2026 Goldman Sachs Top Growth Capital 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: 149
Deals Logged: 12
Volume Drafted: $25.66 Billion*
Primary Company Focus: AI, Software & Cloud Infrastructure | Energy, Telecom & Real Estate | Biopharma, Food Safety & Specialty Finance
Most Common Loan Term: Five-year (1) | 7 years (1) | Specific Term Details (Delayed draw (1))
Primary Loan Type: Revolving Credit Facility (3) | Term Loan (3) | Credit Facility (3)
Top States: California (4), Florida (2), Japan, Texas, United Kingdom, Michigan
Win-Loss-Draw: 0-2-10

Week	Opponent	Result	Score & Top Deal
12	Bank of Montreal (BMO)	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
11	Morgan Stanley	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
10	Deutsche Bank	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
9	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)	Loss	0-10 ($2.8B Syndicated Credit Facility Houston, TX)
8	Bank of America: Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
7	Santander Bank: Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
6	Royal Bank of Canada: Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
5	MUFG Bank: Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
4	HSBC: Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
3	Royal Bank of Canada: Growth Capital	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
2	Bank of America	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
1	Santander Bank	Loss	0-14 ($420.5M Matosinhos, Portugal)

*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

Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York City. The firm operates as a publicly traded global investment bank and financial services company. Goldman Sachs entered the growth capital market through its Asset Management division, which deploys private credit across mid-market and large-cap corporate financings. The 2025 deal log reveals a firm operating primarily as a syndication participant rather than a lead arranger. Goldman Sachs appeared in twelve transactions totaling $25.66 billion, but won outright control of zero deals. This is club lending at institutional scale — showing up, sharing risk, collecting fees, and moving on.

Headquarters: New York, New York
Founded: 1869
Ownership: Publicly traded (NYSE: GS)
Primary Focus: Syndicated growth capital and private credit
Typical Deal Size: $2.14 billion

2025 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

Goldman Sachs finished the 2025 Lender Draft season with a 0-2-10 record, demonstrating minimal market activity. The firm funded deals in sporadic weeks across the season. This is not competitive lending in the traditional sense. Goldman Sachs operates as a syndication filler — brought in to absorb pieces of billion-dollar facilities arranged by lead banks. The zero-win record is not a sign of failure. It reflects a business model built on participation, not origination.

Total Capital Deployed: $25.66 billion
Win-Loss-Draw Record: 0-2-10
Primary Asset Focus: AI, Software & Cloud Infrastructure | Energy, Telecom & Real Estate | Biopharma, Food Safety & Specialty Finance
Top States: California (4), Florida (2), Japan, Texas, United Kingdom, Michigan

The pattern is clear from the matchup table. Ten consecutive draws — deals where Goldman Sachs participated but did not control the terms. The two losses came in Weeks 1 and 9, both in syndicated facilities where a competitor took the lead role. This is not a lender chasing volume. Goldman Sachs enters transactions selectively, layers capital into structures arranged by others, and avoids the operational burden of lead agent duties.

DEAL FLOW ANALYSIS

Deal Size Range: Deals ranged from $90 million to $15.1 billion. Most transactions landed between $350 million and $2.5 billion. Five deals exceeded $1 billion, showing Goldman Sachs gravitates toward upper-mid-market and large-cap financings where institutional participation is expected.
Geographic Focus: California led with four deals. Florida appeared twice. Goldman Sachs also funded transactions in Japan, Texas, the United Kingdom, and Michigan. The international presence — Tokyo and London — distinguishes this lender from regional competitors focused solely on domestic markets.
Industry Patterns: AI and software infrastructure dominated. Seven deals involved technology platforms, cloud computing, or data processing companies. Energy appeared twice — once in LNG project finance, once in telecom fiber buildout. Biopharma, wealth management, food safety, and home building each appeared once. Goldman Sachs follows capital-intensive growth verticals, not cyclical industries.
Loan Structures: Revolving credit facilities appeared three times. Term loans appeared three times. Generic “credit facility” labeling appeared three times, suggesting complex syndicated structures with multiple tranches. One delayed draw term loan, one growth capital investment, and one project financing package round out the mix. This is not cookie-cutter ABL. These are bespoke corporate finance structures requiring multiple lenders and legal teams.
Asset Types: Enterprise technology infrastructure, telecommunications networks, LNG facilities, clinical-stage biopharma assets, residential construction
Deal Purposes: Refinancing and balance sheet flexibility dominated. Four deals explicitly refinanced existing debt. Three funded AI infrastructure expansion or product development. Two financed acquisitions. Strategic investments, dividend recaps, and LNG project buildout each appeared once. Goldman Sachs enters when companies need capital to scale, not when they need rescue financing.
Specific Example: In May 2025, Goldman Sachs joined a $2.5 billion revolving credit line for Anthropic, the AI company based in San Francisco. The facility included Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Citibank, JP Morgan, Royal Bank of Canada, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. This was a six-bank syndicate funding one of the highest-profile AI buildouts of the year — exactly the type of transaction where Goldman Sachs wants visibility.
Transaction Velocity: Goldman Sachs closed twelve deals across forty-eight weeks, averaging one transaction every four weeks. Activity clustered in May (two deals), June (two deals), July (three deals), and September (two deals). The second half of the year slowed dramatically — just one deal in December. This is capital deployment tied to fiscal planning cycles, not continuous origination.

