DEBT + EQUITY
Acting for numerous business owner clients, we understand the challenges that funding your business can present. We can advise on issues associated with external funding, advising on both debt and equity.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
DEBT
Where a third party provides facilities it often takes the form of debt – in simple terms a loan. Terms on which a loan is negotiated often relate to its interest, arrangement fees and security. There are often reporting requirements and restrictions on the borrower’s behaviour when the loan is outstanding. Debt can be provided by a number of organisations from crowd funding though private individuals to financial institutions.
NEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF FUNDING DOCUMENTATION
NEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF SECURITY
EQUITY
A party investing in an organisation can often acquire an interest in return for the investment of funds. An investor in the organisation may be a private individual fund or another corporate.
Unlike debt, equity is not repayable but the investor will want to see a return on their investment, through dividends, when the organisation is either sold or their interest is acquired by a third party. Like the provider of debt, an investor will generally require the terms of their investment to be both regulated and formally recorded. This will often be done through an investment or shareholder agreement.