What makes an ideal client for Markwood Capital?
An ideal company for Markwood Capital will have some, if not all, of the following characteristics:

• Existing revenues of at least $1-2 million and a desire to expand the company through an infusion of capital, strategic partnership or joint venture
• Financing needs in excess of $1 million dollars
• Experienced management team
• Patented and/or proprietary technology or services
• Current business plan
• Defined market demographics
• A willingness to consider creative and alternative financing structures

Provided with an opportunity to work with a company possessing these types of qualities, Markwood Capital Alliance can offer an extensive assortment of resources. Whether engaged to raise capital or negotiate strategic partnerships, the experience and expertise Markwood has developed over nearly two decades will make transactions efficient and non-invasive. Many clients have specific needs and projects that can be accomplished in a predictable amount of time. Other assignments are comprehensive in nature and extend beyond the original arrangement and often result in on-going consulting relationships encompassing several years. Regardless of the scope of the project, an engagement with Markwood Capital can help a company focus on such issues as:

• Financial reporting systems.
• Shareholder issues
• Business model and penetration
• Management team enhancement
• Introductions to high quality corporate professionals
• Development of distribution channels
• Building OEM or licensing agreements
• Exit strategy advice, acquisition analysis and strategy
• Management buyout financing
• Packaging the company to maximize valuation
• Preparation for a liquidity event
• Comparing investment options with the company’s attributes

For those clients seeking a capital infusion, investors, or institutional financing, Markwood can turn to its many connections in the following areas:

Strategic investors - larger companies, often public, from the same or related industries. Investment structure may include equity, subordinated debt, joint venture, development, licensing or royalty agreements. Transaction size is generally $500,000 to $10,000,000.

Financial investors - SBICs, institutional investors and venture capital funds. Deal structure is usually equity or subordinated debt. Typical investment size is $l to $10 million.

Banks, Commercial Finance Companies and Asset Based Lenders - These investments usually take the form of senior debt with a possible UCC-1 on assets of the company. The investment size can run from $500,000 to $20,000,000 or more.

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