Trade, procurement and inventory financing
How can you fund sales, operations, and administrator costs during insolvency or a voluntary restructure event? A controller appointed to a company can no doubt be a stressful event. After the controller has been appointed and determines the viability of whether to trade out of the situation or liquidate assets can often be a case […]
Multi-layered capital structures can often be outstripped when a portfolio company is presented with large sales opportunities. Equity firms can add tremendous value to their investment if they are able to source funding for clients to execute and deliver new orders. – Better still, source funding without diluting any further equity or pledging further security […]
Import finance is the working capital that is used to bring goods into Australia or shipped from an overseas supplier directly to a foreign buyer. Import transactions can be a significant drain on cash-flow. The delays and impact on operations often result in money being paid out long before the goods are delivered. As well […]
Image credit: Michele Marconi Arguably the hardest time to source working capital is in the first two years of trading. Growing a new business exhausts profits with wages, advertising and fixed costs. Compounding the issue is the need to show profitability if you’re seeking to raise capital from banks to expand. Traditional lenders are more concerned […]
Head down to your local bank manager, get moved to the business banker and then shuffled to the trade team. If you’re lucky, you’ll speak to someone who understands supply chain financing. It shouldn’t be this difficult however, there are a few reasons why. Let’s dig in:
