Acquisitions
Funding the purchase of a company, a division or a controlling interest.
M&A financing
M&A financing search for Dutch companies
Capital Search does not lend and does not provide financing. We search for the financing parties that fit a specific transaction, capital requirement and risk profile, and approach them directly.
Financing the transaction
The deal determines the financing question
Acquisition financing is not a product taken off a shelf. The structure follows the transaction: what is being bought, how the purchase price is composed, what the cash flow can carry, what security is available and how much equity the buyer contributes.
That is why the search begins with the transaction itself rather than with a list of lenders. Once the financing requirement is properly defined, it becomes clear which type of party could realistically underwrite it.
Management buy-ins
An incoming entrepreneur or manager acquiring a position, usually alongside equity.
Management buy-outs
Existing management acquiring the company from its current shareholders.
Buy-and-build
Financing a platform and the add-on acquisitions that follow it.
Shareholder transactions
Funding the exit or separation of one or more shareholders.
Bridge and special situations
Temporary funding where timing, complexity or structure requires a different route.
Not every financier fits every deal
Fit before availability
Financing parties differ in what they can accept: sector, size, leverage, security, cash flow stability, transaction complexity and speed. A transaction that is straightforward for one party is outside the mandate of another.
We do not assume that every instrument suits every transaction. Some deals are conventional bank financing. Others need a specialist or alternative provider, a combination of instruments, or additional equity before debt becomes possible at all.
Financing sources
Where transaction financing can come from
Depending on the transaction, the relevant providers may be domestic or international, regulated or non-bank, and may finance alone or alongside others.
Banks
Specialist financiers
Private credit providers
Alternative lenders
Family offices
Equity investors funding alongside debt
Asset-backed and collateralised financing parties
Other professional capital providers
Bridge and special situations
When timing is part of the problem
Some financing questions are driven by timing rather than by the long-term capital structure: a transaction that must complete before a refinancing, a shareholder who needs to be paid out, or an asset that can serve as collateral while a permanent solution is arranged.
These situations need parties that can assess complexity quickly and are comfortable with the security available. The search is narrower and the argument for the specific party has to be precise.
Our search process
From financing requirement to committed conversations
Analyse the transaction
Structure, purchase price composition, cash flow, security and equity contribution.
Define the financing profile
Instrument, size, term and the risk a provider would actually be taking.
Identify parties
Financiers whose mandate, sector appetite and ticket size genuinely fit the requirement.
Approach directly
Individual contact with decision makers, with the transaction argument prepared.
Relevant cases
Anonymous mandates
Anonymous mandates involving transaction and financing questions. No amounts, terms or outcomes are disclosed.
09BRIDGE FINANCING · REAL ESTATE
BRIDGE FINANCING · REAL ESTATE
Substantial bridge financing backed by real estate interests
BRIDGE FINANCINGASSET COLLATERAL
Capital search for a substantial bridge financing requirement, with real estate interests available as collateral.
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RETAIL
Separation of interests in a supermarket company
OWNERSHIP SEPARATIONCONTINUITY
The shareholders of a supermarket company needed to separate their interests. Ownership, valuation, stakeholder interests and continuity shaped the search for a workable transaction structure.
10TAX SERVICES
TAX SERVICES
Scale-up capital and incoming MBI candidates
SCALE-UP CAPITALMBI
Tax services company with a growth mandate combining a search for scale-up capital with suitable incoming MBI candidates.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is acquisition financing?
Acquisition financing is the funding used to pay for the purchase of a company or a shareholding. It usually combines several sources — equity from the buyer, senior debt, and sometimes specialist or seller financing — structured around what the acquired cash flow and available security can support.
Who finances company acquisitions in the Netherlands?
Banks finance a substantial share of Dutch acquisitions, but specialist financiers, private credit providers, alternative lenders, family offices and equity investors also fund transactions, particularly where the structure, sector or complexity falls outside standard bank criteria.
Does Capital Search provide financing?
No. Capital Search is not a lender, fund or credit provider. We identify and approach the financing parties that fit a specific transaction on behalf of the company or buyer.
What is bridge financing?
Bridge financing is temporary funding used to cover a period between two moments — for example between a transaction and a refinancing, or between a commitment and the release of other funds. It is typically shorter, more expensive and more dependent on security than permanent financing.
Can financing be arranged for a buy-and-build strategy?
It can, provided the platform and the acquisition pipeline are credible. Financiers look at the platform's own performance first and at the logic and sequence of the intended add-ons second.
Related searches
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Platform strategies, add-on acquisitions and the capital they require.
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Equity for the next phase of a Dutch company's development.
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Finding investors with a credible rationale for a Dutch company.
Discuss a transaction financing requirement
An initial conversation starts with the transaction, the structure and the financing the deal actually needs.
Capital Search is part of De Nieuwe Aandeelhouder. You can contact us directly through De Nieuwe Aandeelhouder.