Find out more about the debt finance market and how to access debt finance for deals
What's in the report?
This guideline describes the debt market in the UK and highlights significant changes since the global financial crisis of 2008-2012. It also sets out the principal flows involved in the application and lending decision process.
Debt for deals: key takeaways
Debt is a fundamental element of most corporate finance transactions and a lynchpin for economic growth
Lending provides funding for investment in business expansion and innovation, which indirectly leads to employment creation and therefore increased demand. It is a vital part of the financing landscape that, in response to regulatory change and market forces, has developed considerably over the past ten years in the UK and other G7 economies.
New entrants have led to change
New entrants in the banking market and the private debt space along with the development of new technologies that enable smaller players to lend to business, including peer-to-peer lenders, have led to a dynamic market. This change has led to a more fragmented landscape than was the case before 2008, offering borrowers a greater variety, if not greater number, of lending options.
Advisers and businesses should consider many areas to realise greater potential through debt finance
This guideline aims to help advisers and businesses tap into the market, by exploring how these changes affect the availability of debt and the terms on which borrowers can access it, while also outlining many of the areas that borrowers should consider when looking at raising debt to fund their deals. With greater understanding comes the ability to realise greater potential through debt finance.
The UK has highly skilled and expert debt advisers
The UK's highly skilled corporate finance and debt advisory community, from those in the large professional services firms through to smaller, independent firms, are well equipped to assist and guide ambitious companies through the process of raising debt. Legal advisers also play a highly important role in ensuring the terms agreed with lenders are appropriate for a company’s needs, both now and in the future.
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