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Azure Group have a proven track record in supporting our client’s growth strategies of needing capital to fund expansion.
Many of our clients have unique Intellectual Property or Products and speed to both product development and market are critical to success. Today’s economy moves at break neck speed and partnering with a firm that understands this may mean the difference between becoming an overnight success to missing the market gap to competitors.
We help you solve issues like how do you fund the growth of your business, the need to acquire equipment, the acquisition of a business or the buyout of a business partner. We also help you protect the equity you hold in the business.
Azure Group’s wide range of relationships with banks, private equity investors, venture capitalists, corporates and high net wealth angel investors have seen us assist numerous businesses raise capital. Our approach is to work with you to identify the funding requirement and to devise the best approach to raising these funds, either via debt or equity.
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As Deal Advisors we help with:
- Determining the ‘Best Strategy’ for capital raising
- Help source the most appropriate investor for your business.
Current valuation of the business:
- Determining your capital raising requirements
- Reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of alternative capital raising strategies
- Planning pre-capital raising business restructuring
- Prepare or review the marketing material for raising equity which normally involves drafting an Information Memorandum and setting out the key details of the investment opportunity
- Introduce private equity investors who are likely to be interested in investing in the business
- Identifying and negotiating with potential investors
- Structure and negotiate the key transaction terms including term sheets, business investment agreements and shareholders agreements
- Overseeing the management of due diligence enquiries
- Prepare financial information to support the capital raising
- Prepare financial models to support the valuation and investment ‘cashflow need’
- Address key persons retention concerns within the business and tax implications of any capital raising
- Undertake the due diligence process to support the investor requests
- Ensure all the internal accounts and records are accurate to support the due diligence process
- Prepare normalised profit calculations and all substantiation is provided for the investors due diligence
- Handle all tax structuring and associated queries
- Finalise the capital raising and investment in the business, including ASIC registration requirements
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With offices in both Australia and China, Azure Group provides seamless support to businesses across borders. As a proud member of the XLNC international alliance, we collaborate with a global network of trusted partners. This allows us to offer our clients local expertise and tailored solutions in over 43 countries, ensuring your business thrives no matter where you operate.