What you need to get business investment
At Linton Howard, we know what makes businesses attractive to investors. We know the common points of failure during initial review, preliminary due diligence and detailed due diligence. We understand the essence of investment negotiations. We know all of the components required for a successful capital raising.
You need:
- To tightly define the opportunity and how to leverage it
- The financial, capital and operating resources to support growth
- The right people with the right skills in the right roles
- The systems, processes and databases to support growth
- The measures and metrics able to drive decisions and success – “What gets measured, gets done”
As a minimum you require:
- Robust 3 way 3 year forward financial model – Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow
- Easy to understand historical financials
- A compelling marketing, sales and customer fulfilment plans
- A compelling and authentic business story based on facts not aspirations
- Simple to understand shareholding/corporate structure
- Good governance and disciplined management processes