18 Months of self financed search looking for investors to acquire a target

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by a searcher from IE Business School
in Calle de Velázquez, 53, 28001 Madrid, Spain

8yrs ago

18 Months of self financed search looking for investors to acquire a target

Hi there,

My name is Javier Fernandez, founder of J Capital (redacted and I´ve decided to self-finance my search in order to lower the investor "search risk" and increase my equity in the acquisition.

I´m currently in a DD process to acquire a manufacturing company of glass blister production lines. The company sales during 2016 were €6,400,000, EBITDA > 10%, NO DEBT and €1.2 million of cash.

I´m looking for equity investors to raise up to €1 million. I´m in talks with several spanish banks to leverage up to 70% of the transaction. Please pm or send me an email redacted if this could be of your interest.

Best,

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reply by a lender 8yrs ago
from Loyola University of Chicago in Beverly Hills, CA, USA

Hi Javier. Great idea in self-financing your search. That will definitely help risk assessments. Take note that you may qualify for an SBA loan and only have to come in with a 10% equity injection for the acquisition. Please let me know if I can be of assistance with any questions or in your financing. Best, Pattie

reply by a lender 8yrs ago
from Loyola University of Chicago in Beverly Hills, CA, USA

Hi Bernardo. Thank you for reaching out. Unfortunately, SBA loans are only limited to the 50 states and thus, they are not available for international financing. Please let me know if I can be of additional assistance. Best, Pattie