2026 Citigroup Growth Cap Top Funding Report

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🏀 2026 SEASON (CURRENT)

Lender Name	Total Points	Deals Logged	Volume Drafted	Primary Asest Focus	Most Common Loan Term	Primary Loan Type	Top States	Pace Score
Bank OZK	113	7	$85,100,000	Condo (3), Multifamily, Industrial	Construction loan (5)	Construction (5)	Florida (2), Pennsylvania, New York, California	0.33
European Investment Bank	85	4	$925,520,000	Industrial/Biorefinery, Shore Power Infrastructure, EV Charging Infrastructure, Wind Farm	15 years (1)	Construction (2)	Italy, Netherlands, Estonia, Spain	0.27
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) - Commercial RE	392	19	$6,030,853,333	Solar Energy (5), Battery Energy Storage (3), Data Center (2), Geothermal, Wind Farm, LNG Facility, HVDC Transmission	Non-recourse project financing (2)	Construction (7), Refinance (3), Commercial Real Estate (2), Construction and Term	Texas (3), Louisiana (3), Chile, Japan, Spain, India	0.68
Wells Fargo - Commercial RE	721	32	$9,943,313,154	Office (7), Industrial (5), Multifamily (5), Mixed-Use (3), Hotel/Casino, Data Centers, Energy/LNG, Retail	5-year fixed-rate (3); 2-year floating-rate (2), floating-rate (2), construction loan (2)	Refinance (10), CMBS for Refinance (8), Construction (4), Acquisition (3), Bridge for Refinance (2), CMBS for Acquisition, Credit Facility, Growth Capital, Expansion/Refinance	New York (15), Illinois (3), Florida (2), Texas (2), California (2)	1.41
Bank of Montreal (BMO) - CRE	168	9	$1,329,000,000	Industrial (5), Multifamily (2), Data Centers, Retail	2-year floating-rate (2); construction loan (1), fund-level revolving (1)	Acquisition (4), Refinance (3), Construction, Credit Facility	Georgia (3), Florida (2), Virginia, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas	0.56
Deutsche Bank - Commercial RE	232	12	$2,614,366,667	Office (5), Multifamily, Energy/LNG Facility, Hotel, Life Sciences, Mixed-Use	5-year fixed-rate (2); 2-year floating-rate (1), construction financing (1), CMBS conduit (1)	Refinance (5), Construction (2), CMBS Refinance (3)	New York (5), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ireland	0.5
First Citizens Bank - CRE	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
JP Morgan - Commercial RE	466	22	$7,075,349,206	Office (6), Industrial (3), Multifamily (2), Mixed-Use (2), Energy/Geothermal (2), Retail (2)	5-year, fixed-rate (2); 2-year floating-rate + extensions (2); 3-year floating-rate (2)	Refinance (6), CMBS for Refinance (5), Acquisition (4), Construction (3), Bridge for Refinance, Senior + Mezzanine Loan	New York (6), California (3), Texas (3), Massachusetts (2), Florida, Pennsylvania	0.95
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) - Commercial RE	202	12	$1,313,373,610	Solar Energy (3), Energy/Geothermal (2), Data Center, Energy Storage/BESS, HVDC Transmission, Multifamily, Solar/Wind/BESS Hybrid	Non-recourse senior secured (2); Construction-to-term loan (2)	Commercial Real Estate (6), Construction (3), Refinance	Louisiana (2), Canada, India, Japan, New York, Philippines	0.45
BNP Paribas	68	6	$456,748,429	Solar / Renewable Energy (4), Industrial, Retail/Mall	2-year floating-rate + extensions (2)	Commercial Real Estate (3), Construction (2), CMBS for refinance	Spain (2), Chile (2), Italy, United Arab Emirates	0.27
Citigroup - Commercial RE	324	17	$3,346,167,916	Industrial (4), Multifamily (3), Office (3), Hotel (3), Retail (2), Data Center (2)	Term2-year floating-rate (3), 5-year fixed-rate (2)	CMBS for refinance (5), Refinance (5), Acquisition (2), Construction, CMBS for acquisition	New York (4), Florida (4), Texas (2), Virginia, Georgia, Arizona	0.73
Morgan Stanley - Commercial RE	323	14	$4,553,109,333	Office (4), Data Center (3), Industrial (2), Retail (2), Hotel (2), Self-Storage	5-year fixed-rate (2), 2-year floating-rate (2)	CMBS for refinance (5), Refinance (5), CMBS for acquisition (2), Revolving Credit Facility, Construction	New York (3), Texas (2), Virginia (2), Massachusetts, California, Washington D.C.	0.64
Santander Bank - Commercial RE	181	10	$1,213,816,078	Solar PV/BESS Hybrid (5), Energy Storage/BESS (2), Multifamily (2)	Construction-to-term (2)	Construction (5), Commercial Real Estate (4)	California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Peru, Portugal	0.41
Truist Bank - Commercial RE	91	5	$414,300,000	Multifamily (5)	Construction loan (1), Senior loan and preferred equity (1), Permanent loan (1)	Construction (2), Acquisition, Refinance, Permanent financing	New York (2), Maryland, Texas, Washington D.C., New Jersey	0.23
Bank of America - Commercial RE	379	18	$18,349,612,360	Office (6), Data Center (3), Industrial (3), Energy (3), Multifamily (2), Retail/Mall	Fixed-rate 5-year (2), 2-year floating-rate (2)	Refinance (5), Construction (4), CMBS for refinance (4), Acquisition (3), CMBS for acquisition	New York (6), Louisiana (2), Virginia (2), Michigan, California, Florida	0.82
Goldman Sachs - Commercial RE	509	25	$5,196,649,000	Office (7), Solar/Energy Storage (4), Retail (2), Data Center (2), Hotel (2), Multifamily (2)	5-year fixed-rate (3); 2-year floating-rate (2)	Refinance (10), CMBS for refinance (6), Bridge (2), Construction (2), CMBS for acquisition, Revolving Credit Facility	New York (5), California (4), Virginia (3), Texas (3), Florida (3), Washington	1.09
ING Groep NV - Commercial RE	232	12	$2,197,435,333	Solar Energy (5), Battery Energy Storage (3), Data Center, Office, Community Solar	Construction-to-term (1), 20-year PPA (1)	Construction (6), Commercial Real Estate (2), Refinance (2), Construction and Term	Louisiana (2), California, Idaho, Texas, Virginia, Philippines	0.5
KeyBank	162	9	$1,068,400,000	Solar / Energy (4), Multifamily (2), Senior Living, Industrial Outdoor Storage	35-year amortization (1), 7-year fixed (1), construction-to-term (1)	Construction (3), Refinance (3), HUD Refinance, Construction/Term Loan	Idaho (2), Texas (2), North Carolina, Colorado	0.36
Natixis - Commercial RE	145	7	$1,865,338,096	Solar / Energy (4), Battery Energy Storage (2), LNG Facility, Retail, AI Infrastructure	Senior non-recourse (1), construction term loan (1)	Construction (3), Refinance, Growth Capital, Commercial Real Estate	Louisiana, Texas, California, New York, Chile, France	0.32
