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Will the bank fund your deal?

A lender reads an acquisition two ways: does the price finance, and can you service the debt — operating company, holding, and you personally. Test it here before the first bank meeting.

Sources & uses · Three-level capacity · DSCR · Debt factor · Financeability verdict

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Your structure

The target

The debt

The lender's verdict

    Sources & uses
    Debt-service capacity — 3 levels

    A structure that works on paper doesn't always clear credit committee. Twenty minutes with a partner to validate it.

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    Sources & uses, DCF + qualitative multiple, the three-level capacity test and the weighted lender bankability grid (6 dimensions) — one workbook.

    Next steps with VBP

    Buyer & ETA services — sourcing, financing, first 100 days → LBO / ETA model — your return on the deal → Deal Structure Comparator — cash vs earnout vs vendor loan →

    Indicative decision-support tool. It is not an offer, a commitment or a guarantee of financing, and Value Bridge Partners is not a credit institution — the decision rests with the lender, on its own file, policies and market conditions. Tax treatments and lender thresholds are parametrised orders of magnitude (CH: partial dividend taxation, guarantee cooperatives; FR: PFU, intégration fiscale, Bpifrance guarantee), not tax, legal or financial advice. Validate with your adviser and your lender. © Value Bridge Partners.