Unicorns, growth and banks – blog

L’Espresso, Redbridge’s coffee-break program, welcomed Pascal Ichard, Director of Funding at Mirakl, on May 29 to celebrate the signing of the first syndicated loan for this French tech company. The discussion centered on banking relationships before, during and after initial financing for growth companies. Alongside Pascal were our moderator, Emmanuel Léchère, and Pierre Bonnet, Associate Director and Financing Consultant at Redbridge, who was part of the team that collaborated with Mirakl’s finance department on the firm’s €100 million bank syndication.

Pricing in the US Private Placement market is very attractive at present for euro funding

‘Pricing in the US Private Placement market is very attractive at present for euro funding’: Muriel Nahmias, Redbridge In this blog, our financing expert Muriel Nahmias takes a look at the US Private Placement market. Find out everything you need to know about how to access this deep source of funding, which offers both long maturities and attractive pricing for instruments issued in euros.

Securing your initial business bank loan early on: a way to secure growth

Several companies involved in the energy transition or tech have recently shown how it’s possible securing a business bank loan at an early stage of their development, disrupting conventional credit analysis frameworks. How have they been able to secure their initial bank loan early on? By effectively communicating on their credit story. Their success is also down to their in-depth understanding of how banks work and their ability to garner support within these institutions, as Sébastien Loison and Harald Aschehoug, finance consultants at Redbridge, discuss in this article.

Negotiating a favorable credit facility and improving credit rating quality

Understand your risk positioning to secure the best investment terms

Trading in the energy transition times

Mihai Andreoiu gives his perspective on the recent TXF Geneva conference focused on Commodity Trade Finance and his takeaways related to the overall global trade context and ESG lender focus vis-à-vis the commodity traders in the energy transition times.

“Funding issues companies need to consider in 2023”

In 2022, Didier Philouze, Head of Debt Advisory at Redbridge, and his team raised more than €10 billion of financing. In this interview he looks back at the past year in the debt markets and considers what may be to come in 2023

Global Digitization in the Depository Space

While the last few years have created significant changes in the treasury landscape with a rapid push towards digitalization (e.g. the resurgence of the QR code), the pace of change within the depository environment is better described as a slow and steady march.

Peak Bank Lending? Peak Commodity Trading?

In record time, banks appear to have stepped up and deployed much-needed liquidity to global commodity traders, especially to metal traders affected by unseen circumstances in the LME (London Metal Exchange). For Mihai Andreoiu, Senior Director at Redbridge, the current crisis re-surfaces some older questions, like can commodity traders keep relying mainly on bank (uncommitted) lending?

Reinforcing the Virtuous Nature of ESG Financing

In a position paper reflecting Redbridge’s views on sustainable financing, Muriel Nahmias, Managing Director – Debt Advisory, analyzes the consequences of a foreseeable disappearance of the incentives (bonuses) commonly granted in the context of ESG financing.

Loan Documentation: Mistakes & Warning Signs You May Be Missing

Corporate Credit Ratings: The Financial & Strategic Implications

Almost every company has some sort of external rating of its creditworthiness. For larger companies that issue debt in the public markets, this may include ratings by the well-known rating agencies such as S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings. Companies are also assigned ratings by their banks, certain credit insurance providers, and third-party credit monitoring services. Let’s take a look at the primary reasons why these ratings matter.

Market update on factoring and reverse factoring solutions in Europe

Due to the recovery of industrial production and international trade, working capital has become one of the main challenges finance departments are facing today. Asset-based financing solutions can facilitate working capital management, diversify sources of financing and optimize the cost of debt. Listen to our November 16, 2021 market update on key players in factoring and reverse factoring businesses in Europe.

From bust to boom, watch your banks!

Mihai Andreoiu assesses the health of the commodity trade finance sector in a boom period and asserts that now is the best time to monetize trust and relationships with resilient banks and new financing partners.

“The human factor counts for a lot in the implementation of a sustainable financing”

Continuing our series of articles dedicated to sustainable finance, Muriel Nahmias, Senior Director – Debt Advisory at Redbridge, talks about some important things to consider in the implementation of a Sustainable Linked Loan.

Improve working capital to emerge stronger from the crisis

As a prelude to the release of a new AFTE technical report on improving working capital requirements, Nicolas Boulay, associate director at Redbridge and a contributor to the report, shares his views on the key ways to optimize working capital requirements. He explains why it’s a matter of responsibilities, organization, data and people.