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June 26, 2023
Venture Debt Non-dilutive capital for venture backed startups in early and growth stages Revenue-Based Financing Funding based on a fixed percentage of gross revenues Equipment Leasing Equipment rental agreement with a lender based on a fee schedule Asset Based Lending Revolving line of credit or term loan secured by collateral
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June 1, 2023
Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and the sale of First Republic, there's been an increasing interest by regulators to reform the US deposit insurance scheme to fully protect the banking system from future bank runs. The Perfect Storm for Bank Runs Panic among deposit holders lit
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May 30, 2023
What is Venture Debt, why it may be applicable to you and how Capital Advisors Group helps to support Venture Debt raises. What is Venture Debt? Venture debt is a broad term but is often referred to as growth debt or term debt. It is a loan that is
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May 16, 2023
What happened with Credit Suisse and what cash investors may be able to take away from the experience. Amidst the recent turmoil in the banking system, investors have taken a renewed interest in their bank debt holdings, particularly in the case of Credit Suisse. In a highly unusual move, regulators
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April 3, 2023
Author's Note Since compiling the data for our Q4 2022 debt market quarterly update, the market has faced unprecedented turmoil led by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. In order to provide consistent updates on the debt financing market, we are distributing our Q4 2022 report but also want to
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December 21, 2022
Welcome to Capital Advisors Group’s inaugural quarterly newsletter that will provide a snapshot of the current state of the debt financing markets. Capital Advisors Group has been advising innovative venture-backed and growth-stage companies on debt finance transactions for more than 18 years. This newsletter will provide insight into debt markets,
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April 18, 2022
It’s no secret that tech giants enjoy healthy profits, but less well known is just how much cash these cash cows have. At the end of 2021, Big Tech (Apple, Alphabet Inc., Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta) held a combined $476.7 billion of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities. To put
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March 3, 2022
LIBOR entered its next phase on January 1st, 2022. The date marked when no new financial contracts could be priced off LIBOR, which underpinned more than $200 trillion in loans , contracts, and derivatives as of the end of 2020. LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate) will still be published
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November 3, 2021
The Federal Reserve met over the past two days to review its stance on monetary policy, and it has provided specific details on plans to taper its bond purchase program over the next few quarters. Since March of 2020, the central bank has been buying $120 billion of assets each
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November 1, 2021
Co-authored by: Alexander Goldman In June of 2019 the House Committee on the Judiciary launched an investigation into whether Silicon Valley had fallen under the grip of a few large gatekeepers that have come to control key areas of e-commerce. A sixteen-month examination of key players’ market dominance, primarily focusing
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