Raising capital

Raising capital

Your business may require additional capital at different stages of its life cycle. It may be that capital is required to fund growth, acquisitions, recapitalisations, or even leverage on buy-out. Raising finance is not a simple task of borrowing - it is about finding the optimum funding structure for a particular business to meet its specific strategy. The amount of capital raised and the terms offered depend substantially on what capital providers believe a company will return to them and how they perceive the "value" in the business.

At Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Pte Ltd, we focus on enabling prospective investors and other providers of capital to appreciate and understand the "value" in your business so that your capital raising exercise will be successful.

Our services include :

• Advising on suitable financing structures and alternatives according to your financing needs
• Developing a marketing strategy to maximise value to existing shareholders (while ensuring realistic pricing/valuation expectations)
• Packaging and marketing the business and investment proposition to prospective local, regional and global investors
• Facilitating and overseeing transaction negotiation, co-ordinating other advisory groups, and providing overall deal/process management through to completion
• Advising on various capital structures
• Negotiating with banks and other financial institutions
• Providing access to a broad network of financial investors
• Enhancing your credibility with the financial community

Benefits of engaging us include:

• Receiving objective and comprehensive advice for raising capital as we add value throughout the financing process, from evaluating your capital needs and structuring the financing to identifying investors and negotiating terms to final closing.
• Saving you time and costs as our long-standing relationships with leading financial institutions and institutional, private equity and venture capital investors allow us to structure competitive, flexible financing alternatives.