Financial Sponsors

Our Global Financial Sponsors Group is dedicated to meeting the funding, advisory and banking needs of all kinds of private equity funds and other, similar, financial players. Our proprietary network of international offices ensures that we have the necessary expertise and capacity wherever you operate.
In addition, Fortis Merchant Banking has a globally diversified portfolio of private equity fund investments and acts as a limited partner to these financial sponsors.

Our clients

The Group serves Financial Sponsors of every stripe. Our customers include private equity funds that are active in:

• all sectors 
• all major geographies 
• all segments of the market (from small- to large-cap)

Our specialised teams are ready to assist you, whatever your fund's approach, including buyouts, development or venture capital, mezzanine or distressed strategies.
Fortis Merchant Banking also works with mortgage and investment banks and other financial organisations, as well as business development companies.

How we can help you

Fortis Merchant Banking offers you a full array of banking and advisory services, each customised to your specific requirements. The most sought-after of these solutions include:

• securities and structured lending 
• acquisition, capital call, leverage and bridge finance 
• financing for your investment target-companies 
• specialised fund services (set-up, administration, custody, clearing, etc.) 
• risk and cash management services 
• securitisation and CDO/CLO capabilities.

We also consider investments in private equity funds as a limited partner. In addition, we have an interest in co-investments with the same general partners.

Fortis Merchant Banking: the right choice

To prosper in today's fast-moving markets, you need a solid, experienced financial partner, a bank that knows your business as well as its own. Fortis Merchant Banking offers you dedicated teams who are ready to do more than just lend you money. Our most senior specialists participate in every deal, from start to close, ensuring that you always get top-flight service, quick turnaround time on decisions and innovative solutions matched to your precise needs.

To learn more, contact our experts via the Where to find us.