Capital to close your next European acquisition
Senior, unitranche and mezzanine acquisition finance from €5M to €250M+, engineered around your target, structure and timeline.
Win the deal with the right capital structure
Apex arranges and underwrites acquisition finance for strategic corporates, private equity sponsors, search funds and management teams across Europe. We work alongside your advisors to deliver a fully-committed structure that holds through diligence and competitive processes.
- Senior secured & unitranche debt
- Mezzanine and second-lien tranches
- Vendor loan notes & earn-outs
- Equity co-invest network
- Bridge-to-permanent structures
- Holdco PIK and SSN structures
Eligibility at a glance
- Identified target with signed NDA or LOI
- Minimum target EBITDA of €2M
- Audited or QoE-reviewed target financials
- Defined equity contribution (sponsor or strategic)
- European target, buyer or holding structure
Acquisition Funding, engineered for ambitious operators
Every acquisition funding mandate is led by a senior Apex banker and structured around your sector, jurisdiction and timeline, not a generic product sheet. Open a tailored enquiry form in seconds and our team will respond within one business day.
- Senior secured & unitranche debt
- Mezzanine and second-lien tranches
- Vendor loan notes & earn-outs
- Equity co-invest network
Built for serious capital decisions
Institutional rigour with the speed and clarity European businesses expect.
Sponsor-grade execution
Underwritten commitments that survive auction timelines.
Target-led structuring
Capital structure designed around the target's cash conversion.
Inter-creditor expertise
Senior, second-lien and mezz layered cleanly under one agent.
Equity co-invest
Direct line to LPs and family offices for sponsor equity gaps.
Diligence-ready
Coordinated commercial, financial, legal and tax DD.
Day-one buy-and-build
Accordion and committed bolt-on lines from completion.
From enquiry to drawdown
A transparent, milestone-driven funding journey.
- 1
NDA & teaser
Mutual NDA, target teaser and indicative structure within 5 business days.
- 2
Highly confident letter
HCL or staple financing letter to support your binding bid.
- 3
Due diligence
Coordinated CDD, FDD, LDD and TDD with selected advisors.
- 4
Commit & close
Credit committee, signing, conditions precedent and funding on completion.
How our clients deploy this capital
Strategic acquisitions
Corporate buyers acquiring competitors or adjacent businesses.
Sponsor LBOs
PE-backed leveraged buyouts of European mid-market targets.
Management buyouts
MBO and MBI structures with vendor support and PE co-invest.
Bolt-on financing
Accordion facilities and bolt-on capacity within existing platforms.
Public-to-private
Take-private transactions of listed European mid-caps.
Cross-border deals
Multi-jurisdiction acquisitions with coordinated security packages.
Industries we serve
Specialised underwriting across the sectors driving European growth.
Industrials
Buy-and-build platforms in engineering, packaging and specialty chemicals.
Technology
Vertical SaaS, IT services and tech-enabled services roll-ups.
Healthcare
Clinic groups, diagnostics, medtech and pharma services.
Consumer
DTC brands, specialty foods and multi-site consumer.
Business Services
BPO, facilities management and professional services.
Energy Transition
Energy services, EV infrastructure and circular economy.
Real Estate Services
Property management, valuation and PropTech platforms.
Transport & Logistics
Specialty logistics, fleet services and aviation MRO.
Active across European markets
Local legal counsel, valuation partners and dedicated coverage in every jurisdiction.
Mittelstand carve-outs and PE-led buyouts.
Mid-market LBOs and OBO transactions.
Strategic and sponsor-led mid-cap deals.
Roll-ups, secondaries and buy-and-build.
Family-owned succession and PE buyouts.
Tech and industrial cross-border deals.
London-anchored sponsor and corporate deals.
Strategic acquisitions in Poland, Czechia and Romania.
Facility sizes and indicative pricing
Indicative only, final pricing is risk-based and confirmed at term-sheet stage.
