OUR SERVICES

Working with companies across Europe as borrowers and investors since 1999

DEALS COMPLETED

DEALS COMPLETED: >235

COUNTRIES BORROWED IN

COUNTRIES BORROWED IN: 17

YEARS AS BORROWERS

YEARS AS BORROWERS: 29

SMALLEST DEAL

SMALLEST DEAL: €3 mil

DIFFERENT LENDERS

DIFFERENT LENDERS: 70

LARGEST DEAL

LARGEST DEAL: €1.5 bil
Debt and Equity Raising 


We are experts at working with companies and their shareholders to simplify the capital raising process. Our track record has seen us match the right capital to each situation. We have completed transactions and commitments with more than 100 different investors in debt and equity globally.

By helping you to understand and articulate your capital funding need, we build a highly deliverable roadmap to raising debt and equity, ensuring the flexibility and cost match your circumstances.  

Borne of our own experience as investors and board members, we recognise that one size does not fit all.  Whether you are looking for light-touch deal support or pre-sale lender education through to running a fully outsourced capital raise to finance buy-outs, add-on acquisitions or dividend recaps, our approach flexes to your needs.

We pride ourselves on the quality of our advice, our strategic insight and hands-on approach.

Special Projects

 

Our team has deep experience in working with companies across Europe in all aspects of their relationship with capital providers.  Whether you need to optimise your company’s liquidity availability, amend and extend existing facilities, secure covenant resets or work through a deeper turnaround, these situations pose many challenges and can place considerable strain on management teams and shareholders.

We have been in your shoes and understand intimately what is needed and how best to achieve that.  Our skill is in helping you to manage any process as effectively as possible, protecting your business, assets and relationships.

Strategic Capital Advisory

 

Our track record of devising innovative financing strategies to match new or different needs has equipped us with the skills to advise you on more esoteric capital raises, be that arranging equity bridge and guarantee facilities or GP funding; raising direct equity co-investment and pref equity capital; or arranging top-up fund financing and equity capital.

We have completed these over many years, sometimes creating first-ever structures with lenders or investors; always keeping in mind your key objectives.

General Partner-focused Services

 

As well as helping companies and management teams raise and manage their capital, our extensive experience includes being the lead partner on investments and managing PE firm funding.  We have led PE fund raises, arranged and raised GP financing facilities, fund bridges and preference equity capital; and led the process of preparing for and completing successful portfolio company exits.

“MDW Capital’s advisory style and approach really sets them apart: the investor inside-knowledge that they bring to bear adds so much and means we work seamlessly together. Execution is second to none, ensuring we get the very best facilities possible.  The result was an outstanding financing with exceptional flexibility and the capacity to support our growth ambitions.”

 

Dr Amit Thaper, Managing Director, Cairngorm Capital Partners

“David’s guidance and expertise were invaluable during our refinancing process. He helped us to pitch our credit story effectively and negotiated highly competitive terms with lenders. He was a pleasure to work with throughout the process.”

 

CFO, PE portfolio company

“Andrew is highly strategic in his judgement and recommendations, provides great support to management and helps to prioritise actions to drive the long term value of the business, not just short term gain. His debt skills are exceptional.”

 

Christophe Berthoux, CEO Synexus 

“Of all the capital advisory teams I have worked with, MDW just gets what we are looking for and takes real ownership of the process.  Their approach underlines their commitment to providing best- in-class service and their delivery is outstanding.  This is the best financing experience and result I have had.”

 

David Skinner, CFO, Millbrook Healthcare

“MDW Capital’s approach is highly commercially focused: they built a deep understanding of our business and key drivers as well as our business plan.  MDW added value to our process from the outset and worked tirelessly to ensure we have reached a hugely successful outcome. We have really enjoyed working with the MDW Capital team; the quality of their advice and their approach is second to none.”

 

Rory Brown, Co-founder & CEO, AgriBriefing Limited

“Andrew knows how to deliver best in market deals and is something of a “Bank Whisperer”.”

 

Chris Bayne, CEO Access Group

“We had a complicated credit story. Andrew worked very closely with us to articulate it and build lenders’ confidence. His unique background in portfolio management and depth of lender relationships was critical to the outcome. We would not have achieved the refinancing, let alone such subsequent success without Andrew’s expertise.”

 

Stewart Smythe, CEO Adapt

“The team at MDW Capital understood what we needed and gave us confidence from the outset about the achievability of such a complex financing. Their track record as capital market specialists and borrowers enabled them to articulate the story carefully, positioning the opportunity to prospective partners with great skill.”

 

Alex Bayliss, Managing Director, Cairngorm Capital Partners

“David knows what he wants and what the market is willing to give. Combined with his clear communication, this makes for effective and efficient processes fully aimed at providing optimised financing solutions and liquidity for the company and the sponsor.  I very much look forward to continuing our working relationship.”

 

Managing Partner, European debt fund

“MDW Capital’s deep understanding of both the Private Equity and direct lending markets resulted in best in class structuring and execution for what was a complex transaction.”

 

Mike Dennis, Co-Head of European Credit, Ares Management

“The team at MDW Capital understood what we needed and gave us confidence from the outset about the achievability of such a complex financing. Their track records as capital market specialists and borrowers enables them to articulate the story carefully, positioning the opportunity to prospective partners with great skill.” 

 

Managing Director, UK Private Equity Firm

“David quickly built a strong understanding of our business and helped us to articulate that the right
way. This understanding combined with his expert knowledge of the markets and strong lender
relationships were instrumental in our success.”

 

CEO, PE portfolio company

“Andrew has the rare ability of being both in the detail of transactions whilst also understanding what really matters and is able to plot a commercial roadmap in order to get a deal done. Most importantly of all he is a person who people want to do business with, whether you are an investor, management team or lender.”

 

Managing Partner, UK/US debt fund

“MDW Capital’s advisory style and approach really sets them apart: the investor inside-knowledge that they bring to bear adds so much and means we work seamlessly together. Execution is second to none, ensuring we get the very best facilities possible.  The result was an outstanding financing with exceptional flexibility and the capacity to support our growth ambitions.”

 

Dr Amit Thaper, Managing Director, Cairngorm Capital Partners

“I am delighted with the new financing we have just completed, advised by MDW Capital.  We were highly impressed with the team’s engagement in and commitment to the process, which allowed my colleagues and me to focus on running our business, driving performance with minimal distraction.  The outcome of their tireless work is facilities that are tailor-made to fit our needs today and for the next part of our journey – supporting our organic ambitions and other opportunities that may arise.  We have really enjoyed working with the MDW team; their expertise is matched by their passion and enthusiasm for our business.”

 

Philip Campling, CEO, Millbrook Healthcare

“MDW Capital’s approach is highly commercially focused: they built a deep understanding of our business and key drivers as well as our business plan.  MDW added value to our process from the outset and worked tirelessly to ensure we have reached a hugely successful outcome. We have really enjoyed working with the MDW Capital team; the quality of their advice and their approach is second to none.”

 

Rory Brown, Co-founder & CEO, AgriBriefing Limited

“MDW Capital has secured a funding structure that delivers outstanding value for us as long-term investors in high-growth businesses. The team clearly understands investors’ objectives and the needs of growing, acquisitive businesses and brought their experience to bear, providing excellent advice and innovative thinking throughout the process.”

 

Adam Lewis, Partner, Horizon Capital 

“MDW Capital’s deep understanding of both the Private Equity and direct lending markets resulted in best in class structuring and execution for what was a complex transaction.”

 

Mike Dennis, Co-Head of European Credit, Ares Management