Management Buyout Finance

Funding to enable a management team to acquire the business it already runs.

Management Buyout Finance

Funding a management team to acquire the business it runs

Buyout funding is rarely a single facility. It usually combines secured lending, asset finance and deferred consideration, and we coordinate those alongside your corporate finance and legal advisers.

We Structure

Why Management Buyout Finance Requires the Right Lender

What we arrange

  • Senior debt secured against business assets
  • Property-backed facilities where premises are owned
  • Deferred consideration and vendor loan structures
  • Funding alongside private equity where relevant

Who this is for

  • Management teams acquiring from a retiring owner
  • Directors buying out a shareholder
  • Businesses planning succession

How London FS helps

Buyout funding is rarely a single facility. It usually combines secured lending, asset finance and deferred consideration, and we coordinate those alongside your corporate finance and legal advisers.

Important information

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not regulate some forms of Buy To Let, Commercial & Development Finance, Bridging Finance, Overseas/Foreign National Mortgages and Will Writing.

Dhavi Limited (trading as London FS) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority — firm number 628993. Registered in England, company number 7301914. Registered office: 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.

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Multiple Facilities Coordinated

Senior debt, asset finance and deferred consideration structured together.

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EBITDA Multiples Maximised

Presenting sustainable earnings in the way lenders actually assess them.

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Property Security Leveraged

Where premises are owned, leverage improves substantially.

Why Choose Us

Why Management Buyout Finance with London FS?

Management Buyout Finance requires more than access to lenders. It requires accurate interpretation of your circumstances and placement with a lender that genuinely understands them.

Buyout funding is rarely a single facility. It usually combines secured lending, asset finance and deferred consideration, and we coordinate those alongside your corporate finance and legal advisers.

Timeline

Vendor Loan Structures

Deferred consideration negotiated as part of the funding package.

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Adviser Coordination

We work alongside your corporate finance and legal teams throughout.

Target

Realistic Timelines

Buyouts typically take three to six months. We plan for that.

Our Clients

Who Benefits from Management Buyout Finance

Management Teams Acquiring

Directors Buying Out Shareholders

Businesses Planning Succession

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Back Yourself to Buy the Business

Funding to enable a management team to acquire the business it already runs.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions on Management Buyout Finance

How much can be borrowed?

Typically a multiple of sustainable EBITDA, increased where property or debtors provide security.

Lenders normally expect the management team to contribute meaningfully.

Commonly three to six months from heads of terms to completion.

Commonly 50-70% through senior debt, with the balance from equity, vendor deferral and asset finance.

Yes. Lenders want the team financially committed, though the amount is negotiable.

Deferred consideration where the seller is paid over time, reducing the day-one funding requirement.

Typically three to six months from heads of terms to completion.

Yes, particularly where the seller remains involved during a transition period.

Only on larger transactions. Many buyouts complete on debt and vendor deferral alone.