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Capital Formation, Structuring and Placement
The capital markets are continually evolving and the financing options available to restaurant companies are becoming increasingly varied and complex. Advising restaurant industry entrepreneurs on raising capital has always been the largest component of Auspex Capital’s business. We are experts at evaluating a company’s needs and structuring the optimal solution.
Auspex has extensive experience in all areas of restaurant finance including:
- Acquisition Finance
- Mortgage Capital
- Working Capital Loans
- Construction Finance
- Equipment Leasing
- Bridge Loans
- Sale Lease Backs
- Subordinated Debt
- Mezzanine Capital
- Preferred Stock
- Common Stock
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Auspex has long-standing relationships with a broad range of capital providers including national franchise lenders, regional and local banks, specifically finance companies, REITs, insurance companies, hedge fund institutions, private equity firms and qualified individual investors. The process of determining the right capital provider can be a difficult and time consuming exercise. Auspex has unparalleled expertise in this arena and its team of finance professionals will be there to guide you through every step of the process.
- Work with management to determine the company’s financial needs
- Review existing loan documents to determine restrictions and pre-payment/breakage costs
- Compile comprehensive placement memorandum
- Develop a list of potential capital providers
- Develop deal timeline
- Set up and manage data room
- Distribute placement memorandum
- Coordinate capital due diligence
- Facilitate capital meetings with management and store tours
- Review and access proposed term sheets
- Assist management with the selection of the right provider
- Help management negotiate optimal structure, terms and pricing
- Develop, with the capital, a mutually acceptable schedule of closing costs and time frames
- Help review and negotiate documents
- Stress-test proposed deal covenants
- Develop and implement interest rate hedging strategy
- Assist with syndication process
- Perform other tasks as needed to facilitate closing
- Assist management with post-closing covenant compliance
Deal History - Capital Formation, Structuring and Placement
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