Lloyds Bank and Oaktree Capital Management have announced a strategic partnership to support UK middle-market sponsor-backed borrowers. Lloyds Bank Structured Debt Finance team will partner with Oaktree’s European Private Debt platform to provide clients with a comprehensive senior debt solution for new buyouts and refinancings with term debt, acquisition and working capital facilities in addition to agency and full ancillary product services.
Building on Lloyds Bank’s 20-plus-year track record supporting sponsor-backed UK middle-market transactions, this Partnership will offer market-leading relationship banking, providing clients with a faster, more tailored service. It removes the need for multiple funding parties, reducing complexity for clients and providing them easy access to follow-on capital and Lloyds Bank’s full range of banking services.
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Lloyds Bank and Oaktree have made a multi-year commitment to work together
James Ranger, Managing Director and Head of Sponsors and Structured Finance at Lloyds Bank, commented: “We have a proven track record of financing sponsor clients’ transactions in the Mid-Market, and by partnering with Oaktree, we can provide a market-leading one-stop solution. As a result, sponsor clients will be able to finance larger transactions without needing to bring on board additional lenders, which will make deals easier to conclude and reduce uncertainty for all concerned. Oaktree’s deep expertise in this space makes them an ideal partner for us, and we look forward to further supporting our sponsor clients’ growth ambitions.”
Nael Khatoun, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager within Oaktree’s European Private Debt strategy, said: “Providing financing solutions to sponsor-backed companies in the UK remains a significant long-term opportunity. We believe Oaktree’s Partnership with Lloyds Bank will be a compelling proposition to meet this demand, providing borrowers with certainty of execution and an expedited transaction process. Lloyds Bank has long established itself as a market leader in the UK, and we look forward to working with them to provide sponsor clients with a comprehensive one-stop senior debt solution for their capital needs.”
The Partnership will have a combined single name hold capacity of £175 million per transaction. Lloyds and Oaktree will seek to originate loans to UK middle-market sponsor-backed companies with £10-75m in EBITDA.
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