Xcelerate secures USD 83 million debt facility from Nomura

Singapore, 5 November 2026 - Xcelerate Pte Ltd (Xcelerate), an integrated operating and investment platform focused on environmental, social, governance, risk and compliance (ESGRC) services, has secured a senior debt facility of USD83m and an additional accordion facility of USD20m subject to fulfilment of certain conditions, arranged and led by Nomura. Xcelerate will use the proceeds to refinance existing debt, fund identified acquisitions and strengthen working capital as it continues its regional growth strategy.

The financing follows a period of strong growth for the group, underpinned by its differentiated positions across knowledge-led businesses: a strong presence in 360° managed services and digital solutions for Australia's accounting, financial advisory, mortgage, compliance and SMSF sectors; a dominant position in India's social and industrial compliance services market; a pre-eminent position in integrated and sustainability reporting in India; and a growing specialist position in compliance software products for BFSI clients.

The current financing gives the group capacity to deepen its regional position in the ESGRC space and continue to bring together strong management teams, technology and domain expertise across the professional services business segments.

Commenting on the transaction, Kv Ramanand, CEO of Xcelerate, said, “We are pleased to partner with Nomura at this important stage of Xcelerate's growth. This facility gives us the flexibility to execute on a clear pipeline of acquisitions in niche differentiated segments while continuing to further consolidate in our businesses. We thank the Nomura team for their confidence in our strategy.”

Mr. Kushagra Pant, Managing Director and Head of Private Credit, Asia ex-Japan at Nomura added, “We are delighted to finance Xcelerate in the expansion of its regional business across the ESGRC space. We appreciate the opportunity to support this next phase of growth and look forward to being a long-term financier to the platform.”