Category: Capital Guarantee Program

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Learning must come before deciding

Synopsis — 60-second read: For experienced professionals, unlearning any conflicting or misapplied information comes before true learning can take place.  This is usually harder than learning anything new as it requires suspending (not acting on) any reactions or strong impulses that initially arise. This matters because, unless you can take a breath and stay interested…
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Mid-Market Project Financing — “Completion Assurance” Program gets a new name

In3 CGP is now called CAP — Completion Assurance Program — here’s why.

Keys to getting support for In3’s CAP project funding

Assuming you want to pursue our Family Office’s funding via In3’s Completion Assurance Program (CAP) — compare to other bespoke funding options at in3finance.com/alternative-in3-mid-market-project-funding — CAP’s complete steps are in3finance.com/steps-to-project-fundraising-success-using-cap For a step-by-step guide to bringing a sponsoring guarantor on board, click here.  Best practices usually incorporate one or more slides from our presentation materials,…
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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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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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