For sponsors and companies
Financing a specific deal? Start with the lenders who fit.
Find private credit lenders suited to your acquisition, refinancing or growth financing. Our team does the lender research and makes direct introductions, based on your situation, financing needs and timing.
Not a broker-dealer. Introductions only. A potential fit is not a financing commitment.
Who this is for.
- Independent sponsors
- With a signed LOI or a deal in diligence.
- Private equity funds
- Small private equity funds financing a new platform, an acquisition for an existing portfolio company, a refinancing or a recap.
- Companies
- Founder and family owned companies considering a refinancing or growth financing.
- Referral sources
- Advisors referring a client who needs private credit.
Why work with Ninth Wave.
- A focused lender shortlist.
- Lenders selected around your situation, financing needs and timing, with a clear reason for each potential fit.
- Lender research handled for you.
- Our team researches current mandates and identifies relevant lenders, so you can focus on evaluating the options.
- Direct introductions.
- We make the introductions and remain available to answer questions, with discretion around your financing.
Nothing is shared without your approval.
We agree with you on what can be shared and with whom before approaching any lender. Your financing is handled privately.
Security and confidentialityWhat to send.
Please include, where available:
- What the company does, where it operates and who owns it
- Approximate revenue and EBITDA
- The situation: acquisition, refinancing, growth financing or recap, and the use of proceeds
- The facility size and type you have in mind
- Where things stand, such as a signed LOI or diligence underway
- Target timing, including the expected close date and any key deadlines
A CIM or teaser works too. If you would rather talk first, say so in the email.
What Ninth Wave does not do.
- Not a lender.
- Ninth Wave does not lend or commit capital.
- Not a broker-dealer.
- It makes introductions only and does not negotiate or handle funds.
- No guarantee.
- Matching is not underwriting, and a potential fit is not a financing commitment. Each lender runs its own diligence.
- No broadcast.
- Nothing reaches a lender you have not approved.
Who is behind it
Credit experience. A team you can reach.
Charlie Madden spent more than a decade at Barclays and Colbeck Capital, across leveraged finance syndication and special situations credit underwriting.
That lender perspective shapes how our team identifies potential fits and explains mandate constraints. We work with you on a specific financing, with your approval before anything is shared.
- Leveraged finance
- Barclays
- Special situations
- Colbeck Capital
- In credit markets
- 10+ years
Have a financing coming up?
Email our team the situation, financing need and target timing. If you would rather talk first, say so.
Not a broker-dealer. Introductions only. A potential fit is not a financing commitment.