Best-in-Class
Financing Solutions

With a strong banking partner or a strong banking syndicate, short, medium and long-term financing requirements can be met at historically low interest rates. However, instead of merely optimizing the interest rate conditions, the decision should also be based on the other (approximately ten) relevant contractual conditions and the choice of banks for a long-term and successful partnership.

FCF regularly implements proactive, self-determined and optimized debt financing strategies with clients.

Existing and future fixed and current assets can be optimally and efficiently integrated into corporate financings through asset-based forms of financing, such as sale-and-lease-back / leasing, inventory warehousing, sale of receivables / factoring and borrowing base. Balance sheet financial liabilities can often be converted into off-balance sheet obligations. Rating-relevant financial key figures such as the equity ratio and net debt can be optimized and, if necessary, hidden reserves can be increased.

To strengthen the economic equity without diluting existing shareholders, a number of debt funds and mezzanine providers offer alternative debt capital solutions. Development banks such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) or the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) are also interesting providers of capital to promote corporate growth and innovation.

FCF is the leading advisor for EIB financings in the DACH region and has an excellent network to all relevant debt funds and mezzanine investors.

Financial investors, strategic investors and family offices as equity providers can, as minority investors in a capital increase, be a strong anchor and sparring partner for the further growth of companies.

FCF systematically identifies, based on industry, geography and investment volume, the equity and growth capital providers relevant to the company.