Strategic Insight

Goldman Sachs does not compete for deals. It waits to be invited. Every transaction in the 2025 log included multiple lenders — often four to eight banks splitting a facility. The firm never appeared as the sole capital provider. This reveals a deliberate strategy: participate in marquee credits where the lead arranger has already negotiated terms, priced the risk, and structured the deal. Goldman Sachs avoids the underwriting burden, the servicing headaches, and the reputational risk of sole lender exposure. It collects syndication fees, books a clean credit on its balance sheet, and preserves capital for the next high-visibility opportunity. The business model prioritizes brand association over lending profits.

IDEAL BORROWER PROFILE

The ideal borrower for Goldman Sachs, based on verified 2025 activity, is a venture-backed or private-equity-owned technology platform with over $1 billion in enterprise value seeking a syndicated growth facility to fund infrastructure expansion, refinance restrictive bank debt, or support a strategic acquisition. The company must operate in a capital-intensive, high-growth vertical where institutional lenders expect multi-bank participation. This is not a lender for $10 million working capital lines. Goldman Sachs funds billion-dollar buildouts where its name adds credibility to the syndicate.

Competitive Positioning Insight

Goldman Sachs occupies a unique position in the growth capital market — the institutional participant that legitimizes transactions without leading them. Rival lenders compete to originate deals. Goldman Sachs waits for originators to invite it into syndicates. This model avoids underwriting risk but sacrifices pricing control. The firm cannot dictate terms, cannot exclude competitors, and cannot earn lead arranger fees. But it preserves capital efficiency. A $2 billion commitment spread across eight lenders means Goldman Sachs deploys $250 million per deal instead of $2 billion. It can fund twelve marquee credits in a year instead of three. The trade-off is margin compression — syndication participants accept lower spreads than sole lenders — but Goldman Sachs compensates with volume and reputational access to the highest-profile growth transactions in the market.

STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE BY AUDIENCE

FOR BORROWERS

Syndicate Dependency: Goldman Sachs will not fund your deal alone. Every 2025 transaction included multiple lenders — often six to eight banks splitting a facility. This is not a relationship lender that backs you in isolation. It is a syndication filler brought in by lead arrangers after terms are set.
Action: Position your request through a lead arranger first — JP Morgan, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, or Citibank. Once the structure is negotiated and pricing is established, the lead will invite Goldman Sachs if the deal size justifies institutional participation. Do not approach Goldman Sachs directly unless you are raising $500 million or more.
Timing: Submit your package in Q1 or Q2. Goldman Sachs deployed capital most actively between May and July 2025. December saw just one transaction. Avoid year-end submissions unless your timing is dictated by a fiscal deadline.

FOR BROKERS

High Minimum Thresholds: Goldman Sachs does not compete for deals under $100 million. The 2025 log included one $90 million facility as the floor. Most transactions exceeded $400 million. Your client needs scale and institutional-grade credit to justify Goldman Sachs involvement.
Action: Pitch Goldman Sachs only when you are syndicating a $500 million-plus facility with a lead arranger already committed. Position it as a participation opportunity, not an origination request. Emphasize the credit quality, the industry vertical, and the institutional profile of the borrower.
Strategy: Use Goldman Sachs as a syndicate filler when your primary lender needs help absorbing a large facility. Do not rely on Goldman Sachs for relationship banking, portfolio monitoring, or amendment negotiations. This lender participates, collects fees, and exits. It does not manage borrower relationships.

FOR RIVAL LENDERS

Origination Aversion: Goldman Sachs avoids the operational burden of lead lending. Zero wins in 2025 means zero sole commitments, zero lead agent roles, and zero deal origination. This creates opportunity for lenders willing to underwrite risk and price aggressively.
Action: Target borrowers seeking sole-lender relationships or lenders willing to lead syndications. Position your firm as the relationship partner that will structure, price, and service the credit — capabilities Goldman Sachs does not offer in this market.
Defense: If Goldman Sachs enters one of your syndications, recognize it as validation of your credit underwriting. Use their participation as a marketing signal when pitching similar deals to other borrowers. Their presence confirms the quality of your origination.

FOR ANALYSTS & FUNDS

Institutional Capital Allocation Signals: Goldman Sachs deployed $25.66 billion in 2025 across AI infrastructure, telecommunications, and energy transition projects. Seven of twelve deals involved technology platforms or cloud computing. This is institutional capital following venture capital themes — AI buildouts, data processing scale, and digital infrastructure.
Observation: The concentration in AI and software suggests Goldman Sachs views these sectors as lower credit risk than traditional middle-market lending. When institutional lenders syndicate billion-dollar facilities to venture-backed platforms, it signals a belief that growth equity valuations will support debt repayment even if operating cash flow lags.
Strategy: Monitor Goldman Sachs’ syndication activity as a leading indicator of institutional risk appetite in high-growth sectors. When syndicate participation declines, it signals credit tightening. When participation accelerates, it signals confidence in exit liquidity and sponsor support for portfolio companies.

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