What Current Conditions Could Mean for Financing Activity Through Year-End
In Configure’s latest article with ABL Advisor, Managing Director David Fleming breaks down how private credit swung from risk-off caution this spring to renewed competition for quality deals, and what that means for financing activity through the rest of 2026.
With M&A still muted and deployment pressure building, terms for the strongest credits are moving back toward late-2025 levels. Borrowers with a defensible story and a disciplined process are best positioned to capture them.
Read the full article at ABL Advisor.
About David Fleming
Based in New York City, David joined Configure in 2025 as Managing Director. He brings nearly two decades of experience supporting the debt financing and M&A needs of private equity sponsors and private companies, with a special focus on supporting cross-border transactions between the US and European markets.
During his career to date, David has advised clients in structuring and executing more than $7bn in financings comprising super senior, senior, stretch senior, unitranche, and subordinated debt from the bank and private capital markets.
Before joining Configure, David was a Managing Director at Deloitte Corporate Finance, where he led the U.S. Cross Border Debt & Capital Advisory Business out of New York City. He began his career at Deloitte in the UK, within the Corporate Finance Advisory department.
David holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from the University of Liverpool. He is a FINRA General Securities Principal and holds the Series 7, 24, 63, and 79 licenses.