In today's dynamic financial landscape, effective debt management is crucial for business growth and resilience. IMAP's Debt Advisory services provide mid-market companies and investors with independent, strategic guidance to navigate complex financing challenges and capitalize on opportunities.
Our global team of debt specialists collaborates closely with clients to structure and secure financing solutions that align with their strategic objectives, whether it's funding acquisitions, refinancing existing debt, or optimizing capital structures.
IMAP's Debt Advisory offerings encompass a wide range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of each client:
Evaluating existing debt arrangements and implementing strategies to improve terms and conditions.
Structuring and securing financing for mergers, acquisitions, and buyouts.
Arranging funding to support expansion initiatives, new product development, or market entry.
Enhancing liquidity through tailored financing options like revolving credit facilities and asset-based lending.
Assessing and restructuring debt to optimize cost, flexibility, and risk.
With over 30 years of experience in the financing sector, Thorsten, covers all corporate phases for companies (also family businesses), private equity firms, portfolio companies, and publicly backed organisations across all stages of growth. He develops and implements financing strategies that optimise capital structure, integrating bank debt and capital markets solutions. A proven track record that includes refinancing, acquisition financing, customised debt structuring, and rating optimisation across a wide range of debt advisory projects.
Based in France, and specialize in Private Debt, LBO financing, and cross-border mid-cap transactions. His expertise spans leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations for private equity and family-owned businesses, as well as structuring private debt and unitranche solutions for growth and acquisition financing. With a strong coverage of European private credit and mezzanine funds, and have deep experience in real estate and corporate refinancing, particularly in logistics and healthcare.
Maria, based in the Netherlands, is a Corporate Debt Advisory specialist focused on innovative financing solutions for M&A. She advises on capital optimization, refinancing, and recapitalisation strategies, and manages bank and non-bank lender processes across senior debt, unitranche, capital solutions, and asset-backed lending. Her expertise includes covenant and credit analysis, ESG-linked lending, and Fund Financing solutions for Private Equity and Private Debt.
We deliver comprehensive debt advisory and capital structure services for companies and financial sponsors, optimising financing strategies across the full spectrum of needs.
Our specialist debt advisory team provides tailored solutions for acquisition finance, growth funding, asset-based lending, refinancing, recapitalisations, and capital structure optimisation. We access diverse capital sources beyond traditional banks, including alternative lenders like credit funds, hedge funds, and private debt providers to secure competitive, flexible terms.
Specializing in Structured Finance and Capital Markets, this team advises corporates, mid-market industrials, and financial sponsors on structured debt and complex financing. Their expertise covers acquisition and project financing, corporate bond placements, and advisory on listings and debt instruments on the Catalyst market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. They also support private debt sourcing by connecting Polish borrowers with European funds and provide restructuring advisory across refinancing and liability management.
Specializing in Debt and Capital Markets Advisory, this team supports developers and investors with tailored financing solutions across the real estate lifecycle. Their expertise includes structuring development and project finance, arranging construction loans and bridge facilities, and executing refinancing and recapitalization strategies for income-producing assets. They source equity and mezzanine capital, structure joint ventures and co-investments, and maintain strong relationships with Portuguese, Spanish, and pan-European lenders to ensure optimal market access.
With a presence in over 40 countries and a network of more than 450 professionals, IMAP combines global reach with local market knowledge. Our relationships with over 500 lenders worldwide—including commercial banks, alternative lenders, and private debt funds—enable us to provide clients with access to diverse financing sources.
In 2023, IMAP executed over 50 debt financing transactions across various industries and geographies, demonstrating our capability to deliver results in complex and competitive markets.
Refinancing is a critical moment for any business and brings up multi-faceted questions that only an expert with deep market knowledge can answer.
When you contact IMAP, you don’t get a sales call. You get a no-commitment consultation with an M&A specialist who’ll listen to your concerns, and honestly analyze your unique situation. We’ll always give you an unbiased, honest assessment of the best course of action, with full transparent information on our working methods and fee structures.
