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Capital Advisory & Transaction Structuring

Don McClain is the Founder & Principal of Fast Commercial Capital, a U.S.-based institutional capital advisory firm specializing in complex business and commercial real estate transactions. He advises sponsors, operators, and principals on capital structuring, bridge financing, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and time-sensitive transactions nationwide. His work focuses on institutional-grade execution, risk-adjusted capital solutions, and direct principal involvement across structured finance and transactional advisory engagements. Structured finance disciplines referenced in our advisory approach align with institutional capital frameworks defined in the broader capital markets ecosystem.

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Advisory-Led Capital for Complex Business and Real Estate Transactions

At Fast Commercial Capital, capital advisory is not about sourcing the lowest rate. It is about engineering certainty in complex, time-sensitive business and real estate transactions where execution risk matters as much as capital itself.

Transactions involving acquisitions, transitional assets, maturing debt, or compressed timelines often fail not because capital is unavailable, but because structure, sequencing, and execution oversight are misaligned.

Our role is advisory-first.

An Advisory & Execution Oversight Approach

Fast Commercial Capital operates in an advisory and execution oversight capacity, working alongside business owners, investors, and transaction participants to evaluate feasibility, structure capital, and guide execution through closing.

This approach is distinct from simple capital placement.

Advisory engagements focus on:

Transaction feasibility and capital readiness
Capital stack and transaction structuring
Lender and investor strategy
Risk identification and mitigation
Execution oversight from engagement through closing

The objective is not speed at any cost, but certainty with discipline.

When Advisory Engagements Are Appropriate

Clients typically engage on an advisory basis in situations such as:

Before lenders or investors are contacted
When transaction timelines are compressed
After prior financing efforts have failed
During business acquisitions or ownership transitions
In transactions where structure matters more than headline terms
For complex transactions ranging from $1MM to $100MM+

In these environments, advisory work reduces execution risk, preserves negotiating leverage, and improves outcomes.

Business Acquisitions & M&A Advisory

Fast Commercial Capital provides advisory support for business acquisitions and M&A transactions, with a focus on capital structuring, financing strategy, and execution oversight.

This includes:

Acquisition feasibility analysis
Capital strategy for leveraged and hybrid transactions
Coordination between buyers, sellers, lenders, and advisors
Structuring solutions where traditional financing alone is insufficient
Oversight through diligence, documentation, and closing

The emphasis is on closing certainty, not transactional volume.

How Advisory Engagements Work

Advisory engagements are structured to precede capital placement and execution.

Advisory work is distinct from success-based compensation
Engagements align incentives around preparation, structure, and execution
Capital placement follows only when feasibility and structure are sound

This separation allows decisions to be made objectively, without pressure to force capital into unsuitable transactions.

A Disciplined, National Advisory Platform

Fast Commercial Capital operates nationally, advising on business, real estate, and acquisition transactions across multiple markets and capital sources.

Our advisory philosophy is simple:

Structure before rate
Preparation before placement
Certainty before speed

In complex transactions, disciplined advisory work is often the difference between a deal that closes and one that does not.

Don McClain is a capital advisor and transaction principal specializing in complex, time-sensitive business and commercial real estate transactions, with a focus on acquisitions, recapitalizations, and special-situation M&A. As Founder & Principal of Fast Commercial Capital, he operates an advisory-first platform designed to support transactions where feasibility analysis, capital structure design, counterparty alignment, and execution discipline are more determinative than pricing alone. McClain works with owners, buyers, sponsors, and investors on acquisitions, dispositions, and control transactions—often involving distressed assets, maturing debt, incomplete projects, or transitional businesses—where conventional financing and intermediaries fail to execute. Engagements are selective and structured to ensure early involvement, rigorous analysis, and disciplined execution through close.

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