Barclays - Commercial RE	231	14	$1,951,030,000	Energy/Geothermal (2), Office (2), Data Center, Energy/LNG, Self-Storage	5-year, fixed-rate (2); Construction-to-term (2)	Refinance (4), Construction (2), Commercial Real Estate	California (2), Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Texas	0.32
ACORE Capital	34	2	$235,000,000	Industrial, Multifamily	2-year floating-rate; 3×1-year extensions	Refinance (2)	Washington, Multi-State (15 states)	0.11
Affinius Capital	201	12	$1,365,328,000	Multifamily (6), Office (2), Industrial, Development Site, Student Housing (United Kingdom), Mixed-Use	Floating-rate; matures 2029; two 1-year extension options (1); Senior loan; back leverage provided by Standard Chartered (1)	Refinance (8), Acquisition (2), Construction (2)	New York (5), Florida (2), Pennsylvania (2), Georgia, California, United Kingdom	0.55
Barings	142	7	$1,528,450,000	Mixed-Use (3), Office (2), Hotel, Industrial	Construction financing (1)	Refinance (4), Construction (3)	New York (3), California, Illinois, Tennessee, Utah	0.32
Brookfield	37	2	$369,000,000	Multifamily (2)	Three-year bridge (only stated term)	Refinance, Bridge	New York (2)	0.11
S3 Capital	100	6	$576,750,000	Mixed-Use (3), Multifamily, Student Housing	TBD	Construction (3), Refinance, Construction/Acquisition	Florida, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas	0.21
Berkadia	27	2	$110,942,000	Multifamily (2)	Freddie Mac	Acquisition (2)	Virginia, Wisconsin	0.5
Dwight Capital/Dwight Mortgage Trust	216	16	$1,037,000,000	Multifamily (13), Mixed-Use (2)	HUD 221(d)(4) (2), 35-year fully amortizing fixed-rate (1), 5-year interest-only (1), HUD 241(a) (1), HUD 223(f) (1	Refinance (6), Construction (5), Bridge for refinance (4)	New York (4), Florida (4), New Jersey (2), Texas (2), Utah, California	0.68
Greystone	100	7	$496,249,222	Multifamily (4), Affordable Housing (2), Senior Housing	24-month bridge with extension options (2),	Bridge for Refinance (2), Refinance (2), Acquisition, Construction/Rehabilitation (2)	Illinois (2), North Carolina (2), New York, Mississippi, Florida	0.3
Madison Realty Capital	150	9	$907,150,000	Condominium (3), Multifamily (3), Hotel (2), Self-Storage	Closed Dec 19, 2025, completion late 2027 (1); Construction loan, expected completion 2028 (1)	Construction (5), Refinance (2), Acquisition (1), Condominium Inventory Loan	New York (2), New Jersey (2), Florida (2), Virginia, California, Tennessee	0.41
Nuveen	220	15	$1,274,045,000	Hotel (5), Multifamily (4), Office/Lab (2), Retail (1), Life Sciences	30 years (3), 5-year floating-rate (1), C-PACE financing including $30M for future tenants (1	C-PACE for Construction (5), Construction (3), Refinance (3), Acquisition, Full stack capitalization	Texas (2), Pennsylvania (2), Nevada (2), New York (2), Arizona, Florida	0.59
Blackstone - Commercial RE	262	11	$10,494,670,000	Industrial (3), Multifamily (3), Office (2), Data Center, AI Infrastructure	3-year bridge (1), 5-year fixed-rate (1)	Refinance (6), Bridge for refinance (2), Acquisition/Construction	New York (2), Florida (2), Texas (2), Australia, Colorado, Washington	0.45
Corebridge	25	2	$115,000,000	Self Storage, Multifamily	5 years (2)	Acquisition, Refinance	Multiple, New York	0.11
MonticelloAM	160	10	$1,077,800,000	Skilled Nursing Facility (7), Senior Housing (2), Multifamily	36-month initial term (3), 30-month initial term (1), 24-month term (1)	Bridge for Acquisition (6), Bridge for Refinance (3), Bridge Acquisition	Illinois (2), Florida (2), Washington (2), Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania	0.45
Peachtree Group	180	15	$552,260,000	Hotel (9), Multifamily (2), Industrial, Senior Housing, Retail	3-year bridge with two 12-month extension options (3), 3-year floating-rate EB-5 (1), C-PACE 30-year (1)	Bridge for refinance (4), Construction (4), C-PACE for Construction (3), Bridge (2), C-PACE	Florida (2), Texas (3), North Carolina (2), Georgia (2), Utah, Ohio	0.64
Tyko Capital	88	3	$770,000,000	Condominium (2)	Construction loan, completion Q4 2028 (1)	Construction (2)	Florida (2)	0.11
Apollo Global Management	187	7	$3,454,800,000	Mixed-Use/Conversion (2), Industrial (2), Hotel	Multi-year (1), 36-month SOFR floating (1)	Construction (3), Acquisition (2), Refinance (2)	New York (3), Florida, North Carolina, Germany (2), United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain	0.39
Ares Real Estate Management	182	8	$2,198,817,000	Industrial (2+), Multifamily (2), Mixed-Use (2)	Fixed-rate long-tenor (1), Through 2031 (1)	Acquisition (4), Refinance, Construction, C-PACE, Growth Financing	Florida (2), New York (2), Illinois, California, Washington D.C., United Kingdom	0.44
New York Life	80	5	$432,517,000	Multifamily (3), Office, Retail	Construction loan, 5-year interest-only, 3-year, floating-rate	Refinance (3), Construction, Acquisition	New York (2), Washington, Texas, California, Illinois	0.21
PGIM Real Estate	180	9	$3,694,925,000	Industrial (4), Data Center, Multifamily (2)	3-year with extensions (1), 7-year fixed (1), Floating-rate (1)	Acquisition (4), Refinance (4), Revolving Credit Facility	California (2), Texas (2), Illinois, Massachusetts, Florida, Germany	0.39
Starwood Property Trust	34	2	$202,000,000	Multifamily, Industrial	TBD	Refinance, Acquisition	Illinois, Tennessee	0.11
Deutsche Bank - Growth Cap	101	5	$3,015,000,000	TBD	Revolving credit facility	Acquisition, Working Capital	Spain, Switzerland	0.5
HSBC	120	6	$1,191,279,762	TBD	Revolving/RCF (2)	Growth Capital (2), First Lien Term Loan, Corporate Debt Facility, Warehouse Facility	New York, New Jersey, California, Spain, Switzerland	0.23
JP Morgan - Growth Cap	508	25	$12,866,892,690	TBD	5-year (2), 2-year with extension options (2)	Revolving Credit Facility (5), Growth Capital (2), Credit Facility (2), Loan (2), Unsecured Term Loan, Acquisition Credit Facility, others	Texas (4), New York (3), Illinois (3), California (2), Japan, Louisiana	0.82
