Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 30, 2022
Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Reinforce the values and operating principles with clear behaviors and guidelines to keep the culture healthy and thriving.
David Teten
JANUARY 21, 2021
VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. We have invested using demand dividends (such as here ), redeemable shares (such as here / here ), revenue-share investing, and conventional debt/mezzanine structures.
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YoungUpstarts
MAY 14, 2018
Think of financing an acquisition as an exercise with two parts that work in concert: 1) structuring a desired deal with a suitable target and 2) obtaining the funding. Think about the whole capital structure and the impact to the various layers of financing. Structuring the Desired Deal. 1+1=2 is still a positive outcome.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Reinforce the values and operating principles with clear behaviors and guidelines to keep the culture healthy and thriving.
David Teten
MAY 9, 2012
We are in the midst of two great disruptions to American business: the internet’s ongoing disruption of most traditional industries: finance, healthcare, retail, finance, fashion, etc. Founded in 1970, NAIC firms invest in venture (early stage/later stage) and private equity (growth/buyout/mezzanine/distressed/secondary funds).
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible. And post IPO deals, although these tend to correct more quickly. Why does all this matter? Have a cushion.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic , observed that this has clear investor benefits: “ The grace period became a feature because it benefits investors in regions like the US where there can be tax differences between short and long term gains. “A Payments are commonly delayed for a grace period of 12-36 months.
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