Horwath Bastow Charleton Limerick

The need

Whether your business is a start-up or an established enterprise with plans for expansion and is seeking finance for working capital or capital expenditure, we have the knowledge and experience to advise on and obtain the funds you require to expand and prosper.

We have assisted in financing everything from a rural pub, to an exclusive health spa, to a high technology company. We have proven ourselves on bigger transactions but no deal is too small! We have different professional advisors suitable for each circumstance.

We now operate in a relatively mature investment market. There is a plentiful supply of capital for most businesses. The challenge is to meet the requirements of the financiers. This means knowing their expectations and managing the interactions with them.

Having attracted funding, then the deal must be tailored to the needs of your business.

You also need to know that your backers and your funding strategy will permit you to successfully raise further capital should it arise in the future.

Our know-how

Horwath Bastow Charleton Limerick has unrivalled experience in advising clients on raising capital of all kinds.

Each fund-raising involves framing a risk-reward proposition that attracts the investor while protecting and giving freedom to the promoters. The expectations and requirements of investors change all the time – based on economic parameters and sentiment.

Debt (bank finance) is typically the cheapest and the least intrusive form of finance. But it is not always the best. Equity is essential to allow for risk and uncertainty.

“Pure debt” and“pure equity” represent opposite ends of the spectrum. In between, there are an infinite number of blended possibilities.

In the past we have proven our worth to numerous clients by framing win-win propositions that bridge the gap between promoters and their backers.

Equity comes in various shapes and sizes – venture capital, angel investors, promoter’s cash, retained profits, working capital release, preference shares, and numerous other forms.

Debt too has many variants: term loans, overdrafts, invoice discounting, specialist working capital finance, leasing and acquisition (cash-flow-based) finance.

We are also experienced at various hybrid forms of finance which permit deals to be struck that might otherwise never happen. These include tax-based finance, BES, sale-and-lease-back, lease-buys, developer-incentivised projects, venture lending, long term infrastructural finance, PPPs, shareholder loans, preference shares, subordinated loans, mezzanine finance and other structures.

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Features of our service

We will review your existing capital structure, establish your requirements and seek to devise an optimal structure for your business going forward. This may involve raising finance through a variety of sources (such as banks, venture capital houses, joint venture arrangements, private equity) or by restructuring your existing capital.

When the time comes to raise the funds you require, we at Horwath Bastow Charleton Limerick have ongoing relationships with investors and financial institutions across the country.

We have comprehensive network of private investors and are in the business of bringing the right people together.

Unlike our competition in the major merchant banks, we have a small team with a dedicated focus and you are dealing with the principals in our firm. Your business and your transaction are important to us and we are in the corporate finance business for the long term.

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Benefits to you

By hiring us, you are giving yourself the best chance of success and you will have access to true expertise – meaning that you can trust us to do a good job while you focus on the business in hand. We will help you maintain your credibility with your financiers and ensure that the process runs smoothly and professionally.

For further information contact:

Con Quigley

Brian McEnery

Ger Blake

E: cquigley@hbcl.ie

E:bmcenery@hbcl.ie

E: gblake@hbcl.ie