Equity Bridge Financing for Sponsors and Developers

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Equity Bridge Financing for Sponsors and Developers

What Is Equity Bridge Financing?

Equity bridge financing is short-term capital used to “bridge” the sponsor’s equity requirement before investor capital is called or injected. It's a fast, flexible solution for getting your project started without delays—especially when you're still finalizing investor commitments or closing capital rounds.

Financely structures equity bridge loans for developers and sponsors across real estate, infrastructure, and energy, allowing deals to move without waiting for LP wires or equity transfers.

When Is Equity Bridge Financing Useful?

  • You’ve secured debt financing, but your equity tranche is delayed
  • You want to start pre-development or land closing before equity finalizes
  • You’re staging investor commitments across multiple phases
  • You’re syndicating capital and need speed to secure the asset
  • You need to show “proof of funds” before investors wire

Typical Terms We Arrange

  • Loan size: $2M to $50M+
  • Terms: 6–18 months, interest-only, balloon repayment
  • Rates: 12% to 18% depending on risk, deal stage, and collateral
  • Collateral: pledge of LP capital, shares in the SPV, land or asset lien, personal recourse if needed
  • Speed: closings in 2–4 weeks subject to diligence pack

Who This Is For

  • Project sponsors with partial or conditional LP commitments
  • Real estate developers with senior debt approved but equity shortfall
  • GPs running time-sensitive acquisitions in real assets or infrastructure
  • Energy and renewables sponsors pending tax equity or grant tranches
  • Cross-border developers facing fund transfer timelines

Our Process

Financely takes a hands-on role in structuring your bridge financing. We don’t just match you to lenders—we package, negotiate, and manage the transaction through underwriting to drawdown.

  • Review of project documents, capital stack, and sponsor profile
  • Drafting of capital plan and repayment waterfall
  • Data room setup for bridge lender review
  • Engagement with real lenders who fund equity gaps
  • Support on term sheet negotiation, covenants, and funding mechanics

Why Sponsors Use Financely

Institutional bridge lenders are picky. They want clean security, a clear takeout plan, and comfort with the sponsor. We help you get that across the line by positioning your equity story properly, tightening the capital plan, and getting it in front of people who write real checks—not just promises.

Need to bridge your equity gap before your LPs wire? Financely structures and arranges short-term capital so you can move first, raise second.

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Before you submit

Your deal, assessed by people who close

Your financing request goes straight to the principal. You receive a written diagnosis, the proposed structure and a one-off retainer before any work starts.

Recent mandates include a USD 150m revolving credit facility and a USD 12m acquisition closed in 21 days. We are an advisory and arranging firm, not a lender, and you close directly with the lender.

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Financely is an advisory and arranging firm, not a lender or broker-dealer. All financing is subject to KYC, AML, due diligence and lender credit approval. No outcome or timeline is guaranteed.

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