A business owner finds the right acquisition. An investor identifies the right building. The numbers work. The buyer is capable. And the financing still falls apart.
It usually isn’t the deal. It’s that the transaction reached a lender before anyone had built it properly — debt service calculated optimistically, equity injection that won’t survive underwriting, no working capital in the structure, a credit narrative that never explains why the buyer can run the business. Or the file was sound and simply went to the wrong institution: a bank with no appetite for that industry, that size, or that structure.
By the time the decline comes back, months are gone. The seller is nervous. And the next lender wants to know why the first one passed.
Swift Capital Options was built to close that gap. We structure and underwrite the transaction before it goes to market, then place it with lenders whose credit appetite genuinely fits — so the file arrives ready, at the right desk, the first time.
Akem Durand founded Swift Capital Options after ‹twelve› years in commercial lending, where he worked across ‹credit analysis, underwriting and business development at community banks and a national SBA lender›.
That work put him inside the process most borrowers only see from the outside: how a credit memo is actually read, which conditions are negotiable and which are not, why a committee declines a file that looks strong on paper, and how the same transaction can be approved at one institution and rejected at another. He has ‹underwritten and structured transactions across healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality and professional services, including SBA 7(a) and 504, conventional commercial debt, and owner-occupied and investment real estate›.
He founded Swift on a straightforward premise: business owners deserve the same preparation on their side of the table that lenders bring to theirs.
Akem holds a ‹B.S. in Finance from the University of North Carolina› and is based in ‹Charlotte, North Carolina›.
Our vision is to become a trusted partner for both lenders and businesses by delivering innovative, scalable, and efficient financial solutions.
Our mission is to empower lenders and businesses with reliable, flexible, and results-driven solutions across the entire financial lifecycle.
We provide operational support to the institutions that make loans, and financing guidance to the businesses that need them.
With a focus on integrity, transparency, and customer-centricity, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional service and being a catalyst for business success. At Swift Capital Options, your success is our mission, and we are here to support you every step of the way.
Our Standards
These are the standards the firm operates by — not one person's habits. They apply to every transaction Swift takes on.
We stay engaged from the first conversation through closing, providing responsive support and clear guidance at every stage of the lending process.
We believe strong lending relationships are built on transparency, accurate information, and honest communication with borrowers, lenders, and partners.
Whether you are acquiring, expanding, refinancing, or strengthening a lending operation, we help create solutions that support long-term growth.
Twenty minutes on the deal. You’ll leave knowing whether it’s financeable and what it will take.