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SG Credit Partners announced it provided $1.25 million for a single-asset real estate holding company owned by a prominent carwash company in the Midwest. The carwash company is just one subsidiary of a broader investment company with interests in a multitude of industries.

The Financing Situation:

The Company had an executed purchase agreement on a property that it intended to acquire and construct an expansionary carwash location under its existing brand. The Company needed 100% upfront debt financing to close on the acquisition quickly and working capital for the entitlement process before seeking construction financing.

The Solution:

SG underwrote the real estate as well as the personal guarantees of the two founders, who maintained significant outside personal liquidity as well as equity in various real estate and business holdings. The strong personal balance sheets of the guarantors allowed SG to be aggressive with its advance rate on the real estate collateral (>100% LTV when including additional working capital provided) and SG's capital was non-dilutive.

This transaction underscores SG’s ability and willingness to structure and underwrite collateral based / guarantor-based loans. While many of you know us as a cash flow-based lender, we now provide special situation (balance sheet) loans requiring creativity, flexibility, and speed to close. We also have a strong interest in providing customized solutions for liquidity constrained high net worth entrepreneurs.

SG Credit Partners is a national lender providing $1 - $10 million of situational capital to lower middle market businesses. Our deals are structured as a term loan (1st lien, 2nd lien, split lien, and unitranche structures; 6-36 month term) and range from interest-only to amortizing depending on credit profile and deal structure. What makes our platform unique is our ability to structure deals around a broad set of borrower types, use of proceeds, and situations – we can underwrite a deal solely based on cash flow, collateral, enterprise value, a strong/secured guaranty, or a combination thereof. Our borrowers generally fit one of the following credit profiles – cash flow, collateral, technology (recurring revenue/SaaS), or high net worth guarantor.

Headquartered in Southern California with offices throughout the country, SG Credit Partners has provided in excess of $300 million to 150+ borrowers across a variety of industries. We pride ourselves on flexibility, speed and certainty to close as well as providing creatively structured solutions that do not require equity and have minimal covenants. For more information, visit www.sgcreditpartners.com.