Natixis - Growth Cap	138	7	$1,060,061,398	TBD	5-year, 3-year, 12-year, long-term PPA (all distinct; no modal)	Growth Capital (3), Term Loan B, Syndicated Letter of Credit Facility, Construction Warehouse Revolving Credit Facility, Commercial Real Estate	Spain (2), Nevada, Virginia, France, Massachusetts, Texas	0.32
PNC Bank	206	12	$1,800,010,822	TBD	5-year (4)	Revolving Credit Facility (3), Unsecured Term Loan (3), Unsecured Credit Facility – Revolver + Term Loans (2), Syndicated Credit Facility, Senior Secured Credit Facility, Construction Warehouse Revolving Credit Facility	Illinois (3), Connecticut, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, Texas	0.55
Bank of America - Growth Cap	279	13	$5,123,868,881	TBD	5-year (4)	Revolving Credit Facility (4), Bridge Loan, Syndicated Term Loan, Syndicated Credit Facility, Growth Capital, Construction Warehouse Revolving Credit Facility	California (3), Texas (2), Ohio, Virginia, Illinois, Canada	0.45
Barclays - Growth Cap	131	6	$2,027,182,540	TBD	Term Loan B, 5-year, 7-year (all distinct; no modal)	Term Loan B, Term Loan, Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured Green Revolving Loan and LC Facility, Growth Capital, Senior Secured Corporate Credit Facility (all distinct)	Texas (2), Virginia, California, Spain, Pennsylvania	0.37
Goldman Sachs - Growth Cap	227	10	$8,927,204,762	TBD	Bridge loan (1-year), 5-year, Term Loan B (all distinct; no modal)	Growth Capital (3), Term Loan B, Revolving Credit Facility	Virginia, New York, Japan, Italy, Spain	0.23
Santander Bank - Growth Cap	113	6	$1,006,704,762	TBD	5-year	Growth Capital (3), Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured Corporate Credit Facility	Spain (2), New York, Chile, Pennsylvania	0.23
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) - GC	108	5	$8,439,533,333	TBD	3-year (2)	Growth Capital (3), Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured Green Revolving Loan and LC Facility	New York, Japan, Sweden, Texas, Denmark	0.23
Citigroup - Growth Cap	253	11	$808,267,583	TBD	Maturity January 2030 (1)	Growth Capital (4)	India, France, Spain, Canada	0.18
Huntington Bank - Growth Cap	110	8	$407,619,047	TBD	5-year (2)	Unsecured Credit Facility – Revolver + Term Loans (2), Unsecured Term Loan, Senior Credit Facility, Revolving Credit Facility, Five-Year Unsecured Term Loan, Commercial Aircraft Engine Acquisition Facility	Connecticut, Texas, Colorado, California, Florida, Washington	0.32
Morgan Stanley - Growth Cap	197	7	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFJ) - Growth Cap	212	10	$8,661,571,429	TBD	3-year (1); Bridge loan 1-year (1); 5-year leveraged loan (1)	Growth Capital (4)	India, Japan, France, Massachusetts	0.18
Truist Bank - Growth Cap	91	5	$381,250,000	TBD	2 years with three 1-year extension options, 4 years revolving credit facility with two six-month extension options (Pricing grid based on leverage ratio plus SOFR, 10-15 bps lower than prior debt)	Securitization / Warehouse & Mezzanine Refinancing; Growth Capital (Equity and Debt); Unsecured Credit Facility; Acquisition Credit Facility	Michigan, California, Florida, New Jersey	0.18
Bank of Montreal (BMO)-Growth Cap	76	4	$649,096,154	TBD	Due May 2031; 2 years with extension options; Maturity January 2030; Softwood Lumber Program term	Revolving Credit Facility (2); Growth Capital / Syndicated Credit Facility; Growth Capital / Term Loan (Softwood Lumber)	Canada (2), Missouri, Illinois	0.18
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)	101	8	$260,796,154	TBD	4-year loan (secured to unsecured), Three-year construction warehouse revolving credit facility with $500M accordion, Initial 3-year term with consecutive 1-year extension (prime rate + .75%)	Acquisition, Construction Warehouse Revolving Credit Facility, Growth Capital	Canada (3), Belgium	0.18
ING Groep NV - Growth Cap	80	5	$185,540,000	TBD	95% covered buyer credit guarantee (1)	Growth Capital	France	0.05
Royal Bank of Canada	104	7	$442,667,583	TBD	5-year (1); 2-year with extensions (1); Softwood Lumber bilateral (1); Maturity 2030 (1); SOFR + 85 bps (1)	Growth Capital (3); Senior Secured Credit Facilities; Growth Capital / Asset-Based Loan	Canada (3), Louisiana, Illinois	0.23
Wells Fargo-Growth Cap	261	13	$4,475,773,644	TBD	SOFR + 85 bps / interest-only (2); 5-year revolving (2)	Revolving Credit Facility (5); Unsecured Term Loan (3); Term Loan B (1); Syndicated Credit Facility (1); Senior Credit Facility (1)	Illinois (3), California (2), Canada, Virginia, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Indiana	0.55
Regions Bank - Growth Cap	116	7	$539,475,108	TBD	The loan terms typically range from 2 to 5 years for initial maturity, frequently featuring one or more extension options (e.g., 6-month or 1-year extensions) and often priced using SOFR plus a spread.	The mix is predominantly composed of Unsecured Term Loans and various Credit Facilities (including syndicated, revolving, and construction warehouse facilities).	Illinois (3), Texas (2), Florida, New York, Washington	0.35
KeyBank - Growth Cap	139	8	$2,429,713,203	TBD	TBD	Revolving Credit Facility (2), Unsecured Credit Facility Revolver + Term Loans (2), Acquisition Credit Facility, Five-Year Unsecured Term Loan	New York, New Jersey, Ohio, California, Florida, Washington	0.26
U.S. Bank - Growth Cap	227	10	$1,441,915,585	TBD	5 years (2)	Revolving Credit Facility (3), Unsecured Term Loan (2), Unsecured Credit Facility Revolver + Term Loans (2), Construction Warehouse Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan Credit Agreement, Five-Year Unsecured Term Loan	Illinois (2), California (2), Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas, New York, Washington	0.43
BBVA	125	4	$1,031,858,974	TBD	TBD	Growth Capital (4)	China (2), Spain (2)	0.17
Blue Owl Capital	133	6	$2,050,000,000	TBD	SOFR+5.00% or Base Rate+4.00%, matures Apr 2031 (1); 5.5% over SOFR (1)	Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility, Credit Facility (Warehouse/Renewal), Delayed-Draw Term Loan	Texas, Massachusetts, California, Germany	0.18
Comvest Partners	19	1	$130,000,000	TBD	TBD	Senior Secured Credit Facility	California	0.04
MidCap Financial-Growth Cap	75	7	$21,500,000	TBD	Revolver with accordion feature; term loan; delayed draw term loan (1	Senior Secured Credit Facility (5), Growth Capital (1)	California (2), New York, Kentucky, Maryland, Canada	0.27
