capacity.
Why is Financial Leverage important?
Financial leverage could be important because it allows businesses to amplify their potential returns by utilising borrowed capital to expedite strategic goals. By leveraging their earnings, companies can undertake larger projects, expand operations, and pursue growth opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach with their own resources alone. This strategic use of debt can enhance shareholder value and improve the company's competitive position in the market. Leverage loans offer businesses access to a larger quantum of debt, however the cost of repaying these loans can add significant overheads to a balance sheet so careful structuring is critical.
What can Leveraged Finance be used for?
Leveraged Finance can be used for a range of business purposes, including:
Mergers & Acquisitions
Leveraged finance is often used to fund mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the form of acquisition finance. This type of financing allows companies to acquire part or all of other businesses, or their assets, by using debt to cover a significant portion of the purchase price. This enables the acquiring company to expand its market share, enter new markets, or acquire new technologies without having to use all of its own cash reserves.
Management Buyouts
Leveraged finance can also be used to facilitate management buyouts (MBOs). In an MBO, the existing management team of a company acquires the business from its current owners using a combination of debt and equity. This allows the management team to take control of the company and potentially benefit from its future growth and success
Debt Refinancing
Companies may use leveraged finance to refinance existing debt. This can involve taking out new loans at more favourable terms to pay off older, more expensive debt. Refinancing can help companies reduce their interest expenses, extend the maturity of their debt, and improve their overall financial stability or capital stack.
Working with your business
Working capital
Maintaining sufficient financial headroom is critical in ensuring that your business is resilient and capable of dealing with whatever the future might hold. We provide a range of solutions to help you manage your working capital, using either your assets or cashflow as security.
Event financing
Acquisitions, management buy-outs, employee ownership transitions, re-structuring, investing for growth. These are pivotal events for any business, and almost always dependent on access to funding.
Assets & equipment
Funding to support investments in assets and equipment. Whether it’s leasing or purchasing capital equipment or machinery, or funding significant investment in soft assets or intangible costs associated to CapEx.
Outstanding in your field
We work with most sectors across the UK. Here’s a spotlight on some of the sectors we work with.
Leveraged Finance case studies
Find out more about the businesses we have supported with Leveraged Finance.
Euston Ventures completes acquisition of Hammond Chemicals with support from Shawbrook
Euston Ventures, has completed the acquisition of Hammond Chemicals, a leading supplier of blended industrial solvents.
Shawbrook provides Furnley House with loan facility to support IFA acquisitions
Furnley House, a financial services company part of Superbia Group, acquired CDG Financial services Ltd as it looks to expand its holdings, with Shawbrook providing a £3.9 million Commercial Loan to support the acquisition.
Safespaces, specialist equipment provider for users with complex needs, is acquired with support from Shawbrook
Safespaces, a leading provider of specialist equipment for users with complex needs, has been acquired by Euston Ventures. Supported by Shawbrook, the acquisition enables Euston and Safespaces to progress their growth plans.
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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.
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