No. 1LondonMonday 2 November 2026Est. 2026

The Secret Banker

Minimums, fees and fines at the big banks, from the public record, as far as counsel will allow. And a Panel.

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Lending, deal by deal

Loans of £300m, $300m or €300m and more arranged by these banks in the last two years, as the borrower's own filing states them: the size, the margin over the benchmark, the fee and the tenor. A lender publishes nothing about its terms. A listed borrower has to, so this is where the price of a loan is written down.

Capital marketsM&A advisoryLendingBondsPrivate bankingDealsRankingsTransparency index
Most recent find$325m150DPC Holdings PLC, revolving credit facilityfacility size · 2026-09-03, read 2 Nov 2026
Cheapest money+0.5 pts151Salesforce, term loanmargin over the benchmark · 2026-03-11, read 2 Nov 2026
Dearest money+2.35 pts152DPC Holdings PLC, revolving credit facilitymargin over the benchmark · 2026-09-03, read 2 Nov 2026
DateBorrower, facilitySizeMarginFeeTenorAgent or arranger
2026-09-03DPC Holdings PLC, revolving credit facility$325m150SOFR + 1.25 to 2.35 pts1531520.25% to 0.375% facility154155Not statedBarclays
2026-08-14Carvana Co., term loan$1,660m156Term SOFR + 2.25 pts157Not statedNot statedBarclays
2026-07-30Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and KKR Group Partnership L.P., revolving credit facility$3,000m158Term SOFR + 0.575 to 1.125 pts1591600.05% to 0.125% facility1611625 years163HSBC
2026-07-15Martin Marietta Materials, term loan$1,500m164Term SOFR + 0.875 to 1.375 pts1651660.07% to 0.175% ticking1671683 years169JPMorgan Chase
2026-07-02Supermarket Income REIT plc, refinancing facilities£445m170SONIA + 1.18 pts171Not statedNot statedBarclays
2026-06-30Fox Corporation, term loan$1,000m172Term SOFR + 0.875 to 1.375 pts1731740.07% to 0.175% commitment1751762 years177Morgan Stanley
2026-04-16Sysco, term loan$1,250m178Term SOFR + 0.75 to 1.375 pts179180Not stated2 years181Bank of America
2026-04-07Paramount Skydance, term loan$2,500m182Not statedNot stated3 years183Citigroup
2026-04-07Paramount Skydance, revolving credit facility$5,000m184Not stated0.175% commitment1855 years186Citigroup
2026-03-27Enterprise Products Operating, revolving credit facility$1,500m187SOFR + 0.71 to 1.125 pts1881890.04% to 0.125% facility190191Not statedCitigroup
2026-03-11Salesforce, term loan$6,000m192Term SOFR + 0.5 to 1.125 pts151193Not stated5 years194JPMorgan Chase
2026-02-18Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, revolving credit facility$300m195Term SOFR + 1 to 1.75 pts1961970.1% to 0.275% commitment1981995 years200Barclays
2026-01-15FedEx Freight Holding Company, revolving credit facility$1,200m201Term SOFR + 1 to 1.75 pts2022030.09% to 0.25% commitment2042055 years206JPMorgan Chase
2026-01-14Block, revolving credit facility$900m207Term SOFR + 1.25 to 1.75 pts2082090.1% to 0.2% commitment2102115 years212Goldman Sachs
2026-01-12Cencora, term loan$1,500m213Term SOFR + 0.75 to 1.25 pts2142150.055% to 0.15% ticking2162172 years218JPMorgan Chase
2025-10-27Skyworks Solutions, bridge facility$3,050m219Term SOFR + 1.125 to 2 pts220221Not statedNot statedGoldman Sachs
2025-10-22Astronics Corporation, revolving credit facility$300m222Term SOFR + 1.25 to 2.125 pts2232240.2% to 0.35% commitment225226Not statedHSBC
2025-09-16Lowe's Companies, term loan$2,000m227Term SOFR + 0.75 to 1.25 pts2282290.06% to 0.15% commitment2302313 years232Bank of America
2025-08-15Baker Hughes, term loan$2,600m233Term SOFR + 0.625 to 1.125 pts2342350.05% to 0.125% commitment2362372 years238Goldman Sachs
2025-08-15Verisk Analytics, term loan$750m239Term SOFR + 1 to 1.625 pts2402410.08% to 0.175% ticking2422433 years244Bank of America
2025-08-04Coca-Cola HBC AG, revolving credit facility€1,200m245Not statedNot stated5 years246BNP Paribas
2025-07-25Derwent London plc, revolving credit facility£450m247Not statedNot stated4 years248Barclays
2025-06-27Figma, Inc., revolving credit facility$500m249Term SOFR + 1 pts2500.1% to 0.15% commitment251252Not statedMorgan Stanley
2025-06-23Stanley Black & Decker, revolving credit facility$1,250m253Term SOFR + 0.975 to 1.475 pts2542550.04% to 0.15% commitment256257Not statedCitigroup
2025-06-23Tritax Big Box REIT plc, revolving credit facility£400m258benchmark + 1.1 pts259Not stated5 years260Barclays
2025-06-16Carnival Corporation & plc, revolving credit facility$4,500m261Not statedNot statedNot statedJPMorgan Chase
2025-06-05Wise plc, revolving credit facility£330m262Not statedNot statedNot statedJPMorgan Chase
2025-06-02Cummins, revolving credit facility$2,000m263Term SOFR + 0.5 to 1 pts2642650.045% to 0.1% commitment2662673 years268JPMorgan Chase
2025-05-16Primary Health Properties PLC, facilities agreement for the Assura offer£1,225m269Not statedNot stated30 months270Citigroup
2025-04-25Motorola Solutions, revolving credit facility$2,250m271Term SOFR + 0.875 to 1.5 pts2722730.09% to 0.25% commitment2742755 years276JPMorgan Chase
2025-04-25PVH Corp., term loan$450m277SOFR + 1 to 1.625 pts2782790.1% to 0.275% commitment280281Not statedBarclays
2025-04-03Dover, revolving credit facility$500m282Term SOFR + 0.7 to 1.125 pts2832840.05% to 0.125% facility285286Not statedJPMorgan Chase
2025-02-24Applied Materials, revolving credit facility$2,000m287Term SOFR + 0.5 to 1 pts2882890.04% to 0.1% commitment2902915 years292Bank of America
2025-02-21Equitable Holdings, Inc., term loan$500m293Term SOFR + 0.875 to 1.75 pts2942950.075% to 0.2% commitment296297Not statedBarclays
2025-02-17Origin Enterprises plc, revolving credit facility€440m298Not statedNot stated5 years299HSBC
2025-02-05The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited, revolving credit facility£500m300benchmark + 1.75 pts301Not stated3 years302Barclays
2025-01-17Trinseo Holding S.à r.l. (Trinseo), revolving credit facility$300m303Term SOFR + 2.25 pts3040.375% commitment305Not statedDeutsche Bank
2024-12-11Kellanova, revolving credit facility$750m306Term SOFR + 0.815 to 1.35 pts3073080.06% to 0.15% facility309310Not statedBank of America
2024-10-31Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc. (StandardAero), revolving credit facility$750m311Term SOFR + 1.5 to 2 pts3123130.25% to 0.5% commitment314315Not statedUBS
2024-10-31Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc. (StandardAero), term loan$1,630m316Term SOFR + 2 to 2.25 pts317318Not statedNot statedUBS

