Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

Companies seeking financing to maintain and grow their business will often look first to traditional unsecured bank loans, since that is usually the least costly form of borrowing available. Thus, the bank will not finance their further growth. Do not have a sufficiently high credit rating.

Covenant 85

Covenant Finance Operations Small Business 85

Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

Venture or angel-financed companies with plenty of working capital sometimes are immune to this working capital need for some time into their growth, but at some point, it will become clear that the cheapest form of finance is not equity in a growing enterprise. Read the loan covenants carefully. It may not be equity.

Covenant 62

Covenant Dilution Warrant Intellectual Property 62

Berkonomics

AUGUST 21, 2013

Venture or angel-financed companies with plenty of working capital sometimes are immune to this need for some time into their growth, but at some point it will become clear that the cheapest form of finance is not equity in a growing enterprise. And yet, such a loan does rise and fall with need.

Covenant 61

Covenant Warrant Dilution Intellectual Property 61

BeyondVC

JUNE 11, 2007

In the last six months, we have augmented some of our existing venture financing with venture debt as the market has become quite competitive which means pricing and terms are getting more attractive for all of us. The trick for entrepreneurs is to look at bringing on debt concurrent or soon after your close of equity financing.

Intellectual Property 60

Intellectual Property Covenant Warrant Equity 60

BeyondVC

JUNE 11, 2007

In the last six months, we have augmented some of our existing venture financing with venture debt as the market has become quite competitive which means pricing and terms are getting more attractive for all of us. The trick for entrepreneurs is to look at bringing on debt concurrent or soon after your close of equity financing.

Intellectual Property 60

Intellectual Property Covenant Warrant Equity 60

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

We have previously made the case that professional investors demand more in the form of restrictive covenants and lower valuations. This statement could be considered controversial. Now we explore the other side of that coin.

Covenant 59

Covenant Angel Investor Valuation Later Stage 59

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

TEC is one of Canada’s largest and most experienced private credit firms, specializing in providing asset-based capital solutions to companies that are underserved or overlooked by traditional sources of financing, primarily banks. The firm has made more than $4.5 You’ve called this era of private credit the “Reformation Age.”

Technical Review 158

Technical Review Due Diligence Bankruptcy Intellectual Property 158