Atlantic invests using a variety of legal structures and leverage scenarios to optimize tax and capitalization efficiency for the portfolio company and the fund. The Atlantic Principals use a broad base of well-established relationships with senior and subordinated debt lenders, and prefer to utilize leverage in deals.

Atlantic seeks the use of debt alongside its equity investments to increase the expected return on equity. However, Atlantic structures its investments prudently to be able to withstand fluctuations in company performance and economic cycles.