Investment structure for long-term HoldCo

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by a searcher from London Business School
in Singapore

1yr ago

Investment structure for long-term HoldCo

Hi - I'm starting a long-term HoldCo search in Singapore / South-East Asia. Market context is that debt leverage on transactions is typically limited to ~20-30% from seller financing and thus, step-up won't have the same effect as it does in the US. Couple of questions: 1. What interesting deal terms have you seen work with investors and which types of investors? I'm currently thinking of doing a carry model plus some dividends after Year 3 or 4 for some liquidity. Thoughts? 2. Do HoldCo's typically raise more money for additional acquisitions? If so, do I need to put any additional protections/clauses for investors? Would love to speak to anybody who has done one!

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Indian School of Business in Singapore

Hey Nikhil, I have a similar structure based out of SG. Happy to share my experience. Pasting my Calendly here for convenience if you want to talk: redacted

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from University of Virginia in Virginia Beach, VA, USA

I've seen a clean HoldCo that does separate SPVs for each deal, keeping the cap table of the HoldCo really clean and keeping future acquisitions uncomplicated. The SPV financing can be direct equity, convertible notes, etc. depending on the desire of the parties.