Financing and Equity Capital
Rarely is a property purchased entirely with equity. Banks provide financing— but only if the structure and equity are sound. 17.1 What Banks Really Want to See A bank assesses: How much equity is being contributed? Where does this equity come from? Is the capital genuinely acces...
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Chapter 17
This module is based on chapter 17, “Financing and Equity Capital”, from “Entrepreneurial Structural Intelligence”. Rarely is a property purchased entirely with equity. Banks provide financing— but only if the structure and equity are sound. 17.1 What Banks Really Want to See A bank assesses: How much equity is being contributed? Where does this equity come from? Is the capital genuinely accessible? How stable is the cashflow? It’s not just about the purchase price. The capital structure matters. 17.2 Example – Clean Structure Total investment: €847,000 Equity: €200,000 Bank loan: €647,000 Equity ratio: 200,000 / 847,000 ≈ 23% This is solid. The bank sees that: The entrepreneur shares the risk Not everything is debt-financed A reserve for stability exists 17.3 Wrong Example – Equity Only on Paper Some attempt to: Temporarily borrow equity capital from friends, deposit it in a bank account, show it to the bank, then transfer it back. This is risky. Banks scrutinize account activity. If equity lacks sta...
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