Bankers on the GT Securities platform raise capital – equity and debt, primary and secondary, for companies of all types and sizes, across industries, from a global network of investor and capital markets relationships. Our capital-raising services include:
- Equity Financing: Our bankers raise capital and arrange equity financing (primary and secondary) by way of strategic investors, venture capital, private equity, and family offices (global and domestic).
- Debt Financing: We help companies across industries and geographies attain secured and unsecured debt financing from banks, secured and unsecured / cash flow lenders, and special purpose financiers, all from a global network of lending relationships and transactional expertise.
- Corporate Restructuring: In addition to our core capital raising services, our bankers also provide corporate restructuring services for underperforming companies and for recently combined businesses following a merger or acquisition.
With the risk of bragging, on the GT Securities platform are the best boutique investment bankers, deal financiers, and capital raising professionals in the marketplace. Credentials include:
- Geographically distributed across USA and Europe
- Subspecialties and transactional success in industries ranging from computer hardware and software, consumer products, distribution and logistics, financial services, gaming, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, retailing, semiconductors, and many, many others, and for startups, emerging, middle market, and larger public and private companies
- Have deep and vast global relationships across the entire capital raising process, from private equity firms and venture capital firms to family offices and ultra-high net worth individuals/angel investors, to a special situation, strategic and industry-specific investors
- Median GT Securities banker has over 20 years of professional, transactional, investment banking, and capital raising experience
- Work at past investment banks include Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers and many other bulge bracket and mid-market firms
- Many are either former or current institutional investors, venture capitalists, private investors, and business owners, as so are often comfortable and experienced in raising capital on a success fee, principal, and equity basis
- Have closed over 150 financing transactions, representing an aggregate deal volume of greater than $2 billion, on the platform, and many multiples of this volume at prior firms, with both public and private companies
- Are well-versed in the relevant securities laws,
- Provide capital raising services across the capital stack, from growth capital to unsecured debt, to bank debt, and also important for both primary and secondary transactions (a strong specialty area within GT Securities - providing early liquidity for founders, executives, and early investors and funds)
Our Process
Interviewing company management regarding the company’s vision, mission, business model, capital structure (amount of money to be raised, valuation, share structure, etc.), and overall rationale to raise money at the current time
Undertake a strategic planning process to develop and/or refine investment materials, including financial projections, an investor presentation deck, a full business plan, and a private placement memorandum (PPM), as appropriate.
In this critical component of the raising capital process, we highlight the most critical element of the financing opportunities – the company’s management team, competitive advantages, and capital raise value proposition. We develop a well-defined exit strategy and demonstrate the high potential for return on investment. As a result, we generate investor interest and encourage favorable investment terms
Bankers on our platform have deep, global networks of relationships with capital market sources of all types – private equity, venture capital, family office, strategic, ultra-high net worth individuals, and special situations and niche industry-specific. From this extensive network, we are able to develop a precisely targeted, relationship-based list of the most appropriate prospective investors for a transaction.
We selectively reach out to these investment groups and facilitate the preliminary due diligence. We then assist the company through the detailed diligence, negotiation, and naturally exhaustive raise capital process.
Transaction
Leading and driving the capital raise and deal closing process, including managing detailed due diligence, deal terms and conditions, capital structure, and attempted clawbacks/reductions in agreed to deal pricing and terms (especially important in growth capital transactions).
