Amongst all the turmoil of the last eighteen months we are still seeing one or two opportunities to fund management buyouts. This makes a change from the business going bust and new directors and shareholders buying the business off the administrator. In terms of providing funding there are fewer options than there were before the credit crunch however asset finance is becoming more and more prominent as a option to top up other types of funding.
Once upon a time you could go to many high street business banks and obtain a cash flow lend against the turnover and the profitability of the business. The amount that could be borrowed bore no resemblance to the individual assets of the business, mainly buildings , debtor book and plant and machinery. It was once possible to obtain funding much higher than the total worth of all these assets. These sorts of loans are virtually impossible to come by nowadays because many of the banks have had their fingers burnt as business have failed during the recession leaving the banks highly exposed.
Nowadays it would appear that traditional asset based lending would be the way forward. A commercial mortgage, factoring and invoice discounting and a bit of asset refinance to top up the facilities. If the vendor requires any more cash than it is usually done by way of deferredpayments. However asset finance and asset refinance is playing a more and more important part of the MBO process. It is important that an asset finance specialist can provide the best possible options for refinancing your kit. There are various finance companies that specialise in engineering , printing and commercial vehicles and they use their own experiences and supplier network to value equipment . There are also a number of general funders that use professional valuers to obtain valuations for refinancing purposes. At XL Business Finance we use our knowledge and experience to make sure the best possible option is provided for your business.
