Complex Capital. Disciplined Structure.
Not all transactions fit conventional underwriting frameworks. When risk profiles, collateral structures, cash flow timing, or sponsor objectives fall outside traditional lending parameters, structured finance becomes essential.
Equis Capital Finance advises on the design and placement of bespoke capital structures tailored to complex, multi-layered transactions across real estate, infrastructure, operating businesses, and special situations.
Structured finance is not simply higher-cost capital. It is engineered capital — calibrated to risk, duration, and exit strategy.
Equis Capital Finance advises on the design and placement of bespoke capital structures tailored to complex, multi-layered transactions across real estate, infrastructure, operating businesses, and special situations.
Structured finance is not simply higher-cost capital. It is engineered capital — calibrated to risk, duration, and exit strategy.
When Conventional Capital Falls Short
Structured solutions are typically required when:
- Cash flow is transitional or uneven
- Collateral requires layered security
- Projects are pre-stabilization
- Cross-border elements complicate underwriting
- Sponsors seek leverage optimization
- Equity dilution must be minimized
- Timelines require flexible draw structures
In these environments, capital must be custom-built.
Our Advisory Mandate
Equis acts as a capital structuring advisor and placement intermediary, assisting clients with:
- Multi-tiered capital stack design
- Senior / mezzanine layering strategies
- Preferred equity structuring
- Hybrid debt-equity facilities
- Revenue-participation instruments
- Structured bridge facilities
- Subordinated and special situations capital
- Cross-border capital alignment
We evaluate the entire capital stack — not just a single facility — ensuring that leverage, cost of capital, and exit sequencing are strategically aligned
Capital Stack Architecturen
Structured transactions may include combinations of:
- Senior secured debt
- Subordinated or mezzanine debt
- Preferred equity
- Convertible instruments
- Participating debt
- Revenue-linked structures
- Holdco / Opco layered facilities
- A/B note structures
Each layer is calibrated to risk tolerance, collateral position, and investor return requirements.
Risk-Adjusted Discipline
All structured mandates are assessed on:
- Collateral integrity and liquidity
- Cash flow resilience
- Sponsor capitalization and experience
- Jurisdictional and regulatory exposure
- Defined exit strategy
- Intercreditor alignment
Pricing and terms are determined by risk profile, capital seniority, and structural complexity. Structured finance requires clarity, not creativity for its own sake.
Typical Applications
- Pre-stabilized development projects
- Transitional real estate assets
- Infrastructure and industrial platforms
- Recapitalizations
- Growth-stage corporate expansions
- Special situations and opportunistic acquisitions
- Sponsor-level liquidity events
The Equis Approach
Structured finance is not about accessing expensive capital. It is about engineering viable capital when conventional pathways are unavailable or inefficient.
Equis applies institutional discipline to complex transactions, aligning sponsors with specialized lenders, private credit funds, and structured capital providers across Canada, the United States, and select international markets.
Equis applies institutional discipline to complex transactions, aligning sponsors with specialized lenders, private credit funds, and structured capital providers across Canada, the United States, and select international markets.
Engage Equis
If your transaction requires more than a conventional loan facility, Equis Capital Finance can design and structure a disciplined capital solution aligned with your risk profile and objectives.