Human PlanetInnovative Finance AcademyChildFund Alliance

2.7 SEVEN STAGES

Every transaction follows the same seven stages

6 min
  1. 1Market research
  2. 2Strategy
  3. 3Concept design
  4. 4Feasibility
  5. 5Structuring
  6. 6Capital raising
  7. 7Management
The seven stages of a transaction.
Feasibility
2 to 4 months
Structuring
4 to 6 months
Capital raising
3 to 9 months

Eight to eighteen months from feasibility

The design is usually paid by a grant from the anchor partner who already funds you.
  1. 1Anchor partner tests the concept
  2. 2Payer commits to pay
  3. 3Risk cover provides a guarantee or first loss
  4. 4Investors provide capital
  5. 5Contracts close
The order of approach.

Six things every investor asks to see

A named payer

A priced outcome

Evidence of delivery

Clear risk sharing

A team and governance

A size worth the cost

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