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Horizontal bar chart showing manufacturing median planned equipment investment up 34 percent and demand for lifecycle-aligned lease structures up 41 percent versus 2024.

Manufacturers Know What They Need to Buy. The Funding Channel Is the Bottleneck.

Manufacturing capex intentions are at multi-year highs, but conventional bank underwriting is thinning. The bottleneck has shifted from the investment decision to how it gets funded.
Capital Markets & TrendsBorrower Advisory
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Horizontal bar chart of Q1 2026 middle-market spread moves of 25, 67, and 200 basis points by credit profile.

Lowest Rate, Worst Deal: Why Structure Beats Spread in This Credit Market

The cheapest quoted rate is rarely the lowest cost of capital. With Q1 2026 spreads ranging 25 to 200 bp, structure, not headline spread, decides what a facility actually costs.
Borrower AdvisoryFinancing Strategy
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