Debt Capital Markets

Independent, outcome focused advice for critical financing decisions

Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC (EYCA) Debt Capital Markets advisory team helps companies optimize capital structures, lower cost of capital, preserve flexibility and improve certainty of execution across market cycles. We provide independent, advisor led guidance to CFOs, treasurers, management teams, financial sponsors and boards navigating complex financing decisions.

As experienced debt capital advisors, we support financings tied to acquisitions, growth initiatives, recapitalizations, refinancings, amendments and restructurings, helping clients align capital structures with business strategy, risk tolerance and long term objectives.

Independent advice that strengthens decisions and negotiations

In volatile and rapidly evolving financing markets, access to capital alone is not enough. The right outcome depends on objective advice, informed trade offs and negotiating leverage.

Our debt capital markets professionals help clients:

• Assess real time market conditions and lender behavior.
• Evaluate and compare financing alternatives across bank, public and private capital markets.
• Structure transactions that balance pricing, flexibility, maturity profile and execution risk.
• Negotiate from a position of strength with banks and other capital providers.

Our debt capital markets advisory services are designed to support informed decision-making, from initial strategy through execution and closing.

Intelligent access to the global debt capital markets

Our team maintains deep, ongoing engagement across the global investor landscape, providing clients with current market intelligence and informed capital selection — not just distribution.

We work closely with commercial and investment banks, private direct lenders and private credit funds, collateralized loan obligation (CLO) managers and business development companies (BDCs), and institutional investors, including asset managers, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and hedge funds. This active market presence enables us to advise clients on where capital is most attractively priced and most reliably available for their specific credit profile and strategic objectives.

Tailored debt capital markets execution, integrated advice

Every financing situation is unique. Our debt capital advisors design customized execution strategies based on each client’s business model, growth plans, risk profile, covenant tolerance and governance considerations. By integrating origination strategy, investor engagement and disciplined execution, our debt capital markets advisory approach supports resilient, scalable capital solutions — whether markets are favorable or stressed.

As part of EYCA, our debt capital markets professionals collaborate closely with broader EY investment banking, transaction, restructuring, tax and diligence teams — helping align financing strategy with transaction and operational plans, reduce execution risk and accelerate timelines.