Asset managers with deep-rooted PE relationships forged via a range of touchpoints beyond private debt, including through fund commitments and as co-investment partners and secondary deal investors, have unique insights into the likely capital needs of sponsors and their portfolio companies. Taking a whiteboard approach to capital structures, they can bring new ideas to sponsors for creative financing solutions tailored to a specific set of circumstances.

And, in what we expect to be a faster-paced deal environment in 2025, speed of execution, transparency and the capacity to provide capital up and down the capital stack will be essential to securing the highest quality deals. Those without the scale to move swiftly and commit a deal’s whole financing need are likely to be on the outside looking in.

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