Specialty finance
Specialty finance expertise. Flexible credit solutions.
Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners provides flexible debt financing solutions to help drive meaningful growth of middle-market companies throughout North America. Our veteran investment team has structured and closed transactions across a range of specialty finance subsectors through various economic climates. As a result, we have built extensive industry and asset class expertise and a demonstrated track record of helping borrowers achieve their strategic goals.
We are well-versed in the complexities of a wide range of asset classes. Areas in which we actively invest include: consumer finance; commercial finance; esoteric assets; insurance finance; fund finance; and real estate finance.
We provide bespoke senior financing solutions ranging from $25 million to up to $300 million or more per transaction with advance rates as deep as 95%. Importantly, we do not rely on syndicating portions of the transaction to other lending partners. Our ability to serve as a single financing provider provides for a smoother financing experience, both during execution and on an ongoing basis as new opportunities arise for our portfolio companies.
Investment profile
INVESTMENT
- $25M to $300M+ per transaction
- Potential for follow-on capital
- Advance rates as deep as 95%
STRUCTURING CONSIDERATIONS
- Borrowing base governed facilities at operating company or special purpose vehicle
FINANCING PRODUCTS
- First lien facilities (including revolvers and DDTLs)
- Unitranche facilities
TRANSACTION TYPES
- Change-of-control buyouts
- Growth capital
- Refinancings
- Dividend recapitalizations
- Add-on acquisitions
OWNERSHIP
- Public or private
- Private equity-sponsored
- Non-traditionally sponsored
- Non-sponsored
Asset categories of interest
CONSUMER FINANCE
- Installment loans
- Rent-to-own, auto or other lease financing
- Sub-prime to prime
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- Merchant cash advance factoring
- Healthcare receivable financing
- Small ticket lease financing
ESOTERIC ASSET CLASSES
- Debt settlement
- Litigation finance
INSURANCE FINANCE
- Insurance commission receivables
- Vehicle service contracts
- Insurance premiums and surplus
FUND FINANCE
- Net Asset Value (NAV) facilities for private equity sponsors, family offices, special situation investors, private credit and hedge fund managers
- Management company solutions
REAL ESTATE FINANCE
- Mortgage loans
- HELOC financing
- Residential transition loans
Representative investments
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The companies listed above represent the diverse mix of specialty finance sectors in which Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners invests. A complete list of all portfolio companies in which Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners has invested is available upon request. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy any security. All dollar values represent capital committed. The companies listed under the Comvest Credit Partners brand represent investments prior to August 6, 2025, when Manulife Investment Management announced an agreement to acquire 75% of Comvest Credit Partners. The transaction closed on November 3, 2025.
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