Investment size
$5-$50M
Enterprise value
$25M+
Average term
1-5 years
Geography
Global
Strategy Description
Arena’s Corporate Private Investments team originates asset-based loans for privately-held middle market businesses across a variety of industries. In addition to direct originations, Arena actively co-invests in transactions with other lenders.
Investments support growth, working-capital needs, recapitalizations, mergers and acquisitions, debtor-in-possession and emergence financing, and seasonal or other opportunistic financings. Arena provides speed of execution, and its flexible capital allows for “out of the box” creative structures to meet borrowers’ financing needs.
Investment size
$5-$50M
Enterprise value
$25M+
Average term
1-5 years
Geography
Global
Strategy Description
Arena’s Corporate Private Investments team originates asset-based loans for privately-held middle market businesses across a variety of industries. In addition to direct originations, Arena actively co-invests in transactions with other lenders.
Investments support growth, working-capital needs, recapitalizations, mergers and acquisitions, debtor-in-possession and emergence financing, and seasonal or other opportunistic financings. Arena provides speed of execution, and its flexible capital allows for “out of the box” creative structures to meet borrowers’ financing needs.
Lending Criteria
- All industries
- Optimizing liquidity in all asset classes (ability to lend in excess of 100% of NOLV)
- Positive cash flow or historical earnings are not required
- Experienced and trustworthy management team and reliable management information and systems
Use of Capital
- Working capital
- Emerging growth
- Recapitalizations
- Seasonal & opportunistic financing
- Turnarounds
- Debtor-in-possession
- Emergence financing
- Mergers & acquisitions
Investment Structures
- First-lien ABLs
- Split-lien ABLs
- Asset-based loans
Collateral Types
- Inventory
- Accounts receivable
- Brands
- Machinery & equipment
- Real estate
- Art/jewelry/watches
- Intellectual property
- Automobiles/aircraft/boats
- Selectively other collateral