Raising Private Equity

How do Private Equity (PE) funds evaluate businesses? What process can you expect? How to attract Private Equity funding.

Private Equity funds prefer to invest in growth stage companies, normally shying away from all but the very exceptional early stage businesses. Private Equity funds will normally require a Finance Director to be appointed by the growth company, however this can be satisfied by a part time Finance Director supplied by vfdnet, saving the recruitment cost and overhead of a full time FD.

vfdnet services are as follows:

Review of the suitability of the business for Private Equity backing.
Preparation of strategic presentation for potential external backers (PE Funds and Banks)
Introduce your business to PE Funds & senior bank managers
Financial projections to support bids for funds
Acting as ongoing part time Finance Director
Project management of Private Equity presentations
Commercial management of the PE due diligence and investment process

The benefits of these services are clear:

Credibility by having your own part time Finance Director from vfdnet as part of your team.
Negotiation - Improve your business valuation, hence reducing equity dilution
Avoid deal distration - Helps prevent deal distraction which could otherwise kill the deal or reduce valuation.
Saves hassle

vfdnet part time Finance Directors have helped many businesses in the PE fundraising process and understand the requirements and approaches of these sophisticated investors. Why not contact us to find out more?

Case Study

vfdnet reviewed the business, produced a detailed financial business plan and strategy and presented this to potential Private Equity backers. Presentations were given to ten Private Equity funds that were subsequently short listed to two prior to final selection. Following detailed investor due diligence, and subsequent successful negotiation, the company successfully completed the multi million fund-raising.

Note: You can also download a factsheet on raising Private Equity in html or pdf format.

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