Mountain Ridge Capital	8	1	$15,000,000	TBD	Revolving facility maximizing availability against working capital assets	Senior Secured Credit Facility	Midwest	0.04
SLR Credit Solutions	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Blackstone - Growth Cap	84	3	$1,600,000,000	TBD	Four-year funding spread, milestone payments upon FDA approval (1)	Growth Capital (2), Senior Secured Credit Facility	Texas, Israel, India	0.14
Hercules Capital	12	1	$25,000,000	TBD	4-year loan with three tranches up to $75M milestone-based, final $25M at Hercules discretion	Growth Capital	California	0.04
Monroe Capital	181	16	$52,500,000	TBD	TermPrime plus 3.75%, 60-month term (1); Senior credit facility (1); Delayed draw facility (1)	Senior Credit Facility (10), Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), Delayed Draw Senior Credit Facility, Debt Financing + Equity Co-Investment, Senior Secured Term Loan	California (4), Illinois (2), Michigan (2), Florida (2), Texas, Georgia	0.73
SG Credit Partners	28	3	0	TBD	TBD	Senior Debt Facility, Senior Debt Investment (2)	New York (2), Colorado	0.14
Stellus Capital Management	24	3	Undisclosed	TBD	TBD	Unitranche Senior Debt Facility (with Equity Co-Investment), Senior Debt Financing + Equity Co-Investment (2)	Arizona, Tennessee, Virginia	0.14
HPS Investment Partners	29	1	$500,000,000	TBD	Four-year secured term loan, SOFR + 675 basis points	Secured Term Loan	New York	0.04
NXT Capital	60	5	Undisclosed	TBD	TBD	Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), Senior Credit Facility (2)	Pennsylvania (2), Ohio, Michigan	0.18
Siena Lending Group - GC	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Trinity Capital	121	10	$338,915,000	Small business receivables / consumer and SMB loan collateral (1)	Commitment structure	Growth Capital (5), Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), Equipment Financing, Growth Capital Debt Facility, Debt Term Loan, Warehouse Credit Facility	California (5), Arizona, Utah, New York, United Kingdom (2)	0.5
Wingspire Capital	72	6	$180,000,000	TBD	N/A	Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (2), Revolving Credit Facility (2), Senior Secured Credit Facility, Commitment	Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Florida	0.27
Ares Management - Growth Cap	108	5	$4,300,000,000	TBD	TBD	Debt Facility (2), Acquisition Financing, Equity and Debt Capital, Debt Financing	Colorado, California, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania	0.23
Encina Private Credit	62	5	$118,750,000	Enterprise value / first-out commitment (1)	Senior credit facility secured by diversified pool of small balance lease-to-own contracts	Senior Secured Credit Facility (3), First Out Term Loan	Georgia	0.18
Great Rock Capital - GC	12	1	$30,000,000	TBD	TBD	Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility	Pennsylvania (2)	0.04
KKR	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Whitehawk Capital Partners	26	1	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Bain Capital	53	4	$286,548,840	TBD	TBD	Senior Credit Facility (2), Growth Capital, Senior Secured Credit Facility	Massachusetts, Georgia, Nebraska, Germany	0.17
Fortress	86	4	$762,000,000	TBD	TBD	Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), First-Lien Term Loan, Senior Secured Term Loan	New Jersey, Tennessee, Kansas, California	0.17
Advantage Business Capital	8	1	$1,000,000	Invoices	TBD	Invoice Factoring Facility	TBD	0.04
First Citizens Bank - ABL	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Gibraltar Business Capital	8	1	$20,000,000	TBD	TBD	Senior Secured Facility	TBD	0.04
nFusion Capital	80	10	$55,600,000	Accounts Receivable (7), Inventory (2), Accounts Receivable and Inventory (1)	TBD	Asset-Based Lending Facility (5), Factoring Facility (4), Factoring Line	California (3), Texas (2), Colorado, Michigan, Arizona, Florida, Georgia	0.45
Culain Capital	24	3	$7,500,000	Accounts Receivable (3), Inventory	TBD	Accounts Receivable Factoring Facility (2), Accounts Receivable & Inventory Financing Facility	New York (2), California	0.14
First Business Bank	84	10	$42,800,000	Accounts Receivable (6), Inventory (3), Real Estate (2), Vehicle Inventory		Factoring Facility (3), Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility (2), Credit Facility (2), Working Capital Line of Credit, Inventory Floorplan Line of Credit	Wisconsin (2), Texas (2), Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia, Hawaii, Pennsylvania	0.41
Great Rock Capital - ABL	46	3	$208,750,000	Accounts Receivable (3), Machinery & Equipment (2)	TBD	Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (2), Senior Secured Revolver	Pennsylvania	0.14
Rosenthal Capital Group	100	12	$23,750,000	Accounts Receivable (7), Inventory (4), Purchase Orders (2)	TBD	ABL Facility (3), Recourse Factoring Facility (2), Purchase Order Financing (2), Revolving Credit Facility, Working Capital Facility, Facility Increase	California (3), Idaho, Michigan	0.41
Ares Commercial Finance	12	1	$175,000,000	Accounts receivable; Machinery & equipment	TBD	Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility	TBD	0.16
Sallyport Commercial Finance	54	7	$16,150,000	Accounts Receivable (5), Inventory (2)	TBD	Accounts Receivable Financing Facility (3), Non-Notification Factoring Facility (2), Inventory Finance Facility, A/R and Inventory Facility	Canada (3), Texas	0.32
SLR Healthcare ABL	16	2	$10,000,000	TBD	TBD	Asset-Based Revolving Line of Credit (2)	Northeast	0.09
Utica Equipment Finance	16	2	$18,000,000	Heavy Equipment (2)	Capital lease (2)	Capital lease (2)	Mid-Atlantic	0.09
Amerisource Business Capital	64	8	$30,500,000	Accounts Receivable (6), Inventory (4), Equipment (3), Real Estate	TBD	ABL Facility (3), A/R Only Facility, Asset-Based Lending Facility, Credit Facility Increase, Ledgered Asset-Based Line of Credit, A/R Ledgered ABL, Revolving Credit Facility with Equity, Working Capital Facility	Texas (2), Midwest (2), Southeast (2)	0.36
King Trade Capital	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
