Unitranche financing for Commercial Real Estate is a single-lender or club structure that combines what would traditionally be senior and junior tranches into one facility. It can reduce execution risk, simplify intercreditor negotiations, and accelerate closing when speed matters more than marginal pricing.
Financely advises sponsors, owners, and acquirers on structuring and placing unitranche and private credit facilities for Commercial Real Estate transactions. We underwrite the asset and sponsor, define an executable control and reporting package, and run a targeted lender process to obtain term sheets that can actually close.
| Term Driver | What Lenders Focus On |
|---|---|
| Leverage | LTV or LTC, and whether proceeds are acquisition, refinance, or capex-heavy stabilization. |
| Debt Yield And DSCR | In-place cash flow, stressed DSCR, and debt yield under realistic vacancy and rent assumptions. |
| Property Type And Market | Liquidity of the asset class, market depth, tenancy quality, and leasing velocity risk. |
| Sponsor Strength | Execution track record, liquidity, net worth, and demonstrated ability to run the business plan. |
| Business Plan Complexity | Scope of work, permits, tenant improvements, downtime assumptions, and contingency adequacy. |
| Controls And Reporting | Cash management, reserves, reporting cadence, capex draws, and lender oversight mechanics. |
| Phase | Indicative Timing |
|---|---|
| Initial Screen | 24 to 72 hours once the core deal pack is complete. |
| Term Sheet / Indication | 3 to 10 business days depending on complexity and third-party report availability. |
| Full Underwriting And Docs | 3 to 6+ weeks, driven by diligence, legal negotiation, and closing readiness. |
Not usually. You are paying for simplicity, speed, and flexibility. In many cases, a senior loan plus a junior tranche can produce a lower blended rate, but it may add intercreditor complexity and delay.
Yes. Unitranche is often used as bridge-to-sale or bridge-to-permanent capital, especially in transitional assets where timing and certainty matter.
Many do, subject to market, tenancy, and sponsor strength. Lender appetite varies across multifamily, industrial, office, hospitality, retail, and specialty assets. The structure and controls are tailored to the risk.
No. Financing is subject to lender underwriting, diligence, approvals, and definitive documentation. Our role is to structure the request and run a controlled process with relevant counterparties.
If you are seeking unitranche financing for a Commercial Real Estate acquisition, refinance, or value-add business plan, submit your deal pack, sources and uses, current NOI, rent roll, and target close date. We will revert with a structured pathway and next steps.
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All mandates start with an RFQ. We review submissions, issue a brief Go/No-Go memo, and where bankable, release a Term Sheet that leads to funding. We arrange capital across Senior Secured, Unitranche, Second Lien/Mezzanine, Preferred Equity, and Gap Solutions. We do not process deals by email or chat.
Letters of Credit, Standby LCs, Confirmations, Receivables Finance, and Inventory Lines with control.
Funding arranged for trade flows with instruments sized to your cycle and aligned to delivery and settlement.
Move forward to secure working capital and keep goods moving. Submit the RFQ to start underwriting for funding.
Limited or non-recourse structures for energy and infrastructure with lender-ready materials.
Funding solutions aligned to project cash flows with credible covenants and conditions to reach notice to proceed.
Advance the file to termable status. Submit the RFQ so we can underwrite and secure funding.
Debt and Preferred solutions anchored on cash flow, Quality of Earnings, and clear closing mechanics.
Funding across senior, unitranche, and preferred to match stable cash flows and acquisition timelines.
Get financed on workable terms for closing. Submit the RFQ to start underwriting.
Acquisition, development, bridge, and refinance with lender-ready packs and third-party reports managed.
Funding calibrated to DSCR, leverage, and tenancy with terms designed to close.
Move to a financeable package. Submit the RFQ to initiate underwriting for funding.
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