Institutional Capital: $20M to $5B+
For specialty finance platforms, operating companies, and sponsors who need institutional capital introductions — not a marketplace, not a call center, not a retail broker.
What is institutional capital advisory?
Institutional capital advisory connects middle-market borrowers ($5M–$500M+) with institutional lenders, private equity firms, and specialty finance companies for complex capital structures including warehouse facilities, NAV credit lines, forward-flow agreements, and equity raises.
Published by PeerSense Capital Advisory · Written by Ed Freeman, Founder. Updated May 2026.
Two Kinds of Clients. One Network.
PeerSense operates at the institutional level on behalf of two distinct groups:
Specialty Finance Originators
Banks, non-bank lenders, credit platforms, and specialty finance companies that originate consistently and need an institutional capital partner to fund their pipeline at scale.
Operating Companies and Sponsors
Businesses, developers, and sponsors with $20M+ capital needs that require direct institutional introductions for debt raises, equity co-investment, or complex capital stack structuring.
In both cases, PeerSense does not execute the transaction. PeerSense makes the introduction directly — to the right institutional counterparty, with the right mandate, at the right time.
You Originate. We Connect You with Who Buys.
If you run a specialty finance platform — asset-based lending, equipment finance, commercial real estate bridge, consumer or small business credit — and you originate consistently, your growth constraint is not origination. It's capital.
Institutional buyers are actively seeking programmatic, repeatable exposure to quality credit assets. The structures vary: committed purchase arrangements, hybrid layering alongside existing facilities, and back-to-back setups that provide evergreen liquidity beyond periodic warehouse cycles. PeerSense connects proven originators with institutional buyers whose mandates align with your asset class, credit profile, and volume.
What Qualifies an Originator
- 12+ months of origination history with verifiable performance data
- Consistent or growing origination volume
- Experienced management team in the target asset class
- Clean or clearly explainable credit performance
- Defined use of proceeds and capital deployment timeline
- Minimum $500K-$1M net asset base
- Ready to engage — not merely exploring
This Conversation Is Not For
- Pre-revenue platforms
- Vague use of capital
- Significant unexplained credit losses
- Platforms simultaneously running multiple uncoordinated advisor processes
When the Deal Is Too Large for a Bank and Too Complex for a Marketplace
At $20M and above, the capital structure requires institutional counterparties — private credit funds, family offices, life insurance companies, and infrastructure lenders with active deployment mandates. These are not relationships you find on a lending marketplace. They are built over years of closed transactions.
PeerSense has direct access to institutional capital sources across:
Private Credit Funds
Warehouse lines, senior secured facilities, mezzanine, NAV facilities, and fund-level leverage. Active deployment mandates from $10M to $500M+.
Family Offices
Direct lending, co-investment, preferred equity, and hybrid structures. Flexible on deal size and structure. $2M to $75M+ depending on mandate.
Life Insurance Companies and Institutional Lenders
Long-duration yield-seeking capital. Forward purchase programs, investment-grade structured credit, and senior facilities. $25M to $500M+.
Infrastructure and Project Finance
Senior debt and JV equity for data centers, energy, industrial, and digital infrastructure. $25M to $5B+.
Structures We Introduce At This Level
Senior Secured Facilities
Warehouse lines, revolving credit, term loans. Bank and non-bank.
Mezzanine and Subordinated Debt
Fills the gap between senior debt and sponsor equity. Private credit fund execution.
NAV Facilities
Fund-level leverage against net asset value for PE and credit fund managers.
GP Financing
Non-dilutive credit facilities at the management company level.
SPV Leverage
Structured leverage on special purpose vehicles and continuation vehicles.
Asset-Backed Structures
Rated and unrated note programs, ABS, structured credit.
Programmatic Capital Arrangements
For originators with repeatable deal flow seeking institutional buyers with matching mandates.
JV Equity and Preferred Equity
Co-investment structures for operating companies and real estate sponsors.
M&A Advisory
Acquisitions, divestitures, and recapitalizations for financial services firms. Referral to licensed execution partners.
Direct Introduction. No Middleman Theater.
Confidential conversation
PeerSense reviews your deal profile, capital need, and timeline directly. No intake forms routed to a junior analyst.
Direct introduction
If the fit is right, PeerSense makes a direct introduction to the institutional counterparty whose mandate aligns with your specific situation - by asset class, deal size, structure, and timing.
Licensed execution
The institutional advisor manages the formal process: mandate letter, materials, investor outreach, term sheet negotiation, and close. PeerSense is compensated at close.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Project Finance
Large-scale project financing solutions
The Right Introduction Changes Everything
If you run a specialty finance platform or have an institutional-scale capital need, PeerSense will tell you in the first conversation whether there is a fit — and if there is, who to talk to.
Schedule a Confidential CallDirect conversation. No intake forms. No junior staff.
PeerSense facilitates introductions to licensed institutional advisors who execute securities transactions. PeerSense is not a broker-dealer and does not solicit investors or offer securities. All introductions are subject to suitability review. Nothing on this page constitutes a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security.
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