Build The Credit Case
We determine the financing structure that can realistically be underwritten, including debt size, security, repayment source, leverage, amortization and covenant logic.
Structured Debt · Private Credit · Placement
Structured Debt Placement Agent
FG Capital Advisors structures and places debt mandates for operating companies, sponsors, asset owners, commodity traders and project developers seeking institutional financing.
We prepare the credit case, define the appropriate capital structure, identify lenders with actual mandate fit, run targeted distribution, negotiate terms and support execution through underwriting and funding.
This is a managed placement process, not a lender list or introduction service.
From Financing Requirement To Institutional Debt Mandate
A borrower can have a good business and still fail to secure financing if the debt request is poorly structured, circulated to the wrong lenders or presented without a credible repayment and security case.
Our structured debt advisory work begins with debt capacity, cash flow, collateral, use of proceeds, tenor and repayment mechanics. Once the mandate is lender-ready, we execute the placement.
Make The Mandate Lender-Ready
We organize the transaction narrative, financial information, collateral evidence and lender-facing materials required for institutional review.
Run Targeted Distribution
We identify credit providers by mandate, geography, transaction size, collateral appetite and structure rather than circulating the deal to an indiscriminate database.
Drive The Process To Funding
We manage lender questions, term sheets, negotiations, diligence, underwriting and closing workstreams through definitive documentation and funding.
Debt Mandates We Place
The lender universe is determined by the underlying credit rather than by a generic financing category.
Corporate & Private Credit
Senior, secured and bespoke private-credit facilities for operating companies with identifiable debt-service capacity.
Acquisition & MBO Financing
Acquisition debt, unitranche, senior facilities, seller-supported capital structures and financing-gap solutions for qualified transactions.
Project Debt
Long-dated project facilities built around contracted revenue, DSCR, completion risk, reserves and project-level security.
Structured Trade Finance
Facilities secured by transaction cash flow, purchase contracts, inventory, receivables and controlled trade proceeds.
Commercial Real Estate Debt
Bridge, refinance and structured real-estate debt based on asset value, operating income and identifiable repayment or exit.
Alternative Debt Placement
Non-standard situations requiring specialty finance, asset-backed lenders or private credit outside conventional bank parameters.
Which Mandates Fit Our Placement Process?
We focus on transactions that can be prepared for institutional credit review and where there is a defensible source of repayment.
Strong Fit
- Established operating company with verifiable revenue.
- Sponsor or buyer with a defined acquisition target.
- Borrower refinancing an existing facility.
- Contracted or asset-backed transaction.
- Project with a credible revenue and completion structure.
- Borrower able to provide financial statements, KYC and transaction documentation.
Generally Not A Fit
- Pre-revenue concept without financeable assets or contracted cash flow.
- Borrower seeking guaranteed approval.
- Undocumented collateral or unverifiable assets.
- Borrower unwilling to provide lender-grade financial information.
- Transaction unable to pass KYC, AML or sanctions review.
- Request for success-fee-only execution with no retainer.
Structured Debt Placement Procedure
We run a defined execution process from initial underwriting through lender selection and funding.
01
Assess
Review the borrower, requested facility, financial performance, collateral, use of proceeds and repayment source.
02
Prepare
Structure the financing request, complete lender-facing materials and build the targeted credit-provider universe.
03
Place
Launch controlled structured lender outreach, manage screening questions and progress interested lenders toward terms.
04
Close
Compare proposals, support negotiation, coordinate diligence and maintain execution through documentation, conditions precedent and funding.
Indicative Timeline To Funding
A straightforward, lender-ready mandate can often move from engagement to funding in approximately 45 days. The timeline remains indicative and varies with lender appetite, transaction complexity, diligence, documentation and the speed at which the borrower responds to information requests.
Days 1–5
Initial Underwriting & Structuring
Review financials, transaction structure, debt capacity,
collateral, repayment source and lender suitability.
Week 1–2
Placement Preparation
Finalize the lender-facing credit package, resolve material
information gaps and establish the targeted lender list.
Week 2–4
Lender Outreach & Term Sheets
Approach matched lenders, manage Q&A, provide follow-up information
and progress qualified interest toward indicative or formal terms.