- 3.5 to 4.5x EBITDA leverage
- Amortising or bullet
- Maintenance covenants
- Accordion for bolt-ons
- Up to 6.5x leverage
- Cov-lite for sponsor deals
- Single creditor execution
- Committed bolt-on lines
- Up to 7.5 to 8x total leverage
- Subordinated security
- Warrant or equity kicker
- Bridges equity gaps
The European acquisition funding landscape
Live indicators from the Apex desk, updated every quarter to reflect actual deal flow, not headline forecasts.
Apex vs traditional lenders
How our acquisition funding process compares to a typical high-street bank.
Apex Euro Capital
- Indicative terms in 48 to 72 hours
- Senior partner on every mandate, no junior hand-offs
- Bespoke structures across debt, equity and hybrid capital
- Cross-border capability in 30+ European jurisdictions
- Dedicated portal for documents, KYC and status tracking
- ESG and MiCA-aligned frameworks built in
Traditional bank
- Term sheets in 6 to 12 weeks
- Relationship handed off to junior underwriters
- Standardised products with limited flexibility
- Domestic focus with restricted cross-border capacity
- Manual document collection over email
- Slower adoption of ESG and digital-asset frameworks
Measurable results, not marketing claims
Aggregate performance across acquisition funding mandates completed in the last 24 months.
Deals close on the timeline agreed in the term sheet.
Median 24-month revenue uplift for borrowers who deployed our capital.
Post-close NPS from Apex borrowers, sponsors and investors.
“Apex provided a €78M unitranche and €15M acquisition line that let us beat two larger sponsors in a competitive auction. Their HCL stood up through 11 weeks of diligence.”
Questions, answered
Most frequent questions about acquisition funding at Apex.
Ready to apply?
Launch the tailored acquisition funding application form. It takes around 3 minutes. A senior Apex advisor will respond within one business day.
- Confidential, bank-grade encryption
- GDPR & AML/KYC compliant
- Indicative term sheet within 48 to 72 hours
Other funding solutions
Compare Apex financing options and connect them to your sector strategy.
Business Loans
SME business loans across the EU, €100K to €50M
Corporate Finance
Mid-market corporate finance & structured credit
Project Finance
Infrastructure & energy project finance in Europe
Real Estate Finance
Commercial real estate & development funding
Venture Capital
Growth-stage venture capital for European tech
Crypto Investment
MiCA-compliant digital asset investment
Industries We Serve
12 focus sectors from renewables to fintech
Renewable Energy Funding
Solar, wind & storage project finance Europe
Infrastructure Finance
Large-scale infrastructure debt across Europe
Check in sixty seconds whether we can fund you
We publish our criteria openly so you never waste weeks on a process that was never going to close.
- Registered business in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland
- Twelve months or more of trading history, or a bankable project sponsor
- Minimum funding requirement of €100,000
- Last two years of filed accounts, or a full project financial model
- Clean beneficial-ownership and sanctions position
- A defined use of proceeds and repayment or exit route
Business loans and project finance across Europe
Local underwriting knowledge in each market, arranged through one pan-European team.
Mittelstand growth and working capital facilities
Business loans in GermanyCorporate credit and acquisition finance
Business loans in FranceSME lending and real estate development funding
Business loans in SpainManufacturing, export and asset finance
Business loans in ItalyHead-office lending from our Brussels desk
Business loans in BelgiumTourism, shipping and energy transition capital
Business loans in GreeceRegulated discipline behind every euro
Capital is only useful if it is raised properly. Our compliance framework is built for institutional counterparties and audited borrowers alike.
EU regulatory alignment
Mandates structured in line with EU financial services rules and local market practice in every jurisdiction we fund.
AML and KYC by design
Risk-based onboarding, sanctions screening and beneficial-ownership verification on every counterparty.
GDPR-grade data handling
Encrypted document exchange through the client portal, with data stored and processed inside the EU.
Independent oversight
Investment and credit committees sign off separately from origination, so pricing stays objective.
Ready to discuss your funding requirements?
Our advisory team responds to qualified enquiries within one business day.