Best Practices with German banks

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by a searcher from Universität Mannheim
in Munich, Germany

1yr ago

Best Practices with German banks

Dear all, do you have any best practices to share when approaching german banks for financing? - when to approach - what to approach them with - how to manage them during due diligence? Thinking of us right now is to - share them a 3-5 pager teaser (anonymous) containing financials, company, transaction structure (before LOI), - then once interested have a first conversation (mention timeline & get their questions), - post LOI and initial red flag DD phase -> send them a comprehensive package. What are your thoughts? best Simon

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from INSEAD in München, Deutschland

unfortunately not much experience yet. apart from the fact, that it is difficult to even get an appointment with some of the banks. My next approach: I try to connect with more specialised banks who know my target industry.

reply by a searcher 10mos ago
from IESE Business School in Berlin, Germany

I have recently had an intro call with an advisor from Sparkasse (reg. KFW Kredit). Just to outline broadly my CV and search criteria. They were very open to it