MidCap Business Credit	32	4	$46,000,000	Accounts Receivable (3), Inventory (3), Machinery & Equipment (3), Real Estate	TBD	Asset-Based Credit Facility (2), Working Capital Revolver (2), Working Capital Revolver + Machinery and Equipment Term Loan	Texas	0.18
White Oak Commercial Finance	54	4	$107,500,000	Accounts Receivable (3), Mining Services Assets, Various	TBD	Senior Secured ABL Facility, Revolving Credit Facility, ABL Revolver Facility	Arizona, Texas	0.14
Loeb Equipment	16	2	$1,200,000	Equipment	TBD	Equipment-Based Loan	Wisconsin, Illinois	0.04
Prestige Capital	8	1	$3,000,000	Invoices; Accounts Receivable	TBD	Invoice Financing Facility	California	0.04
JPalmer Collective	56	7	$26,000,000	Accounts Receivable (4), Inventory (4)	TBD	Line of Credit (3), Working Capital Facility (2), Asset-Based Line of Credit, Asset-Based Loan, Debt Facility	New York (2), Oregon (2), California, Georgia, Massachusetts	0.32
Eldridge Capital Management	69	3	$925,000,000	Power generation equipment (3)	TBD	Lease Facility (2), Equipment Financing Facility	Texas (3)	0.13
Haversine Funding	56	7	$38,100,000	Transportation Receivables / Factoring Portfolio (3), Accounts Receivable (2), Loan Portfolio / Working Capital Assets, Accounts Receivable (Optical Networking Hardware)	TBD	Lender Finance - Subordinated Debt Increase (2), Lender Finance - Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility Increase, Lender Finance - ABL Participation, Lender Finance - Senior Facility Increase, Lender Finance - A/R Participation, Lender Finance - Factoring Participation	Texas (7)	0.3
Austin Financial Services	8	1	$10,000,000	TBD	TBD	Accounts Receivable Revolver	TBD	0.2
eCapital	100	12	$107,250,000	Healthcare Accounts Receivable (7), Accounts Receivable (4), Freight Receivables (2), Inventory	ABL facility with advances against accounts receivable and inventory; flexible facility with higher advance rates (1); others undisclosed	Healthcare Receivables Financing Facility (5), A/R Financing Facility (3), Healthcare Financing Facility, Asset-Based Lending Facility, Asset-based Loan-Freight Factoring Facility, Freight Factoring Facility	California (2), Canada (Ontario), Massachusetts, Midwest	1
Porter Capital	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Siena Lending Group - ABL	46	3	$185,000,000	Accounts Receivable (2), Inventory (2), Current and Fixed Assets	TBD	Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured ABL Credit Facility	California, New Jersey	0.09
Gateway Trade Funding	15	2	$1,700,000	Inventory (2), Purchase Orders	Letter of credit-backed (1)	Purchase Order Facility (2)	TBD	0.33
Republic Business Credit	55	7	$23,000,000	Accounts Receivable (5), Inventory (2)	Accordion up to $6M with $2M inventory option after 6 months (1), Ledgered line of credit (1), Includes $10M accordion feature (1), Factoring facility (1)	Factoring Facility (4), Asset-Based Loan (2), Ledgered Line of Credit	California (2), Texas, Southwest	0.32
SLR Business Credit	24	3	$20,000,000	Accounts Receivable (3), Inventory (2)	TBD	Senior Secured Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured Invoice Financing Credit Facility, Revolving Line of Credit	New Jersey	0.14
TAB Bank	8	1	$2,500,000	Inventory	TBD	Asset-Based Lending Facility	Utah	0.04
Alpine Ridge Funding	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Celtic Capital	53	7	$7,270,700	Accounts Receivable (5), Equipment (3), Inventory	$500K AR Line + $304.5K Equipment Loan (1); AR Line and Equipment Loan terms undisclosed (1)	Accounts Receivable Line of Credit (4), Asset-Based Financing Package, Accounts Receivable Line of Credit and Inventory Line of Credit	California (3), Pacific (2), Midwest, South-Central	0.27
Clarus Capital	8	1	$10,000,000	Essential use assets (medical transportation vehicles)	Loan facility for sponsor-backed company	Loan Facility	TBD	0.25
Gordon Brothers	19	1	$175,000,000	Various assets; Real Estate	Unitranche asset-based lending revolver with RILO tranche	Unitranche ABL Revolver with RILO	TBD	0.04
Assembled Brands	32	4	0	Accounts Receivable (3), Inventory (3)	Dynamic accordion-style facility with high advance rates (1), Scalable accordion feature; no lockboxes; no personal guarantees (1	Asset-Based Credit Facility, Senior Asset-Based Line of Credit, Revolving Working Capital Facility, Accordion-Style Asset-Based Facility	Delaware, California, Illinois, New Mexico	0.18
MidCap Financial-ABL	38	3	$95,000,000	TBD	Senior secured credit facility (2)	Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), Asset-Based Loan, Growth Capital	New York, Canada (Toronto) (2)	0.14
Southstar Capital	226	30	$42,150,000	Accounts Receivable (23), Purchase Orders (6), Inventory (4), Equipment (3)	Loan TermAccounts receivable financing facility; advances against eligible invoices including progress-billed contracts with retainage (1)	Accounts Receivable Financing Facility (13), Invoice Factoring Facility (5), A/R Financing Facility (3), Purchase Order and A/R Financing Facility (3), A/R and Inventory Financing Facility (2), Factoring Facility (2), A/R Line of Credit	Texas (4), Florida (3), North Carolina (3), South Carolina (3), Indiana, Midwest	1.32
Wintrust Equipment Finance	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
The Hedaya Capital Group	48	6	$22,000,000	Accounts Receivable (6)	Factoring facility with non-notification basis (1)	Factoring Facility (6)	New York (2), Florida, California, New Jersey, Texas	0.27
Sigma Funding	24	3	$2,600,000	Accounts Receivable (3)	$2,000,000 per month ongoing (1), Per month ongoing (1)	Monthly Factoring / Accounts Receivable Funding Program, Accounts Receivable Financing Facility, Accounts Receivable Funding Facility	Florida (2), California	0.14
Capteris	44	4	$94,000,000	Equipment (3)	TBD	Lease Commitment (2), Equipment Finance Loan, Co-Investment	TBD	0.18
Baker Garrington	86	11	$15,000,000	Accounts Receivable (11)	TBD	Factoring Facility (11)	Texas (4), North Dakota (3), Colorado, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Louisiana	0.5
Crestline Investors	60	3	$412,500,000	Portfolio of fund/infrastructure/credit assets (3)	TBD	NAV Loan (3)	TBD	0.13
JD Factors	74	10	$8,850,000	Accounts Receivable (10)	TBD	Factoring Facility (10)	Illinois (2), Quebec (2), British Columbia, Indiana, Washington, Arizona, Tennessee, Texas	0.43

