Thursday, October 8, 2026

Deal structures, strategies and the capital stack

Unitranche Financing for Growth-Stage Acquisitions: Navigating the Capital Stack from Gap to Close

The Financing Challenge: One Acquisition, Two Lenders, One Problem A software business with $8M in EBITDA and a clean recurring-revenue...

Mezzanine Financing for Growth-Stage Acquisitions: Structuring PIK, Equity Kickers, and the Gap Capital Playbook Across the Full Capital Stack

The Growth-Stage Financing Problem: You Have Run Out of Senior Debt — and Equity Is Too Expensive A profitable lower-middle-market business generating $8 million in...

Mezzanine Financing for Growth-Stage Acquisitions: Structuring the Gap Capital Layer Across the Full Capital Stack

The Gap That Kills Otherwise Fundable Deals Every growth-stage operator chasing a bolt-on acquisition eventually...

Unitranche vs. Senior/Mezz Stack: How Growth-Stage Acquirers Should Structure the Capital Stack in 2026

The Acquisition Financing Decision That Defines Your Return Picture a profitable lower-middle-market services business —...

Mezzanine Financing for Growth-Stage Acquisitions: Navigating the Gap Capital Layer in the Full Capital Stack

The Financing Gap That Doesn't Fill Itself A growth-stage company pursuing a bolt-on acquisition faces...

The Gap Capital Playbook: How Growth-Stage Companies Should Navigate the Full Acquisition Financing Stack

The Gap Capital Playbook: How Growth-Stage Companies Should Navigate the Full Acquisition Financing Stack Deal...