Week 4–6+
Underwriting, Documentation & Funding
Select the preferred lender, complete diligence, negotiate
definitive documents, satisfy conditions precedent and proceed to
funding.
Transactions involving syndication, multiple jurisdictions, complex collateral, project-level diligence, third-party valuations or material documentation gaps may require additional time.
Debt Placement Is More Than Introducing A Lender
A lender introduction creates a conversation. Placement is the process required to convert that conversation into an executable credit facility.
Present The Right Ask
We position the facility around what the credit market can underwrite, not simply around the amount the borrower would like to raise.
Compare Financing Options
Where lender appetite permits, we create a competitive process so pricing, leverage, tenor, covenants and execution certainty can be compared.
Stay Through Execution
The engagement does not stop when a lender expresses interest. We remain involved through underwriting, diligence, documentation and closing.
Specialized Debt Placement
Some mandates require credit providers with narrower geographical, collateral or transaction mandates.
Emerging & Frontier Market Debt
Placement for eligible transactions where jurisdiction, currency, political risk or offshore lender requirements materially influence the structure.
Facility Refinancing & Lender Replacement
Repositioning existing debt where pricing, maturity, lender appetite or facility structure no longer fits the underlying business.
Commercial Bridge Financing
Shorter-duration debt with a documented repayment, refinancing, disposal or permanent-capital exit.
Bridge & Mezzanine Solutions
Capital designed to close the gap between senior debt capacity, transaction requirements and available sponsor equity.
Mandate-Based Execution
Structured Debt Placement Is Paid Advisory Work
Structuring a financing request, preparing it for underwriting, identifying suitable lenders, running distribution and managing execution requires substantial work before a transaction closes.
Engagements therefore begin with a signed mandate and an upfront retainer. A closing-based success fee may also apply depending on the agreed scope.
Retainer
Engagement scope and retainer are agreed before placement begins.
Success Fee
A transaction success fee may apply where specified in the engagement
letter.
No Success-Only Mandates
We do not perform full structuring and lender-placement mandates
entirely at our own execution risk.
What We Need To Review Your Mandate
A concise but complete initial submission allows us to determine whether the transaction fits our placement process.
Borrower
- Legal entity and jurisdiction
- Ownership and management
- Historical financial performance
- Existing debt
Financing Requirement
- Debt amount and currency
- Use of proceeds
- Required tenor
- Target closing date
Credit Support
- Collateral
- Contracts and receivables
- Guarantees where applicable
- Repayment source
Transaction Documents
- LOI or purchase agreement
- Project contracts
- Offtake or supply agreements
- Existing lender terms where relevant
Structured Debt Placement FAQs
What is a structured debt placement agent?
A structured debt placement agent or adviser prepares a borrower and financing mandate for institutional lenders, identifies relevant credit providers, manages lender outreach, supports negotiation and coordinates execution through closing.
Which lenders do you approach?
The lender universe depends on the transaction and may include banks, private credit funds, asset-based lenders, specialty finance companies, project lenders and trade-finance providers.
How long does debt placement take?
A straightforward, lender-ready mandate may reach funding in approximately 45 days. Complex transactions, incomplete documentation, syndication, valuations, multi-jurisdictional security or extended lender diligence can increase the timeline.
Do you guarantee funding?
No. All financing remains subject to lender appetite, underwriting, due diligence, KYC and AML, credit approval and definitive documentation.
Can you take over a transaction that has already been circulated?
Potentially. We first review which lenders have already received the mandate, what information was distributed and what feedback was received. The transaction may need to be repositioned before further lender outreach.
Do you work on a success-fee-only basis?
No. Structured debt placement requires substantive preparation, structuring and distribution work before closing. Engagements are retainer-based, with any applicable success fee documented separately.
Live Debt Requirement
Submit The Transaction Before You Circulate It Broadly
If you have a defined borrower, financing amount, use of proceeds, repayment source and target closing date, submit the mandate for an initial review.
We will assess how the transaction should be structured, which lender universe is relevant and what is required to move from mandate to institutional underwriting.
FG Capital Advisors provides corporate finance advisory, structured debt advisory and transaction placement services. We are not a bank and do not guarantee financing. Credit decisions remain subject to independent lender underwriting, KYC and AML review, due diligence, credit approval and definitive documentation. Regulated activities are executed through appropriately authorized counterparties where required.