Tale of the Tape (YTD 2025)

Total Points: 368
Deals Logged: 28
Volume Drafted: $87.85 Billion*
Primary Asset Focus: AI, Cloud, Software & Semiconductor Technology | FinTech, Real Estate, Healthcare & Specialized Finance | Energy, Mining, Transport & Sustainable Industrials
Most Common Loan Term: Five-year (1) | Two-year revolving credit facility (1) | Specific Term Details (Matures 4 years; Interest rate 6.125% (1), Matures 5 years; Interest rate SOFR+3.75% (1))
Primary Loan Type: Growth Capital (9) | Revolving Credit Facility/Line (4) | Senior Secured (all variants) (4)
Top States: California (6), Florida (3), Connecticut (2), New York (2), United Arab Emirates, Colorado
Win-Loss-Draw: 5-2-8

Week	Opponent	Result	Score & Top Deal	Top Deal Source
Playoff-Conference Championship	Bank of America	Loss	21-21*($11B Non-recourse loan Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Playoff-Quarter Finals	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)	Win	31-0 ($54B Bridge Loan Los Angeles, CA)	Link to Deal
12	Natixis	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
11	Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC): Growth Capital	Win	20-10 ($2.1B 1-yr & 2-yr Tranches Facility Stamford, CT)	Link to Deal
10	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)	Win	24-0 ($765M Senior Secured Note Chiclayo, Peru)	Link to Deal
9	Huntington Bank	Win	10-0 ($2.8B Syndicated Credit Facility Houston, TX)	Link to Deal
8	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG): Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
7	Truist Bank: Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
6	JP Morgan Chase: Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
5	Bank of America: Growth Capital	Draw	7-7 (No Decisive Deal)
4	Wells Fargo: Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
3	Huntington Bank: Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
2	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG): Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
1	Truist Bank: Growth Capital	Loss	0-14 ($900M Chicago, IL)

