3. Are there examples of borrowers who will not be required to provide guaranties?
Another way of phrasing the question is to ask: Are there examples of borrowers who can "stand on their own?" And the answer is: Of course, there are.
Take the 15-year-old radiology practice with a dozen physician owners, a strong cash-flow position, and a positive debt repayment historya lender will "kill" to provide a loan to an entity like that. The presumption is that the entity borrowing the money, especially when you add in the security interest that the lender will have in the equipment being acquired and whatever else is involved, will well be able to stand on its own without further guaranties of any kind.
Financing Diagnostic Imaging Joint Ventures:
The Next New Models
The Lending Market for Free-Standing Diagnostic Imaging Centers Has Tightened
Project Equity: When is Enough Too Much and is There Ever Too Much?
Lenders Want to Finance Good Business Plans Developed by Experienced People with Good Credit
Personal and Corporate Guaranties: What Do They Really Mean and What Should You Really Worry About?