Corporate Finance
We define correctly the capital a company needs for growth, investment or transformation, make it financeable and secure it from the right source.
In most companies corporate finance is understood as 'finding a loan'. The real question is different: how much capital can this company carry, in what form, at what maturity and at what cost? Answered wrongly, that question pushes a good business into a cash squeeze within a few years. We always begin the work there.
Scope
- Independent analysis of the capital requirement and its intended use
- Calculation of debt capacity and debt service capability
- Design of the equity–debt balance and of hybrid instruments
- Financial model construction and scenario analysis
- Preparation of the information package (teaser, information memorandum, model)
- Capital provider selection, process management and offer comparison
- Negotiation of pricing, maturity, security and covenants
- Closing and post-drawdown reporting support
Outcomes
- A clear picture of the financing the company can genuinely carry
- An information package of a quality capital providers will actually review
- A process built on comparable offers rather than dependence on a single source
- A maturity and covenant structure that does not choke cash flow
Who It's For
- Companies that have decided on an investment but not built the financing structure
- Businesses squeezed by funding long-term investment with short-term debt
- Family companies approaching institutional-scale financing for the first time
- Companies seeking to replace existing debt with a longer, better balanced structure
Our Advisory Areas
We take mandates in six principal areas. Most real assignments sit at the intersection of several; we build the structure as a whole.
Mergers and Acquisitions
We manage company sales, share transfers and strategic acquisitions from start to finish, representing one side only from valuation through to closing.
Learn moreCapital Structuring
We redesign the company's balance sheet to match the real rhythm of its cash flow: the right instrument, the right maturity, the right security.
Learn moreProject and Development Finance
We turn investment projects into financeable structures whose repayment rests on the project's own cash flow.
Learn moreInternational Advisory
Wherever capital or a company crosses a border, we build the structure with the realities of each jurisdiction in view.
Learn moreSpecial Situations
In stressed balance sheets, partner separations and periods of transformation we set out the options realistically and run the process.
Learn moreStart a mandate discussion
Tell us about your capital requirement, your transaction idea or your structuring problem. The first assessment meeting is free of charge and strictly confidential.