Debt Funding for Ambitious Businesses.
Altocrest Advisory helps entrepreneurial businesses secure the right debt funding for acquisitions, buyouts, refinancing, working capital and growth.
We take the time to understand your business, identify the right lenders, present the opportunity properly and negotiate a funding structure that works for you.
The Right Funding.
The Right Lender. The Right Terms.
ALTOCREST ADVISORYRaising debt funding is about much more than finding a lender.
The right funding structure needs to support the objectives of the business, provide appropriate flexibility and remain sustainable as the business develops.
Altocrest provides independent debt advisory support to management teams, shareholders and investors, helping them navigate the funding market from initial strategy through to completion.
Our role is simple: to help you secure the right funding, from the right lender, on the right terms.
Debt Funding to
Support Your Business.
We advise across a range of funding requirements.
OUR SERVICES01Acquisition
Finance
Funding acquisitions and buy-and-build strategies, with a structure designed to support both the transaction and the enlarged business.
02Management
Buyouts
Helping management teams and shareholders structure and secure the debt funding required to support ownership transitions.
03
Refinancing
Replacing or restructuring existing facilities to improve funding capacity, flexibility, pricing or overall terms.
04Growth &
Capital Expenditure
Funding investment in new sites, equipment, technology and other strategic growth initiatives.
05Working
Capital
Structuring revolving credit, invoice finance, trade finance and other facilities around the cash requirements of the business.
More Than Introducing a Lender.
WHY ALTOCRESTA successful funding process is not simply about knowing which lenders to approach. It is about understanding the business, structuring the funding appropriately and presenting the opportunity in a way that gives lenders confidence.
Altocrest combines lender-side credit experience with senior debt advisory expertise to help clients achieve the strongest possible outcome.
We Understand Credit
Our experience includes working within the credit teams of major financial institutions as well as advising businesses on raising debt funding.
This gives us a detailed understanding of how lenders assess businesses, where concerns are likely to arise and what is required to secure credit approval.
We Understand Your Business First
We take the time to understand your strategy, financial performance, cash generation and future plans before recommending a funding structure or approaching lenders.
We Create a Competitive Process
We identify the lenders best suited to the opportunity and manage a structured process across them, creating genuine competition around pricing, structure and terms.
We Stay Through to Completion
We remain involved throughout lender due diligence, credit approval, negotiation, documentation and completion.
We advise management teams, shareholders and investors across a range of debt funding situations.
The best way to demonstrate how we work is through the experience of our clients.
What Our Clients Say
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Steve Parry MBE
Founder, Swim!
Our engagement with Danyal Khan was exceptional. He led the process from start to finish and expertly coached us through key presentations including Lender meetings and Credit Committee sign off. He also has an unparalleled command over debt modelling which delivers a huge sense of confidence to us as clients. His greatest attribute is his soft leadership skills including strategic thinking, empathy, active listening and most important for us as clients, his ability to share clear messaging around complex ideas. We really enjoyed working with Danyal. -
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Nick Hodgson
Founder, Tinto Hill
Danyal supported us on the debt raise for Project Zeb and I would fully recommend him. He ran the process from initial lender approach through to credit approval, securing a very attractive £10.3m senior facility.He was very helpful throughout and has an excellent understanding of the UK mid-market lending landscape.
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Stephen Marshall
CFO, Pure Electric
Danyal leads with authority and skill, navigating complex areas to arrive at workable solutions. Danyal is organised in keeping workstreams on track and has supported us effectively in external meetings and driving lender engagement. He is a personable and engaging member of the team and someone I personally enjoy working with. -
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Paul Kirwin
Managing Director, Gymfinity Kids
Danyal has supported us with our debt raises at Gymfinity, helping us secure funding to support the continued growth of the business. He took the time to understand our business, the key financials and what we needed from a funding partner, and was able to secure an attractive funding package from HSBC which allows us to continue growing without raising further equity.We’d fully recommend him.
OUR APPROACHFrom Funding
Strategy to Completion.
We manage the debt funding process from the initial assessment of your requirements through to lender approval, negotiation and completion.
01Understand
We take the time to understand the business, its objectives and what the funding needs to achieve.
02Assess & Structure
We assess debt capacity and determine the most appropriate funding structure.
03Prepare & Position
We prepare the lender materials and develop a clear and credible funding proposition.
04Approach the Market
We identify and engage with the lenders best suited to the opportunity.
05Negotiate
We compare proposals and negotiate pricing, structure, covenants and other key terms.
06Complete
We support the process through credit approval, due diligence, documentation and completion.
Considering Raising
Debt Funding?
Whether you are funding an acquisition, completing a management buyout, refinancing existing facilities or looking for additional capital to support growth, we would be pleased to discuss your requirements.
An initial conversation allows us to understand what you are looking to achieve, consider the potential funding options and determine how Altocrest can help.