05/20/26

Fast Commercial Capital recently published new commentary discussing the growing difference between transactional lending and strategic capital advisory in today’s commercial finance environment.

The article explores why sophisticated borrowers increasingly focus on:

• execution certainty,

• transaction architecture,

• recapitalizations,

• lender alignment,

• and strategic advisory depth

rather than simply comparing interest rates or basic loan pricing.

The piece also discusses how commercial finance reviews increasingly reflect transaction outcomes, execution capability, and long-term financing strategy in complex lending environments involving bridge loans, structured finance, acquisition financing, and recapitalizations.

Read the full articles and related commentary:

FCC LinkedIn Article:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/difference-between-transactional-lending-strategic-j8ywe

Fasty Funding LinkedIn Article:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/difference-between-transactional-funding-strategic-capital-frhpe

Google Sites Version:
https://sites.google.com/view/strategiccapitalvstransaction/home

Substack Version:
https://open.substack.com/pub/donmcclain2/p/the-difference-between-transactional?r=1v9pcm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Medium Article:
https://dlmcclain1.medium.com/why-bridge-lending-reviews-often-focus-on-execution-rather-than-interest-rate-5c3ab6f218d9

Fast Commercial Capital:
https://www.fastcommercialcapital.com

Fasty Funding:
https://www.fastyfunding.com

Alianza Partners:
https://www.alianzapartners.com

Don McClain LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/donmcclain1/