Author: Richard Bowman

Venture Debt Refinancing

Venture Debt Refinancing

2 min readIncreased competition among lenders in the corporate debt financing market is leading many companies to evaluate refinancing options. More advantageous terms can extend amortization schedules, free up cash flow, or even increase their leverage to build out operations and pursue acquisitions. Unlike equity, debt can often times be refinanced to suit changing corporate objectives and…

Alternative Financing: Term Debt Options for Life Science and Medical Device Companies

Alternative Financing: Term Debt Options for Life Science and Medical Device Companies

2 min readCapital Advisors Group is a Boston area-based institutional investment advisor that has been helping venture-backed companies invest their cash assets for more than 25 years. Its debt finance consulting division helps early stage companies, both public and private, determine their optimum capital structure, identify appropriate lenders, source term sheets and negotiate debt financing deals Executive…

Debt Finance for Early-Stage Companies: Chronicling a Transformative Industry Shift

Debt Finance for Early-Stage Companies: Chronicling a Transformative Industry Shift

2 min readCapital Advisors Group is a Boston area-based institutional investment advisor that has been helping venture-backed companies invest their cashassets for more than 24 years. Its debt finance consulting division helps early-stage companies, both public and private, determine their optimum capital structure, identify appropriate lenders, source term sheets and negotiate debt financing deals. Note: For the purposes of this paper,…

The Actors (and Directors) in the Debt Market

The Actors (and Directors) in the Debt Market

1 min readCapital Advisors Group is a Boston area-based institutional investment advisor that has been helping venture-backed companies invest their cash assets for more than 25 years. Its debt finance consulting division helps early stage companies, both public and private, determine their optimum capital structure, identify appropriate lenders, source term sheets and negotiate debt financing deals. Executive…

Structured Debt Finance for Healthcare Companies

Structured Debt Finance for Healthcare Companies

2 min readNote: For the purposes of this paper, we will define “healthcare” as life sciences/biotech, medical devices, diagnostics and health tech. Capital Advisors Group is a Boston area-based institutional investment advisor that has been helping venture-backed companies invest their cash assets for more than 23 years. Its debt finance consulting division helps early stage companies, both…

Best Practices for Sourcing Venture Debt

Best Practices for Sourcing Venture Debt

3 min readNote: Capital Advisors Group is a Boston-based institutional investment advisor that has been helping clients invest their cash assets for more than 20 years. Debt Advisors Group, the venture debt consulting arm of Capital Advisors Group, helps our clients determine their optimum capital structure, identify appropriate lenders, source term sheets and negotiate deals. Abstract The…

Venture Debt: Emerging from the Credit Crisis with New Borrowing and Refinancing Opportunities

Venture Debt: Emerging from the Credit Crisis with New Borrowing and Refinancing Opportunities

3 min readNote: Capital Advisors Group is a Boston‐based institutional investment advisor that has been helping venture‐backed companies invest their cash assets for more than 20 years. Debt Advisors Group, the venture debt consulting arm of Capital Advisors Group, helps venture‐backed companies determine their optimum capital structure, identify appropriate lenders, source term sheets and negotiate deals. What…

Venture Debt: When and Why – A Strategic Guide for CFOs

Venture Debt: When and Why – A Strategic Guide for CFOs

3 min readNote: Capital Advisors Group is a Boston‐based institutional investment advisor that has been helping venture‐backed companies invest their cash assets for more than 20 years. Debt Advisors Group is the venture debt consulting arm of Capital Advisors Group, which helps venture‐backed companies determine their optimum capital structure, identify appropriate lenders, source term sheets and negotiate…

Liquidity and Growth in the Venture Debt Market

Liquidity and Growth in the Venture Debt Market

3 min readAs the stock market continues its volatile trend and media highlight stories of institutional investors and banks taking heavy losses from subprime fallout, the venture debt market has, thus far, weathered the storm and remains largely unaffected. This healthy market in fact, is enjoying positive growth as companies continue to leverage their expensive equity funding…