*Indicates a syndicated loan. Per “The Lead Arranger & The Syndicate Rule”, scoring is based on the lender’s specific allocation or lead arranger status. See The Rulebook for details.

LENDER OVERVIEW

Citigroup Inc., stands as a global behemoth in corporate and investment banking. Headquartered in New York City and founded in 1812, Citigroupoperates as a public company with an unmatched global footprint. Their 2025 activity demonstrates a strategy focused on serving as the structural backbone for the world’s largest corporate transactions, leveraging a balance sheet capable of underwriting massive acquisition bridges and complex cross-border syndications. Unlike varied private credit funds, Citibank functions as a full-service universal bank, deploying capital to cement relationships with multinational corporations across the entire capital stack, from revolving credit lines to senior secured notes.

Headquarters: New York, New York
Founded: 1812
Ownership: Public Company (Subsidiary of Citigroup Inc.)
Primary Focus: Corporate & Investment Banking / Global Syndicated Finance
Typical Deal Size: $755 Million (Average based on volume/count)

SECTION 2: 2025 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

Citigroup finished the 2025 Lender Draft season with a 5-2-8 record, demonstrating selective activity based on their win percentage of 33.3%. This record reflects a strategic preference for participating in massive syndicated clubs (resulting in high “Draw” counts) rather than engaging in smaller, winner-take-all skirmishes. Their activity profile suggests a focus on quality and scale over volume, prioritizing “Lead Arranger” roles in multi-bank facilities.

2025 Highlights:

Total Deals Logged: 28
Total Capital Deployed: $87.85 Billion
Win-Loss-Draw Record: 5-2-8
Win Percentage: 33.3%
Primary Asset Focus: AI, Cloud, Software & Semiconductor Technology | FinTech, Real Estate, Healthcare & Specialized Finance | Energy, Mining, Transport & Sustainable Industrials
Top States: California, Florida, Connecticut, New York, United Arab Emirates, Colorado

SECTION 3: DEAL FLOW ANALYSIS

Forensic analysis of Citigroup’s verified deal history reveals a “barbell” portfolio strategy, balancing high-growth technology with asset-heavy industrial infrastructure.

