MCA Syndication: Co-Funding Pace Tracking 2x 2024
Syndicated participation share of MCA originations crossed 38% in Q1 — driven by emerging-funder capital constraints and yield-hungry secondary buyers.
Syndicated participation share of MCA originations crossed 38% in Q1 — driven by emerging-funder capital constraints and yield-hungry secondary buyers.
MCA syndication is structurally larger in 2026. We're seeing 38% of A-paper origination volume participated to syndicate partners vs 19% in 2024. The driver is two-sided: emerging funders without balance-sheet capacity to hold positions, and a wider pool of yield-seeking secondary buyers.
The market is professionalizing. Standardized participation agreements, third-party servicing, and centralized reporting have emerged in the last 18 months — making it materially easier for non-originator capital to participate.
Syndication is compressing originator margins by 50–150 bps but enabling significantly larger deal sizes. Average ticket on syndicated A-paper has grown to $290K vs $185K for held positions.
Average buy rates across A-paper merchants tightened 9 bps month-over-month as risk-on capital rotated back into short-duration revenue-based product.
The 2024 MCA vintage was originated into peak default fears. Twelve months of seasoning data shows performance materially better than projections.
Renewal pricing for in-good-standing MCA borrowers has tightened materially in 2026. Repeat-customer files are seeing factor rates 8–15 bps below new-customer pricing.