
This expertise becomes especially relevant when a company is managing multiple banks and complex financing structures.
Typical situations include:
Ernest Partners supports the CFO and management throughout syndicated financing processes.
This includes coordinating bank discussions, reviewing indicative offers, negotiating terms and conditions, and supporting documentation review until closing.
We help structure the process, facilitate discussions with existing and potential new lenders and support the client in moving towards a consensus term sheet that is acceptable to both the company and the lenders.
The process follows the same three phases, with a stronger focus on coordination and negotiation.
We start with an in-depth review of the group structure, financial performance, budget, indebtedness and existing financing agreements.
We assess the current and target financing structure and review the legal and financing framework of the group.
Based on this analysis, we prepare the financial materials needed for lender discussions, including the company’s financial situation, financing needs, key business risks and the actions taken to mitigate them.
A structured syndication process helps the company reach a robust financing structure with negotiated and balanced terms.
The main results are:

Ernest Partners works side by side with clients throughout the process, from initial analysis to the final outcome.
Our team combines financial expertise with hands-on experience. We help clients understand their financial position, identify where improvements are possible and take the right steps towards the appropriate financing solution.
Securex has successfully closed an Acquisition Finance Facility to kick its international growth strategy into a higher gear.
Vandemoortele Group raised €1.5 billion in syndicated loans & a €100 million mezzanine tranche to finance recent acquisitions.
Supported the CFO and finance team in the negotiation with their banks of the amendment of the existing €175m facilities and extension of a new €50m facility
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