Capital Markets
STRATEGIC ADVISORY FOR M&A AND CAPITAL MARKETS TRANSACTIONS
Capital Advisory & Institutional Financing
The Post Oak Group provides comprehensive capital advisory services to middle-market companies and investment funds seeking growth capital, recapitalization financing, acquisition funding, or debt refinancing. The Post Oak Group works with established businesses to identify, structure, and secure institutional capital from private equity firms, family offices, and strategic investors, backed by more than $48 billion in completed capital markets transactions.
We understand the challenges of raising institutional capital as a middle-market company. Our process combines strategic positioning, investor targeting, and disciplined negotiation to secure favorable terms while maintaining operational control and protecting ownership interests.
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Capital Markets Practice
We guide clients through a structured capital advisory process, ensuring strategic fundraising, investor alignment, and efficient execution to support long-term business growth.
Initial Public Offerings
The Post Oak Group advises companies evaluating or pursuing public listings as part of their capital formation strategy. An initial public offering introduces new financing sources, enhances corporate visibility, and provides access to broader investor participation.
IPO processes require regulatory preparation, financial reporting rigor, governance modifications, and investor education. The transition to public-company status includes ongoing disclosure requirements, board composition adjustments, and revised internal controls.
We assist clients in assessing offering readiness, evaluating market dynamics, and coordinating with underwriting, legal, and accounting counterparts to support the planning and execution of a listing.
Secondary and Follow-On Offerings
The Post Oak Group advises issuers and shareholders on secondary equity offerings and follow-on capital raises after an initial public listing. These transactions can support liquidity, growth initiatives, balance sheet optimization, or strategic objectives.
Secondary offerings may involve existing shareholders selling interests into the market, while follow-on offerings raise new capital through the issuance of additional equity. Both require communication strategies tailored to existing and prospective investors.
We provide support in planning, valuation considerations, offering structure, and investor engagement strategies within the context of public market expectations.
Private Placements
The Post Oak Group provides advisory services for privately placed equity or debt offerings involving institutional investors, family offices, or direct capital providers. Private placements can be structured to support growth, acquisitions, refinancing, or recapitalization objectives.
These offerings utilize exemptions from public registration and require targeted investor alignment, clear disclosure, and an understanding of regulatory parameters such as suitability and investor qualification requirements.
We support clients in evaluating capital structures, preparing offering materials, and managing investor outreach and process coordination.
Fund Placement Services
The Post Oak Group advises private equity, venture capital, private credit, and real asset managers seeking institutional or family office commitments to their investment funds. Fund placement involves raising capital for closed-end funds, open-ended vehicles, and specialized strategies through exempt offering structures.
These processes require well-defined investment theses, track record presentation, diligence documentation, and regulatory compliance tailored to qualified investor audiences.
We support managers with fundraising strategy, materials preparation, investor targeting, and capital engagement throughout the placement cycle.
Private Credit Advisory
The Post Oak Group advises clients on financing solutions provided by non-bank lenders, including direct lending funds, private credit vehicles, structured credit providers, and family office capital sources. Private credit continues to play a significant role in acquisition finance, working capital, and refinancing transactions.
Private credit arrangements often include negotiated terms related to covenants, amortization, pricing, and prepayment structures. The flexibility of private credit can address situations that do not fit traditional underwriting criteria.
We assist clients in assessing options across senior debt, unitranche facilities, mezzanine instruments, and hybrid structures based on transaction objectives and risk considerations.
PIPE Advisory
The Post Oak Group provides advisory services for PIPE transactions in which public companies raise capital through privately negotiated equity or equity-linked issuances. These transactions allow issuers to access capital efficiently without conducting a public offering.
PIPE structures vary based on investor type, security characteristics, and disclosure requirements. Considerations include pricing relative to market, registration obligations, governance elements, and potential dilution.
We support the evaluation of investor participation, comparative capital alternatives, and the regulatory framework governing private investments in public companies.
Convertible and Structured Securities
The Post Oak Group advises on the issuance of convertible instruments and structured securities that combine debt, equity, or derivative components. These securities may offer issuers lower coupon costs, delayed dilution, or financing flexibility.
Convertible and structured instruments involve pricing considerations linked to equity volatility, interest rate dynamics, redemption features, and conversion terms. These factors require careful modeling and investor communication.
We assist in evaluating suitability relative to traditional financing options, considering market precedent, issuer objectives, and capital structure implications.
Shelf Registered Offerings
The Post Oak Group advises on the implementation and utilization of shelf registration statements that allow issuers to access capital markets on a delayed or continuous basis. A shelf facility provides the ability to respond quickly to favorable market conditions.
Shelf offerings involve advance preparation of disclosure materials, regulatory filings, and offering documentation. Once effective, issuers may execute multiple offerings with reduced lead time.
We support clients in understanding timing expectations, potential structures, and market considerations associated with shelf utilization.
SPAC Advisory
The Post Oak Group provides advisory services related to special purpose acquisition companies, including formation guidance, capital raising strategy, target identification, and business combination processes. SPACs present an alternative path to public markets.
De-SPAC transactions involve negotiating valuation, regulatory requirements, shareholder approval, and post-combination capitalization. These processes often include PIPE financings or other capital solutions to complete the transaction.
We advise on the strategic, structural, and regulatory aspects of SPAC formation and business combination transactions, including comparative analysis with traditional IPOs or private capital alternatives.
Featured Transactions
Our featured mandates reflect the depth of our advisory platform, combining sector insight, robust analytics, and best-in-class execution to consistently achieve superior results.
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The Post Oak Group Advantage in Capital Markets
The Post Oak Group helps clients secure the right capital on the right terms through strategic guidance, disciplined execution, and deep relationships across the investment community.
Institutional Relationships
We leverage deep relationships with private equity firms, credit funds, family offices, and strategic investors across sectors and capital structures to create competitive tension and secure optimal terms.
Strategic Positioning
We develop a compelling investment narrative tailored to institutional investors, highlighting financial performance, growth trajectory, and management capability to maximize interest and valuation.
Process Management
We manage the entire capital-raising process from strategy and investor outreach through diligence coordination and negotiation, ensuring a disciplined, efficient, and transparent execution.
Market Intelligence
We deliver real-time insights into market conditions, investor appetite, and valuation trends, enabling clients to make informed decisions and position their transaction for the strongest possible outcome.
Explore The Post Oak Group
From initial strategy to successful closing, The Post Oak Group delivers disciplined execution and senior-level guidance across both M&A and capital markets transactions.
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