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EBRD helps improve Completion Assurance guarantee value for Family Office project funding

Winter 2021 / 2022; updated 14 Jan 2022 Our Completion Assurance Program™ hinges on the developer or sponsor’s ability to facilitate a usable guarantee instrument (Step 3 here).  By special arrangement, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD.com), a development finance institution that is part of European Investment Bank, can help our clients by…
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Above $50 million

(Happily) Disrupting Mid-Market Project Finance with CAP Funding

The long and challenging process of securing “impact” capital for worthwhile renewables / cleantech / healthcare / affordable housing / real estate projects just got easier. The traditional approach can be expensive and fraught with more than a few pitfalls, most of which go unnoticed until far too much “sweat equity” has been poured into…
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Complete Steps for CAP funding

How to raise money with Completion Assurance Program (CAP), complete step-by-step procedure.

Communicating with Bankers for their part in a CAP Financial Guarantee

A guide to discussing In3’s CAP funding program with bankers for either a Bank Guarantee / Standby Letter of Credit or Bank-endorsed Promissory Note Most bankers — especially those involved with trade finance, retail banking, or traditional project finance — will not understand CAP funding at first, and will be confused about their part in…
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Practitioner Series: Demand Guarantee Rules for Project Finance — ICC URDG 758

This article is for any stakeholder seeking In3’s project funding using a financial guarantee as completion surety.  It defines the underlying legal venue, a set of well-proven rules for international “standby” or “demand guarantees” practices, with independent legal analysis. What is a financial or “demand” guarantee and why might you need one?  More URDG-based financial…
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New option to qualify for CAP project funding — Avalized Promissory Note

Project developers can qualify for project funding under In3’s Completion Assurance Program™ (CAP) using a simple, 2-page commercial Promissory Note (PN) per bank “aval” or endorsement (an AvPN, defined below) as an alternative to a Bank Guarantee / Standby Letter of Credit (BG/SbLC) or Sovereign Guarantee (SG).  These are presently the main options available to…
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Finance Anything: Quick Guide to Early Stage, Greenfield or Growth Capital Formation

Sooner or later, anyone starting or growing a business will need to raise money to finance further development or prove that their venture or project can deliver value. Gaining access to such funding can be maker/breaker for any enterprise or project.  Cash to keep the doors open is like oxygen. Timing is one of the…
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Mitigating Climate Change — going beyond low carbon and zero carbon to carbon negative

The Low Carbon Economy meets Climate Finance  There are now substantial targets (thousands of companies and funds) with Net Zero goal commitments worldwide.  This is excellent news — that so many large companies have established targets is the first step toward solving the climate crisis, and to make that real, two questions: Is it fast…
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Job filled — thanks to all applicants

Although a final decision has not been made, 2nd interviews have begun from a highly-qualified field of application via our LinkedIn post. We were looking for those with experience in project finance, impact investing, and/or investment banking services.  The ideal candidate might be looking for what’s next in their career or just something different.  Job…
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Learning to Avoid the Pitfalls: Seven Common Fundraising Mistakes

An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.  – Niels Bohr If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.  – Tallulah Bankhead To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.  –…
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Regenerating Forest

The Dirt on Climate Change: Regeneration Starts at Home

In3’s project funding program in now in full swing, working in collaboration with talented In3 Affiliate offices, kicking off “climate smart,” net zero, net carbon negative (net climate positive) and social impact projects worldwide, some with the potential to reverse climate change.  This is part of a new “Regenerative Economy” that gives rise to new…
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Job Description: Director of Project Finance

Apply by sending your resume and cover letter to jobs@in3capital.net Job Title: Director of Project Finance  Advancement Track:  Partner, Junior or Senior Compensation:  Depends on Experience (DOE) Hours:  Up to you, pending contractual arrangements Job Description:  Senior-level position responsible for facilitating lead qualification and screening, primarily via In3’s Capital Guarantee Program™ (CGP), enabling direct access…
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Carbon sequestration strategies to mitigate climate change

Soil is mostly carbon, and the perfect place to draw and store atmospheric carbon that has escaped due to unsustainable industrial practices

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Terminology Demystified

Definitions of various impact/sustainable investing terms and trends