<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://www.theacquirescaleandexit.com/p/your-spread-got-cheaper-your-covenants</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Acquire Scale And Exit - Weekly Takeoff</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-28T08:59:01+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Your Spread Got Cheaper. Your Covenants Got Tighter. Same Bank, Same Quarter.</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>