What does it mean to raise business finance?
Raising business finance means securing the capital needed to achieve your commercial goals — whether that’s funding day-to-day working capital, growth plans, or a larger merger and acquisition transaction. Finance can be sourced through corporate funding, venture capital financing, private equity investment funds, or traditional debt such as bank loans, asset finance and working capital facilities.
It can also support strategic initiatives such as:
- A management buyout (MBO) or management buyin (MBI)
- The acquisition of another company or a corporate merger
- Business succession strategies and exit planning
In each case, the right corporate finance services and transaction advisory support ensure that the chosen structure is tax-efficient, sustainable, and aligned with your long-term corporate strategy.
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Part of the process is to assess your needs objectively, to improve your chances of success and minimise disruption to your business.
Our services include:
- Preparation of a business plan and financial forecasts
- Define a debt and equity structure appropriate to your circumstances
- Identifying and negotiating the most suitable funding
- Preparing and presenting proposals to financiers to help you obtain funds on the most beneficial terms
When to consider raising business finance?
Businesses should consider raising finance when:
- Expanding operations – funding organic growth, entering new markets, or scaling production.
- Business acquisitions – financing the acquisition of one company by another, merging two companies, or exploring wider business mergers and acquisitions strategies.
- Exit planning – supporting a family business exit strategy, succession planning development plan, or general business exit strategy planning.
- Franchise opportunities – when looking to buy an existing business, explore a franchise business for sale, or invest in a buying a franchise business model.
- Restructuring and disposals – raising funds for the disposal of a business, selling a company, or restructuring debt.
- Capital resilience – securing corporate financing options, raising funds for your business, or improving liquidity to manage fluctuations in cash flow.
In all these cases, expert advice from a trusted corporate finance advisory firm ensures the transaction process is managed smoothly, from initial discussions, through due diligence and into the final negotiations.
Why choose Menzies?
Raising business finance can be challenging in any economic climate – the past few years in particular. Whether you need to raise finance for a new business or the expansion of an existing one, we can help you to find the right type of capital for the right price.
Drawing on a wide range of skills and expertise, our team will work with you to determine what mix of debt, mezzanine or equity funding to take on and the effect on your business and your cash flow.
We enjoy strong relationships with key providers of finance, including specialist finance teams within the major banks who provide leverage, asset finance and working capital funding. We also have in-depth relationships with private investors including institutional private equity.
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