Exploring What If | What If We Want To Take Capital Out Of Business?

What If We Want To Take Capital Out Of The Business?

What If We Want To Take Capital Out Of The Business?

Owner Liquidity Strategy: What If We Want To Provide Owner Liquidity/Take Capital Out of Business?t

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Most owners plan to sell their business in order to take capital out of business.  But taking capital out along the way (Owner Liquidity) can be a smart strategy that is good for both the owner and the business.  Lantern Capital Advisors helps businesses prepare for and execute liquidity strategies. take capital out of business

When & Why Owner Liquidity Strategies Make Sense

Most owners only think about getting liquidity when they sell a business, but taking liquidity along the way can make sense for several reasons: take capital out of business

1)Diversifies wealth and creates opportunities for smart planning
2)Allows owners be more patient about selling
3)Creates buy-in opportunities for management

In general, taking liquidity can make sense if the financing doesn’t put the company under a burdensome debt structure or have personal recourse back to the owners and as this “what if” illustrates, these strategies are possible in even today’s financing environment. take capital out of business

  • What if we could get rid of personal financial guarantees?
  • What if we wanted to sell our business to our employees, family, or competitors?

How Lantern helps companies raise capital to provide owner liquidity: Owner Exit Strategies.

Lantern Capital Advisors uses a proprietary planning consulting process to help companies quickly evaluate opportunities, then develops the plans and accesses the capital to make it happen.  Lantern Capital Advisors offer a unique combination of experience, objectivity, and value.

  • Experience - We are a corporate financial consulting firm.  All we do is help growing companies explore, plan, and execute business and financial strategies to realize their potential.
  • Objectivity - Fees for most corporate finance advisors are determined by the strategies or products they recommend.  As a corporate finance consulting firm, we work on an hourly consulting basis, so clients can always trust our advice.  Our objective is to develop corporate finance strategies and finding financing alternatives that allow owners and management to maintain control of their company and preserve equity.
  • Value - We deliver our corporate financial planning and consulting services using a proprietary planning process that is highly effective, and gives clients and management peace of mind, consistent results, and delivers substantial value at a fraction of the cost of our (investment banking) competition.

Investment Banking Fees Vs. Consulting Fees:  How We Raise Capital For High Growth Companies

Owner Liquidity: What If We Want To Take Capital Out Of Business: take capital out of business

Exploring Your What If:

Companies routinely drive growth by asking then exploring, “What if?”  But for questions like those listed above, effectively exploring “what if” requires an understanding of corporate finance that many private companies do not have.

LANTERN CAPITAL ADVISORS HAS EXPERIENCE SUCCESSFULLY HELPING GROWING ENTERPRISES AND ENTREPRENEURS WITH REVENUE THAT TYPICALLY RANGE FROM $5 MILLION TO $150 MILLION EXECUTE THEIR OWNER LIQUIDITY AND CORPORATE FINANCE STRATEGY. WE DO THIS ON AN HOURLY CONSULTING MODEL BASIS.

Do You Have a "What If?" If so, we invite you to contact us. We look to offer feedback to any company that seeks our advice regarding raising capital. We do not seek compensation for the upfront time required to explore and qualify each company's opportunity.

 

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What our Clients Are Saying About Our Corporate Financial Planning Services…

Chris Risey helped us look at many different types of financing alternatives and helped us find a new capital provider that increased our funding limits and released some of my personal collateral.  As our business began to grow rapidly, Chris Risey also helped us modify our financing terms with our new capital provider.  Since that time, Chris has helped us evaluate acquisitions, set long term and short term financial goals, and serves as an on-going financial advisor.  I enjoy working with Chris Risey and I trust that he and his team have my best interests at heart.” Doug McReaken COO, Media Riders, Houston TX