Bridge Financing for Capital Gaps
Secure short-term, event-driven capital to close timing and size shortfalls. Submit one file through CLOSE to receive a lender-grade memo, a term sheet comparison from qualified counterparties, and a dated plan to funding.
The Problem
Deals miss calendars when senior proceeds fall short, takeouts slip, or equity lands late. This creates a defined capital gap at acquisition, refinance, construction, or pre-sale that must be bridged to protect pricing and rights under agreements.
The Impact If You Wait
Purchase agreements lapse, extension fees accrue, counterparties reprice, and covenants tighten. Suppliers pause work and lenders lose appetite for amendments. The all-in cost rises while strategic options narrow.
Solve It Through CLOSE
CLOSE arranges bridge facilities aligned to a verified takeout such as a refinance, asset sale, receivable proceeds, or committed equity. Structures prioritize speed, collateral clarity, and control mechanics. Intake and document classification are AI assisted with human credit sign off. Execution runs through regulated counterparties. Where required, transactions are conducted under a broker dealer chaperone.
Event-Linked Takeout
Identified refinance, sale, or proceeds event with dates and conditions. Evidence includes commitment letters, LOIs, or binding contracts.
Collateral And Control
Clean security package, cash controls, reserves, and reporting cadence. Intercreditor framework where senior or pari passu parties exist.
Calendar And Covenants
Dated milestones with cure rights, pricing steps, and hard maturity aligned to the takeout window.
Capital Options To Close The Gap
| Instrument |
Use Case |
Tenor |
Security And Enhancements |
Typical Sizing |
| Acquisition Bridge |
Close on time with refinance or recap as takeout |
6 to 18 months |
Share pledges, cash dominion, step in rights |
Event-linked sizing against committed takeout |
| Refinance Bridge |
Bridge to new senior facility after covenant or valuation change |
6 to 12 months |
Mortgage or asset charge, intercreditor, reserves |
Sized to projected proceeds net of costs |
| Construction Bridge |
EPC and OEM deposits or milestone slippage |
6 to 18 months |
Assignment of milestone payments, controlled accounts |
Event-linked against verified claims |
| Receivable Or Sale Bridge |
Bridge to AR collections or contracted asset sale |
3 to 9 months |
Assignment of proceeds, trust account, verification rights |
Advance rates against verified proceeds |
Terms are indicative and depend on jurisdiction, asset quality, collateral position, sponsor track record, and market conditions.
Risk And Bankability Signals
| Risk Theme |
Relevance |
Lender Takeaway |
| Takeout Certainty |
Refinance or sale must be credible and timed |
Evidence of commitments, LOIs, or binding contracts is credit positive |
| Collateral Quality |
First claim and enforcement clarity reduce loss severity |
Clean security and reporting improve appetite and pricing |
| Sponsor Execution |
Track record and governance drive confidence |
Experienced teams and aligned incentives support structure |
| Intercreditor Alignment |
Rights across senior, bridge, mezzanine, and equity |
Clear cure periods and step in mechanics enable additional capital |
Coverage Metrics And Sizing
| Metric |
Definition |
Typical Threshold |
| LTV Or LTMV |
Loan to value or to market value at close |
Set by asset type and jurisdiction. Bridge often targets lower leverage with faster amortization or sweeps |
| ICR / DSCR |
Coverage metrics on interim cash flows |
Set to downside tolerance with interest reserves where required |
| Tenor And Hard Maturity |
Time to the takeout with buffers and backstops |
3 to 18 months with extension mechanics tied to milestones |
| Proceeds Waterfall |
Application of sale, refinance, or AR collections |
Priority, sweeps, and fees defined in funds flow |
Execution Workflow
1. Screening And Fit
Asset or transaction summary, collateral map, takeout evidence, model, and sponsor profile. Binary read in three business days from a complete file.
2. Indicative Terms
Structure, tenor, pricing, covenants, security, and conditions precedent with a dated timetable to the event takeout.
3. Diligence And Approvals
KYC and AML, legal and collateral diligence, valuation or IE where relevant, insurance, and intercreditor alignment. Approvals tracked in the portal.
4. Documentation
Facility agreements, security package, accounts and controls, funds flow, and reporting schedules. E signature and checklist completion.
5. Funding Mechanics
Conditions precedent met. Proceeds released under counterparty procedures, with reserves and sweeps defined.
6. Monitoring
Milestones, covenant tests, reserve status, and takeout execution tracked inside CLOSE.
Submit Your Bridge Financing File On CLOSE
Provide sponsor details, collateral, takeout evidence, model, and timetable. Receive indicative terms and a dated plan to funding.
Submit Your Deal on CLOSE
Financely Group provides advisory and arrangement services for professional counterparties through regulated partners. We are not a lender and we do not receive, hold, or transmit client funds. Participation is limited to accredited or professional counterparties where applicable. Transactions are executed through regulated institutions and, where required, under a broker dealer chaperone. All mandates are best efforts and subject to KYC, AML, sanctions, verification of materials, third party approvals, and market conditions. Minimum preferred transaction size is USD 10 million.