Deal Size Range: Activity spans from a $100M revolver (The RMR Group) to a massive $54B bridge loan (Paramount Skydance). The “middle” of their bell curve sits between $300M and $2.8B.
Geographic Focus: Truly global. While California dominates the U.S. book (6 deals), the ledger includes significant transactions in the UAE ($11B), Peru ($765M), Japan ($396M), Sweden ($1.29B), and Singapore ($595M).
Industry Patterns: A distinct pivot toward “AI Infrastructure” (Databricks, Anthropic, Vultr, Altera) balanced by traditional “Old Economy” sectors like Oil & Gas (ADNOC, Prairie), Mining (G Mining), and Shipping (BW LPG).
Loan Structures: Heavy utilization of Revolving Credit Facilities (RCF) and Senior Secured Notes. Notable use of “Accordion features” (Knight Therapeutics, G Mining) to allow for future expansion.
Deal Purposes: The primary drivers are “Refinancing” (securing lower rates or extending maturity) and “Acquisition Financing/Growth Capital.”
Transaction Velocity: Velocity is “burst-based.” Activity was sparse in Q1, followed by a surge in June (5 deals in 4 weeks), a lull in late summer, and a massive deployment wave in November/December (6 deals).

CRITICAL CLOSING: Non-Obvious Strategic Insight Industry-Geography Correlation: A distinct “Tech-Energy Split” is visible. 100% of their AI and Software deals (Databricks, Anthropic, Altera) are anchored in California/West Coast, while their Energy and Mining deals are exclusively located in Texas (Prairie, Gunvor) or International markets (UAE, Peru). This indicates a highly specialized, location-based underwriting strategy where credit teams are physically localized to the asset class hubs.

SECTION 4: IDEAL BORROWER PROFILE

Based exclusively on verified 2025 activity, the ideal borrower for Citigroup is a large-cap or upper-middle-market entity with international ambitions or significant tangible assets seeking $500M+ to refinance existing debt or fund a transformational acquisition.

STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE BY AUDIENCE

FOR BORROWERS: Closing Optimization

Insight: Citigroup frequently includes “accordion features” (seen in Knight and G Mining deals) and “extension options” (RMR, Ladder Capital) in their term sheets. This pattern reveals a preference for structuring facilities that grow with the borrower to avoid re-underwriting, yet they rarely originate deals under $100M.
Action: When negotiating the term sheet, explicitly request an Accordion Feature (incremental facility) of 25-30% of the closing amount. Their 2025 data shows they systematically approve this structure to lock in future lending volume without immediate capital outlay.
Timing: Target a June or November submission. The data shows distinct “clearing the deck” velocity in these months, where deal volume spikes significantly. Submissions in Q1 or late summer risk languishing in committee during their low-activity periods.

FOR BROKERS: Deal Placement Strategy

Insight: Citigroup’s “Draw” record (8 draws vs. 5 wins) and high deal volume ($87B+) indicate they are the ultimate “Club Deal” partner. They are comfortable sharing the credit box with other majors (JPM, BofA, MUFG) and often come in as a Joint Lead Arranger rather than fighting for exclusivity on massive deals.
Action: For transactions exceeding $500M, do not position Citigroup as a competitor to other money center banks; position them as the Syndication Anchor. Bring them into the deal specifically to take the “Top Right” (Administrative Agent) role on complex cross-border or multi-currency facilities, capitalizing on their ability to lend in UAE, Peru, or Sweden where regional lenders fail.
Strategy: Utilize their “Specialized Asset” desks. If you have a deal involving oil reserves, shipping vessels, or commodities (Gunvor, BW LPG, Prairie), prioritize Citigroup. Most lenders treat these as “general corporate” loans, but Citigroup has specific product lines (Reserve-Based Lending, Borrowing Base) that will offer higher leverage on these specific assets.

FOR RIVAL LENDERS

Insight: Citigroup’s portfolio is barbelled between massive Global 1000 corporates and late-stage “unicorns” (Databricks, Anthropic). They have left the “Middle Market” ($20M – $100M deal size) completely exposed. Their smallest recorded deal was $100M, and they show zero activity in the manufacturing or service sectors for standard middle-market operating companies.
Action: Aggressively target the Sub-$100M tranche of their client’s subsidiaries. Citigroup’s institutional focus makes them slow and expensive for smaller portfolio needs. Pitch distinct, separately secured facilities for borrowers’ smaller divisions, emphasizing execution speed (45 days vs. Citi’s institutional timeline).
Defense: Counter-position against their “Refinancing” aggression (which drove the majority of their wins) by offering Covenant-Lite structures. Citigroup’s loan docs (e.g., Sila Realty, Knight) often tie pricing and availability strictly to leverage ratios and SOFR margins. If you are a private credit fund, defend your book by offering fixed-rate or recurring-revenue structures that Citigroup’s regulatory environment makes difficult to match.

FOR ANALYSTS & FUNDS

Insight: Citigroup’s 2025 flows serve as a leading indicator for the “AI-Energy Nexus.” They are simultaneously funding the massive power consumption needs of AI (Data centers/Cloud via Vultr, Databricks) and the energy production required to sustain it (Gas/Commodities via ADNOC, Gunvor). This correlation in their book confirms the thesis that AI growth is now fundamentally an energy infrastructure play.
Observation: Monitor the performance of their Commercial Real Estate/REIT book (Sila, RMR, Ladder). Unlike peers fleeing the sector, Citigroup refinanced multiple REITs in early 2025. If they tighten credit here in H2 2026, it is a strong signal that the institutional “extend and pretend” phase for CRE is ending.
Strategy: The heavy allocation to Commodity Trading Firms (Gunvor, Castleton) suggests Citigroup anticipates continued volatility in global energy markets. Funds should look to overweight positions in energy infrastructure and logistics, as the “smart money” at Citi is financing the traders who profit from supply chain instability rather than just the producers.