Asset-backed financing proves popular for private equity firms, says Demica

Private Equity (PE) houses are increasingly turning to asset-backed finance as a way of reducing the burden of expensive senior debt and improving liquidity in the wake of Leveraged Buyouts (LBO), according to research from Demica.

Private Equity (PE) houses are increasingly turning to asset-backed finance as a way of reducing the burden of expensive senior debt and improving liquidity in the wake of Leveraged Buyouts (LBO), according to research from Demica.

Over 60% of top PE organisations stated that securitisation is becoming a more important source of replacement capital to ease debt repayment schedules and respondents estimated that a significant proportion (12%) of deals already employ trade receivables securitisation.

Given the current surge in LBO activity, the cost of debt burden is a growing issue for LBO firms.

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