Equity & Debt Financing
Chestnut aims to assist and facilitate a company in their financing challenges and opportunities. Our Equity & Debt Financing services range from external (equity) investments, (bank) debt financing, to full financial restructurings (i.e. recapitalizations). With decades of deal team experience, we provide independent advice in order to realize a suitable equity-and-debt structure for our clients. Where possible we tackle issues beforehand.
Equity and Debt Financing services include:
- Fundraisings (e.g. private placements)
- Equity advisory
- Debt structuring and raising
- Debt advisory
- Financial restructuring
Equity & Debt Financing transactions
€4.5m private placement
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to Siilo
Omschrijving
Siilo is an online secure messaging platform tailored to the needs of healthcare professionals.
Chestnut acted as exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders and management of Siilo, resulting in the raising of growth capital of EUR 4.5m provided by EQT Ventures and existing shareholders for the purpose of foreign expansion of the business.
Private placement
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to GoodFuels
Omschrijving
GoodFuels aims to be a one-stop shop for sustainable biofuel. The company is currently active in two markets, the marine industry and the road & rail industry. In addition, GoodFuels is also actively involved in the development of new types of sustainable biofuels.
Chestnut acted as exclusive financial advisor to GoodFuels and its shareholders resulting in the raising and structuring of additional growth capital for the purpose of further development of the business.
Private placement
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to Cooqing
Omschrijving
Cooqing is an online culinary meeting place – platform – where amateur chefs can exhibit their cooking skills, where restaurant owners can attract new clients and inspiration and where food lovers can select and follow their favourite amateur chef. “Cooqings” are events organised through the platform where an amateur chef cooks in a professional kitchen for his/her guests and food lovers.
Chestnut acted as exclusive financial advisor to Cooqing and its shareholders resulting in the raising and structuring of additional growth capital for the purpose of further commercialising and developing the Cooqing platform and franchise.
Private placement
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to Roger Bacon
Omschrijving
Roger Bacon is a young company that focuses on ‘mass customization’ in the optical industry. By combining proprietary software – that can merge 3D biometric scans and eyewear designs – with 3D printing Roger Bacon produces affordable, high quality, custom-made frames with short delivery times.
Chestnut acted as exclusive financial advisor to Roger Bacon and its shareholders resulting in the raise of additional growth capital.
Private placement
As minority shareholder, Chestnut acted as financial advisor to Multi Pilot Simulations
Omschrijving
Multi Pilot Simulations develops, manufactures and sells fixed-base, type-specific flight simulators (B737, A320) for airliners (such as Ryanair, WizzAir and El-Al), type-rating training organizations (TRTOs) and flight schools (FTOs).
Acting from its role as minority shareholder, Chestnut professionalized MPS’ finance organization, initiated the transaction with H2 and assisted the shareholders of MPS as principal in this transaction.
MBO/MBI and equity placement by
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the company and selling shareholders
Omschrijving
Riscure is an international, independent security testing laboratory providing testing tools and services to evaluate and stress-test the security of chips and consumer products.
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the management-shareholders of Riscure in a shareholders restructuring resulting in the sale of their stake and an equity placement by Vortex Capital Partners.
