Strategic capital for European corporates
Tailored debt, structured facilities and hybrid capital from €10M to €200M+, engineered around your balance sheet, sector and growth plan.
Recapitalise, acquire, expand, without dilution
Apex's corporate finance desk structures large-ticket transactions for mid-market and large corporates across Europe. We co-invest, syndicate and arrange senior, mezzanine and hybrid capital tailored to complex situations.
- Senior secured & unitranche debt
- Mezzanine and PIK structures
- Acquisition & LBO finance
- Dividend recapitalisations
- Refinancings & syndication
- Bridge-to-bond facilities
Eligibility at a glance
- Minimum €5M EBITDA (last full year)
- Audited group accounts (last 3 years)
- Defined transaction objective and timeline
- European parent or material EU operations
Corporate Finance, engineered for ambitious operators
Every corporate finance 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 PIK structures
- Acquisition & LBO finance
- Dividend recapitalisations
Built for serious capital decisions
Institutional rigour with the speed and clarity European businesses expect.
Relationship-led
Senior bankers, not analysts, run your transaction from day one.
Structuring depth
Bespoke covenant packages, security and inter-creditor design.
Regulatory rigour
Brussels-anchored team experienced across EU directives.
Confidential
Strict data rooms and NDA-protected processes throughout.
Pan-European
Active in 30+ jurisdictions with local legal counsel.
Co-invest network
Direct access to institutional co-lenders and family offices.
From enquiry to drawdown
A transparent, milestone-driven funding journey.
- 1
NDA & briefing
Mutual NDA, briefing call and data scope alignment.
- 2
Indicative structure
Term sheet outlining quantum, pricing and covenants within 2 weeks.
- 3
Due diligence
Coordinated commercial, financial and legal DD with selected advisors.
- 4
Commitment & close
Credit committee, documentation and funding to schedule.
How our clients deploy this capital
Acquisition financing
Senior and mezzanine debt for strategic and bolt-on M&A.
Management buyouts
MBO/MBI structures including vendor loans and equity co-invest.
Recapitalisations
Release shareholder value through dividend recap structures.
Growth capital
Non-dilutive debt to accelerate organic expansion.
Refinancings
Consolidate club deals or replace expensive existing debt.
Pre-IPO funding
Bridge capital ahead of an equity event or trade sale.
Industries we serve
Specialised underwriting across the sectors driving European growth.
Industrials
Engineering, manufacturing, packaging and chemicals.
Consumer & Retail
Branded consumer, omnichannel retail and specialty foods.
Healthcare
Hospital groups, diagnostics, medtech and life sciences.
Technology
Vertical SaaS, IT services and tech-enabled platforms.
Energy & Utilities
Power, midstream and transition-economy corporates.
Business Services
Outsourcing, facilities management and professional services.
Transport & Logistics
Freight, port operators and aviation services.
Financial Services
Specialty lenders, asset managers and insurance brokers.
Active across European markets
Local legal counsel, valuation partners and dedicated coverage in every jurisdiction.
Brussels desk covering Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Mid-cap mandates across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Paris-led coverage across French mid-market.
Spain and Portugal, sponsor and corporate-led mandates.
Lombardia and Northern Italy industrial corporates.
Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.
Poland, Czechia, Romania and Hungary.
London-anchored cross-border mandates.
Facility sizes and indicative pricing
Indicative only, final pricing is risk-based and confirmed at term-sheet stage.
- Maintenance covenants
- Amortising or bullet
- Up to 4.5x leverage
- Club or bilateral
- Cov-lite for sponsor deals
- Up to 6.5x leverage
- Single creditor execution
- Acquisition & RCF lines
- Subordinated to senior
- Warrant or equity kicker
- Junior security
- Up to 8x total leverage
The European corporate finance landscape
Live indicators from the Apex desk, updated every quarter to reflect actual deal flow, not headline forecasts.
Apex vs traditional lenders
How our corporate finance 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 corporate finance 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.
“We needed €45M of acquisition debt and a structure that wouldn't trip our existing covenants. Apex delivered both in 9 weeks.”
Questions, answered
Most frequent questions about corporate finance at Apex.
Ready to apply?
Launch the tailored corporate finance 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.