40 facilities from credit agreements filed with the SEC and from regulatory news announcements in London, read 1 and 2 November 2026, a sample of the window and not a census: the full-text search at EDGAR refused the reader, so the American set came from the quarterly form indexes. Where a filing states the size and the banks but no margin or fee, the cell says Not stated. The margin is the grid as filed, lowest tier to highest, in percentage points over the named benchmark. The table as a file: lending.csv.

Figures as filed. A borrower who files is a borrower who had to.

The Panel Six firms I deal with. Terms as discussed with me.

FirmIndicative feeRetainerMinimum
Harrowgate Lennox
A lobby people photograph, and a pitch team of eleven who rarely see it.
IPO 3.84% to 4.69%P1£53,250 a month, creditedP1£1.35bn deal sizeP1
Thornleigh Aubert
A long tradition of never quite saying no.
Discretionary 0.64% to 0.37% by tierP2None stated. The relationship is the retainer.P2CHF 9mP2
Lockridge Hartwell
American to the core and billing in quarter hours, including the quarter hour spent reading this.
IPO 6.77% to 7.22%P3$92,750 a month, not creditedP3$1.85bn deal sizeP3
Dunmore & Rook
Proudly independent, right up to the fee letter.
M&A 1.81% success feeP4£34,250 a month, credited against the success feeP4£150m deal sizeP4
Marchbank Private
A royal warrant, a brass plate and a door with the minimum on it.
Discretionary 0.56% to 0.26% by tierP5Account fee £110 a monthP5£9mP5
Linnet
The challenger, with a chatbot called Ned who is always available and occasionally right.
0.29% platform fee, funds extraP6None. Ned does not charge for his time.P6£400,000P6