Ehrhardt Leus & Associates has extensive experience in arranging financing. Financing may be required for different purposes, such as financing growth, financing strategic acquisitions, re-financing debt, or buying out (part of the) shareholders. In most cases our assignments involve high growth companies, with strong differentiators and the potential to become a significant player in their specific market or niche.
To be able to successfully attract financing to a company, it is crucial to have a strong network in the venture capital and private equity community, not just in the Benelux, but Europe-wide, and even on a global scale. We believe that high growth / high potential companies require smart money to flourish. Different investors bring a different expertise and added value to the table.
There is of course also a clear distinction between venture capital and private equity. Based on our client’s specific situation, we will advise which type of financial sponsor best fits the bill and how to best structure the financing. We have extensive experience in finding the right mix of equity, debt, and hybrid forms of financing.
We have successfully arranged financing for a number of high growth companies, such as Albumprinter (winner Fast 50 award 2008), Anachron (market leader in the Netherlands in e-billing and e-invoicing) and UnifiedPost (market leader in Belgium in e-documents, e-archiving and e-billing).
We provide support during the whole financing process, starting with evaluating the business plan, preparing the Information Memorandum, (long) listing and approaching potential investors, to negotiating the terms, conditions and contracts.
