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FINANCING NEEDS

Explore financing for the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Explore the business situations Great Elm supports, from growth and acquisitions to refinancing and financial transitions, and find the financing path that fits.

FINANCING OVERVIEW

Different Business Needs Call for Different Financing Approaches

Businesses seek capital for many reasons: to fund growth, complete an acquisition, replace an existing lender, or work through a difficult transition. Each situation brings its own timing, assets and obligations.

Great Elm Commercial Finance provides asset-based lending that evaluates a company's receivables, inventory, equipment and real estate alongside its objectives. The pages that follow help you identify your situation and see how financing may be structured for it.

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DEALS WE SUPPORT

Financing for Growth, Change, and What Comes Next

Great Elm provides financing for businesses pursuing new opportunities, managing existing obligations, and navigating complex financial transitions. Explore the situations we help finance.

GROWTH & CAPITAL STRUCTURE

Finance your next business opportunity.

Explore financing for expansion, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and ownership transitions.

Growth Capital Support expansion and new business opportunities. Leveraged Buyouts Acquisition financing Partner Buyouts Ownership transitions Recapitalization Capital restructuring Refinancing Existing debt

FINANCIAL TRANSITIONS & SPECIAL SITUATIONS

Find financing through changing circumstances.

Explore alternatives for lender transitions, operational challenges, and complex financial situations.

Turnarounds Support operational recovery Bank Workouts Navigate lender constraints Distressed Financing Address financial pressure Special Situations Explore complex financing alternatives DIP Financing Finance operations during Chapter 11

FINANCING CONSIDERATIONS

What Shapes the Right Financing Approach?

Every financing opportunity starts with a few basic questions. The answers help determine which situation applies and which structure may fit.

Capital may be intended for operations, investments, transactions, refinancing, or a financial transition. Identifying the objective is the first step in choosing a path.

Eligible receivables, inventory, machinery, equipment, or real estate may influence the financing opportunities available to a business.

Approaching maturities, acquisitions, operating cash requirements, and more complex transactions all influence how financing is prepared.

FINANCING PRODUCTS

Financing Structures for Different Business Needs

A financing need describes what the business is trying to accomplish. A financing product describes the lending structure that may help accomplish it.

Each financing page explains which structures may fit that particular situation.

Recent Deals

Financing deals that move businesses forward.

Explore our recent financing transactions and discover how we’re helping businesses access the capital they need to grow and succeed.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Questions About Business Financing

Answers to general questions about choosing and evaluating financing options.

Start with what you are trying to accomplish, such as funding growth, completing a purchase, replacing a lender or working through a transition. If more than one fits, our team can help you sort out the right path.

Discuss Your Business Financing Needs

If you already know what you are looking to finance, tell us about your business, your objectives and the assets available to support financing. Great Elm's team will follow up to discuss potential next steps.

Contact Our Financing Team

Tell us about your business and what you’re looking to finance. A member of our team will follow up to discuss your needs and potential next steps.