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Debt Advisory

Polestar has decades of experience advising clients across a broad range of transaction types, ranging from MBOs to refinancing options to full disposals. We see our role as understanding first and advising second as, in our experience, understanding the business fully – strengths and weaknesses included – is the key to unlocking its true value.

The most appropriate structure will depend on your asset base, underlying cash flows and your business plan,  debt costs rise with complexity and risk.

Over the last decade or so, the debt market has changed considerably as the number of specialist funds has burgeoned, most with a specific market segment in mind.   When talking with the more traditional lenders, it is important to sound out the most appropriate team to ensure you get the initial approach correct to maximise your chances of success.

The key areas of third-party debt where we provide advice are:

  • Asset-Backed Lending (ABL)
  • Senior debt
  • Junior debt
  • Mezzanine debt
  • Unitranche
  • High Yield loans, off-balance sheet Special Purpose Vehicles (“SPV”)

We understand which source of debt will be most appropriate for your business and will work with you to secure the funding you require, be that to refinance existing debt, buy-out a shareholder or fund growth.

We were delighted with the debt advisory support we received from Polestar. We were looking for flexible banking facilities to support the growth of People Value and Polestar lead the identification of several banking partners and supported us in tailoring the facilities

Pascal Wittet, Ethos Partners

“I was very pleased with the advice, guidance and support provided by the team. They were very effective at finding the right buyer, and negotiating a successful sale. However, in retrospect it was equally important that they were enjoyable to work with, making the experience considerably less stressful than it potentially could have been.”

Adrian Hollister, Shareholder, TM Facilities Services

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