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Our funding sources are as diverse as our clients’ needs, and cover a range of traditional and emerging funding options be they loan, equity or a mix of both. CAF (Collateralised Asset Funding)
Equility Capital works directly with a consortium of banks and other funding providers in order to provide 100% funding for construction, energy and other major projects with a minimum deal value of $100m. In order to meet the required 50% asset to debt ratio requirements all permits, land ownership, off-take agreements and other key requirements for a successful project are viewed as assets that can be taken into account. The 50% asset value is then underwritten by the consortium at a cost to the borrower of 10% of the 50% (ie: 5% of total borrowing). This 5% is paid back to the consortium through a promissory note provided by the borrower’s own bank over the initial six months of the loan period and counts as the fees for structuring the loan. Funding is provided in equal monthly installments in annual tranches and each case is taken on its individual merits. The process includes a conference call with the CEO of the borrowing company and the compliance officer who services the consortium.
PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity)
This funding method enables listed companies ($30m min market cap) to access loan-for-equity funding that can be drawn down at their own discretion. It can be used for specific projects, acquisitions or kept as a capital reserve to take advantage of situations where speed of action is essential. Our fund specialises in growth and emerging markets and regions. To enquire about PIPE funding please e-mail
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U/HNWI Syndicates
Equility is witnessing more and more U/HNWIs setting up their own investment syndicates. This is a natural process as there is abundant research to show that most wealth around the world is owned by those who have built and, perhaps, sold their own successful businesses. As seasoned entrepreneurs themselves, they will often seriously consider deals that their private equity or hedge fund managers will not.
We are continually developing relationships with these syndicates, each of which have their own preferences either by market, deal value, location or other criteria. We make a point of not wasting their time with deals that are not relevant to them.
FUNDS
Naturally, Equility has developed enduring relations with a wide variety of funds that specialise in all markets, across the world. Funds that deliver reach for Equility across the entire technology spectrum, including speculative disruptive technologies, transport, distribution, foodstuffs, property, telecoms and just about any other market you can think of have been handled by Equility Capital. More recently we have started to major in wind and solar farm funding and will soon be expanding into the wider alternative energy market.
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