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Scenario: a founder weighs a bank loan against a bond
Read the article →: Scenario: a founder weighs a bank loan against a bondAn illustrative scenario: a founder weighs a bank loan against a bond to fund expansion, and decides on cash timing, not headline rate.
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What twenty years of loan notes taught me about trust
Twenty years of loan notes and bonds taught me that trust is built by doing what you said, on the day you said it.
Seven pitch deck red flags that end the meeting early
Seven pitch deck red flags that make investors stop reading, what each one signals, and the fix for each.
Myth: investors want the biggest valuation you can justify
Pushing for the biggest valuation you can justify often slows a raise and stores up trouble for the next round.
Bond or bank loan: choosing how to borrow
How a bond compares with a bank loan for a growing company: flexibility, cost, security, covenants and when each makes sense.
After the raise: reporting to investors
How to report to investors after a raise: what to include, how often, and how to handle bad news in a way that keeps…
Setting up a data room investors can use
How to set up an investor data room: what to include, how to organise it, and how it speeds up due diligence.
The pitch deck: what investors actually read
What to put in an investor pitch deck, in what order, and the mistakes that stop a deck getting a meeting.
Building an investor pipeline before you need one
How to build an investor pipeline before a raise: who to approach, how to stay in touch, and why early relationships close rounds faster.
BDM Capital to Support Zavnex on Capital Raising Introductions
BDM is supporting Zavnex Limited, which funds Nexergy’s UK chemical recycling of plastic waste, with capital raising introductions.
EIS for knowledge-intensive companies
What a knowledge-intensive company is under EIS, why the status matters, and how research-led businesses can check whether they qualify.
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Mark Johnson, Founder of BDM Capital. Twenty years raising debt and equity, from loan notes and bonds to IPOs.
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