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The Best Industries in which to start a Buy and Build Strategy and Quality of Earnings
Clients often ask us to finance buy-and-build strategies across a range of industries. But if the industry has poor quality of earnings, the strategy doesn't have legs and won't get funded — unless the acquirer has a PE sponsor backing them with a significant cash equity injection on day one at completion. Lenders will want to know whether your business and the targets you acquire can service their debt; equity investors will want to know whether you can deliver growth on top
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Secure 90% of the equity requirement of your UK property development scheme's total cost from our equity investor
We have a truly unique funding solution for established UK property developers with strong track records who want to scale. Product parameters: For qualifying developers and schemes: Our investor will fund 90% of the equity requirement of your scheme's total cost. Funds will be released in stages in line with the scheme’s needs. Debt/equity mix: Our investor will decide whether to fund your scheme’s total cost entirely in equity (typically smaller schemes) or through a mix of
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Playbook: The minimum amount of capital it takes to acquire two businesses with £2m in combined EBITDA and £8m in combined revenue
Clients embarking on the first acquisitions of their buy-and-build strategy often ask us the same question: what is the minimum amount of capital they need to secure institutional debt funding? As a primer, we recommend reading our article on the essentials for launching a buy-and-build strategy: https://www.langdoncap.com/post/buy-at-4x-sell-at-10x-what-you-need-to-fund-your-first-buy-and-build-acquisition A real life example: The proposed deal: Equity alignment: Founders in
Jul 214 min read


Buy at 4x, Sell at 10x: What You Need to Fund Your First Buy-and-Build Acquisition
Few strategies in the lower mid-market are as elegant, or as widely underestimated, as buy-and-build. The premise is simple to state and demanding to execute: acquire several small, profitable companies at modest earnings multiples, combine them into a single larger group, and sell that group a few years later at a materially higher multiple. The gap between the price you pay going in and the price you achieve coming out is the multiple arbitrage, and it is where a great deal
Jul 2013 min read


Special situations or venture debt? How we are financing a traditionally unbankable business
Our client already had USD 40m in equity invested from a US institutional investor. It has an USD 11m annual cash burn and is pre-revenue. As an AI powered tech firm, it has secured government contracts globally to become the merchant of record for any and all payment transaction type within a particular country, from utility bill payments to restaurant, taxi, hotel and flight bookings. The business has just secured its first revenue of USD 6m but has USD 7m in debt due in 3
Jul 86 min read


Minority, Control or Majority? Raising Equity for Buy-and-Build Platforms
A live USD 15 million equity raise for a US healthcare buy-and-build shows why the market rejected a 15% minority stake with no control - and how pivoting to a controlling stake turned a market-wide rejection into serious investor interest within a day.
Jul 77 min read


Unlocking Growth Potential with Recurring Revenue Factoring: A Smart Financing Option for High-Growth Companies
In today's dynamic business environment, securing capital for growth can be challenging, especially for companies with substantial recurring revenues. Traditional financing options often fall short in addressing the unique needs of such businesses. Enter recurring revenue factoring—a tailored solution designed to unlock growth potential for companies with steady annual recurring revenue (ARR). Understanding Recurring Revenue Factoring Recurring revenue factoring is an innovat
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Langdon Capital has successfully raised £10 million for Preventr to fund a key acquisition and strategic growth
Langdon Capital is pleased to announce it has successfully raised £10 million in a debt facility for Preventr Services Group, the London-based national fire protection specialist and a portfolio company of Tandy Ventures, to fund a key acquisition and its strategic growth plans. Langdon Capital raised the capital from a private credit fund. Jamil Anakkar, Founder and Chief Executive of Preventr commented: "The financial support provided by this debt facility has enabled us
Feb 252 min read


£70m Debt Refinancing For A Property Investor in Financial Distress: A Rapid Turnaround Strategy
Langdon Capital was approached by a UK property investor with total assets worth £90m to refinance £14m of their debt portfolio which had fallen into arrears due to the persistence of a sharp drop in occupancy rates and market values which began during Covid. In a time sensitive situation, we requested sight of the investor's entire portfolio to conduct analysis. We established that no lender would be willing to refinance only the bad debt portion of debt. We informed the cli
Nov 16, 20252 min read
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