Restoring Stability. Rebuilding Flexibility.

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Restoring Stability. Rebuilding Flexibility.

Financing Breakdown

Risks

Challenged profitability in recent years driven by a failed geographic expansion, cyclical end markets, and macroeconomic volatility

Scenario

Turnaround

Industry |

Manufacturing

Key Challenges

Exposure to macroeconomic volatility

Cyclical end markets

Challenged financial results

Loan Type

Revolver & Equipment-Backed Term Loan

Outcomes

Full Payout

Proceeds on the refinancing provided for a full repayment to existing operating company lenders, a partial paydown on a mortgage, and a restructuring and securitization of a private lender.

Improved Liquidity Position

Provided enhanced working capital flexibility and additional runway for the operational turnaround.

Business Continuity

Allowed the lenders and borrower to avoid a costly forced liquidation process.

Lender Type

Private Credit

Bank

Result |

A structured reset, backed by disciplined asset-based lending and a clear path forward

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Overview

Restoring Stability. Rebuilding Flexibility

Diamond Willow structured andfacilitated a $12.5 million debt solution to repay incumbent operating lenders,provide a partial lump sum repayment to a mortgage lender, and reposition theCompany for long-term recovery.

The borrower is a leading provider of helicalpile fabrication and installation services, delivering end-to-end solutionsincluding manufacturing, engineering & design, installation, and projectmanagement services. When existing operating lenders signaled their intent toexit the relationship, the company was referred to Diamond Willow by its specialloans manager to develop a refinancing strategy.

Diamond Willow builta credit thesis anchored in asset coverage and operational repositioning. Thefinancing structure paired an asset-based revolver with an equipment-backedterm loan, aligning the capital structure with the Company’s collateral base.

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The Challenges

Cyclical nature of construction and exposure to economic and political factors
Elevated leverage relative to cash flow
Challenged profitability in recent years
Complicated capital stack with four lenders involved

Risk Mitigants

Strong tangible security package with highly marketable fixed assets and liquid A/R and inventory supporting a scalable ABL structure
Ongoing transition toward greater product manufacturing, reducing exposure to installation-driven cyclicality and macroeconomic volatility

The Outcome

Diamond Willow successfully arranged a $12.5 million cross-border ABL financing that fully repaid operating lenders, provided a partial lump sum repayment to a mortgage lender, injected an additional >$1 million of incremental working capital, avoided a costly liquidation process, and preserved jobs, customer relationships, and firm value. What could have been a distressed wind-down became a stabilized platform with renewed liquidity and flexibility. The result was a structured reset, backed by disciplined asset-based lending and a clear path forward.

Restoring Stability. Rebuilding Flexibility.

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Overview

Restoring Stability. Rebuilding Flexibility

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