Acquisition Financing For Distribution Businesses

Business Acquisition Debt Placement

Acquisition Financing For Distribution Businesses

Distribution and wholesale businesses sit at the center of physical commerce. When the margins are real and inventory turns are proven, lenders will finance acquisitions aggressively.

Financely provides debt placement for buyers acquiring distribution businesses. We structure lender-ready acquisition packages and place them with banks, private credit funds, and asset-based lenders that actively finance this sector.

If you have a target company and real financials, this page explains how financing is structured and how we move transactions to term sheets.

Why Distribution Businesses Are Financeable

  • Predictable purchase and resale cycles
  • Hard collateral in inventory and receivables
  • Established supplier and customer relationships
  • Clear working capital mechanics

Key point: lenders finance distribution businesses because they can monitor and control inventory and receivables. If your stock and AR are messy, leverage drops quickly.

Capital Lanes We Place For Distribution Acquisitions

Capital Lane Best Use Typical Profile
Cash Flow Term Loan Base acquisition financing Stable EBITDA, 1.25x+ DSCR
Asset-Based Lending (ABL) Inventory and AR-backed leverage Borrowing base against eligible AR and inventory
SBA-Oriented Acquisition Loans Lower middle-market targets Equity injection and personal guarantees
Private Credit Higher leverage or faster closings Higher pricing, tighter covenants

What Lenders Underwrite

Inventory Quality

  • Aging and obsolescence
  • SKU concentration
  • Gross margin by product line

Receivables Quality

  • Aging schedules
  • Customer concentration
  • Chargeback and dilution history

Cash Flow

  • Normalized EBITDA
  • Defensible add-backs
  • Seasonality analysis

Collateral Package

Most structures include an all-asset lien with borrowing base controls.

How Financely Positions Distribution Acquisitions

We operate as a transaction-led capital advisory desk. Our role is to convert a purchase opportunity into a lender-grade credit narrative and place it with matching capital providers.

  • Sources and uses and pro forma capital stack
  • Borrowing base model where applicable
  • Underwriting-style business summary
  • Targeted lender routing

If you are unfamiliar with acquisition loan fundamentals, start with our overview on business acquisition loans.

Submit A Distribution Acquisition For Debt Placement

If you have a target company, purchase price, and financials, submit your deal for review. We will assess feasibility and define a financing path.

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Important: This page is for general information only and does not constitute legal, tax, or investment advice. Financely is not a lender and does not guarantee financing outcomes.

Distribution acquisitions get financed when inventory, receivables, and cash flow are clean and verifiable. If those three pillars hold, leverage follows.