About Business
Financing Strategies
We help businesses unlock smart financing solutions tailored to the growth of your business.
Our Mission
Our mission with our consulting services is to empower you with the knowledge and tools you need to secure the right financing for your business and to be there for your business as your financing needs change and grow.
Business Financing Strategies is affiliated with a full-service corporate and real estate investment bank that focuses on originating, structuring, and securing business, project and real estate financing for our clients domestically and internationally, utilizing extensive international contacts in developed and emerging markets to assist our clients throughout the financing transaction. We have the flexibility, knowledge base, creativity and execution capability to deliver solutions for many challenging projects and companies across many industries.
Our Capabilities
MULTIPLE INDUSTRY COVERAGE:
In addition to extensive transaction experience, BFS has also worked with companies in many different industries including non-toxic chemicals, consumer products, fintech, healthcare, oil and gas, media and entertainment, real estate, hotel and hospitality, commercial real estate, technology, travel and leisure, energy, mining and precious metals, infrastructure, commodity trading and telecommunications.
INTERNATIONAL CAPABILITIES:
BFS’s domestic presence is complemented by strong international capabilities with the necessary contacts to complete financing transactions in Europe, Asia, Japan, Latin America and other major markets. Both foreign and U.S. companies have expanded their corporate acquisition searches to areas outside their borders in order to maximize value, increase investor returns and achieve corporate goals. Foreign companies also often find it advantageous to enter the U.S market and to raise capital in the U.S. Most recently there has been an additional focus on emerging markets, especially in Eastern/Central Europe as well as in Mexico, India, Western Africa and Asia where extensive local ties and joint venture partnerships have been established.
INVESTOR POOL:
Our pool of investors and lenders consists of private firms and private capital funds with a minimum of $500 million USD to over $1 trillion USD of assets under management. We have also established relationships with a wide network of lenders and investors including insurance companies, syndications/partnerships, commercial banks, international banks, non-banks, credit companies, pension funds, private equity, family offices and hedge funds.
SERVICE FOCUS:
BFS is focused on continuing to provide the quality of service that companies and individuals have come to expect from us. Our goal is to satisfy the needs and objectives of our clients. This is why all our business is obtained through referrals from current and past clients and from long-established referral sources. BFS draws on creativity and the experience required to facilitate fast approvals for the financing and a smooth closing. Utilizing our unique blend of experience, expertise and wide network of lenders and investors, our staff is prepared to respond quickly, efficiently, and creatively to all types of financing requests. BFS remains strong, stable and reliable throughout its commitment to clients. We are constantly expanding our sources of capital domestically and internationally, streamlining processes, and utilizing state-of-the-art technology. Working on all of these fronts will help us ensure a profitable and successful future for our clients.
PROBLEM SOLVING:
We bring a strong set of problem-solving skills, multi-disciplined transaction expertise and access to sources of capital from a broad network of domestic and international strategic lenders that include both traditional banks and non-banks, and institutional investors that are critical in completing a successful transaction.
NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:
As an independent investment banking advisory firm, we act only as an advisor or agent, not as a principal or merchant banker. BFS does not have the inherent conflicts of interest that can arise with a trading desk, sales department, or with research analysts at major financial institutions.
TRANSACTIONS:
Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder buyouts and divestitures are significant milestones in the life cycle of any company and for its owners or prospective owners. The financial, organizational, managerial and strategic challenges which they pose are different from the usual operating problems any management faces. Solutions to these new challenges can be very complex. At BFS we have broad experience in assisting clients in all aspects of the transaction process, which can include identifying and locating strategic opportunities to grow their companies whether it is through acquisition of another company or new product lines.
BFS AND AFFILIATES SERVICES INCLUDE:
Raising minority equity, control equity and equity growth capital.
Raising debt from senior secured to unsecured facilities.
Mezzanine Financing.
Specialty financing including: equipment finance, contract financing, settlement finance, trade financing, aircraft finance, ship financing, purchase order finance, inventory finance, accounts receivable financing and factoring, proof of funds and mergers and acquisitions.
Identifying appropriate and strategic capital sources from relationships, including large family offices, private equity, hedge funds, bank and nonbank lenders and other institutional investors.
Developing and optimizing transactions and capital structures.
Providing comprehensive transaction management, from securing investors to closing the transaction, and following up with the client in case anything further is needed after closing.
Utilize our extensive network to Introduce strategic partnership opportunities to our clients in conjunction with our capital raise efforts.
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