Acquisition Finance

Working in partnership to meet the needs of a dynamic sector

• Partnership approach to private equity-backed transactions
• Experience across all sectors
• Funding packages from £50m to £500m
• Support over the transaction's life

Focused approach

Bank of Scotland's Acquisition Finance team was created to meet the needs of a vital UK private equity mid market. We offer a devoted resource of experienced professionals, providing debt packages of between £50m and £500m including senior, second lien, mezzanine and PIK debt.

Successful partnerships

Acquisition Finance works in close partnership with a selected number of private equity firms to provide bespoke debt packages that meet both their needs and those of their target companies. This approach enables us to dedicate significant resource to each transaction. As such, we understand target businesses and their requirements in greater depth while providing a value added service to the private equity firms as they seek to appraise and complete acquisitions in a short time period.

Leading provider of finance

Our depth of experience in the market is unmatched – we can call on more than 15 years as a leading provider of finance for private equity-backed deals. In this time we have funded a variety of transactions across all industry sectors, including management buy-outs, secondary buy-outs, recapitalisations and public to privates. By considering each deal on merit, we avoid sector and geographical generalisations, enabling us to maintain a consistent presence regardless of the economic cycle.

A reputation for delivering

Renowned for looking at things differently, the Bank's entrepreneurial approach is based on our ability to gain an in-depth understanding of the factors that make up the viability of any business. Our expertise enables us to look beyond the headline issues and take on deals that don't automatically comply with perceived market standards. We pride ourselves on structuring flexible funding packages, shaped to fit the requirements of each individual case.

Lifecycle support

At Bank of Scotland, we work hard to support the key people involved throughout the deal process and beyond. The Acquisition Finance team works closely with the Leveraged Finance Asset Class Management team, which consists of highly experienced relationship managers focused exclusively on portfolio companies with private equity ownerships and leveraged debt structures.

The Leveraged Finance Asset Management team is involved in the deal process at an early stage, allowing them to develop a good understanding of the business and its needs prior to completion. Once the deal completes, the team provides day-to-day contact, ongoing support and access to specialist expertise, further strengthening our relationship with the business and management team throughout its time under private equity ownership.

Find out more

Take a look at some of our completed deals.

To find out more about any aspect of our Acquisition Finance expertise, call us on +44 (0)20 7012 9418 (Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm) or email us