About Greenfield Capital Strategies

Most deals don’t fail because capital wasn’t available. They fail because the deal was shown to the wrong part of the market, in the wrong structure, before anyone had asked which lenders would actually close it in the current environment.

Greenfield Capital Strategies was built around a different sequence. Structure and lender fit before outreach. Every time.

We work with business owners, real estate sponsors, and the professionals around them, including CPAs, attorneys, wealth advisors, fractional CFOs, and M&A advisors, on financing that doesn’t fit cleanly into a bank’s credit box.

Managing Partner

Edward Sikorski, CFA

Ed has spent over two decades in institutional capital markets, private credit, and structured finance, at the desk, not in a consulting capacity. He has worked on transactions across the capital stack: senior debt, mezz, preferred equity, and structured credit, in both origination and advisory roles.

The firm’s approach reflects that background. Before a lender is called, Ed’s first questions are about structure: what the deal can actually clear, what segment of the market will underwrite it today (not what they did six months ago), and what the probability of close actually is given current lender appetite.

That sequencing matters because lender appetite shifts quarterly. A bank that was aggressive in a given asset class last year may have pulled back entirely. A private credit fund that was stretching on leverage last quarter may be more conservative now. None of that shows up on a lender’s website or term sheet menu. You know it from watching what they actually approve.

Connect with Ed on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsikorskicfa/

Our Mission

Help borrowers and partners assess financeability early, then execute through the right segment of the market with clarity, structure, and discipline.

We are not a rate-shopping platform. We are not a high-volume brokerage. Every engagement is specific to the deal, the borrower, and what the market will actually bear right now.

How we get paid

Success-based. We earn when you close.

No retainers. No upfront fees. The alignment is straightforward: if the deal doesn’t close, we don’t get paid. That keeps us honest about which deals are financeable in the current market and which need to be restructured or timed differently.

How we operate

Integrity: Straight answers, clean process, aligned incentives.

Judgment: Structure-first thinking and disciplined lender engagement.

Execution: Targeted outreach, clear positioning, and follow-through to close.

For referral partners

A significant portion of Greenfield’s work comes through CPAs, attorneys, wealth advisors, fractional CFOs, and M&A advisors who encounter clients with capital needs that require more expertise than a standard bank referral.

When you refer a client to Greenfield, the process is direct: an early call to assess the deal, honest feedback on financeability, and a clear explanation of what the market will and won’t do. We maintain the relationship with the advisor throughout the process and do not attempt to cross-sell or expand the engagement beyond the specific transaction.

If you have a client with a financing situation that doesn’t fit a standard bank product, the fastest path is a direct conversation. ed@greenfieldcs.com or the contact form.

How we move a deal through the market

1. Understand the situation

Borrower context, the capital ask, history of the deal in the market, and what’s been tried. We start by getting a clear picture before evaluating anything else.

2. Identify the real constraint

Most stalled deals have one binding constraint: cash flow, leverage, collateral, timing, or covenants. We surface that constraint plainly so the rest of the structure can be built around it.

3. Map the right capital lane

Bank, private credit, bridge, structured credit, or special situations. Each lane has its own underwriting box, and that box shifts quarterly. The job is matching the deal to the lane most likely to close it right now.

4. Package the story for lenders

5. Manage feedback and adjust quickly

Start with a conversation

If you’re evaluating whether to engage Greenfield on a transaction, as a borrower, sponsor, or on behalf of a client, the right starting point is a 20-minute conversation about the deal. No cost, no commitment.

Or reach Ed directly: ed@greenfieldcs.com

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Greenfield Capital Strategies is not a registered broker-dealer or investment advisor. We provide capital advisory and financing structuring services and may facilitate introductions to lenders and capital providers.