When an entrepreneur writes a business plan he generally finishes it with financial projections without explaining how s/he came up with these figures. Without reading the reasoning enabling the understanding of the assumptions on which the financial projections are built, there is no way the investor, the financier or the bank will secure a financing. … Read more
en collaboration avec Mademoiselle Wafa Essanhaji Notion arising from french law, the Agreement in Principle is one through which two or more parties stipulate only a part of a future contract. It has itself the nature of a contract if it brings together the essential elements thereof, stated under French law by Article 1128 of the Civil Code … Read more
PARTICIPATORY FOSTER a variation by Manouk DER STEPANIAN from the original FOSTER process Problematic: It is often difficult, if not even impossible, to raise the budget of a large IPO (Initial Public Offering). In addition to significant costs, it monopolizes a significant portion of the company’s resources and the management’s attention. That is why it … Read more
FUNDRAISING INCUBATOR Transaction Financing Tool Problematic A common problematic in business is: from the investor’s standpoint: how to invest for a short period of time and make a significant profit ? from the entrepreneur’s or the company’s point of view: how to finance a large transaction and get rid of the investors immediately afterwards ? … Read more
FOSTER (in French “Couplage”) Problematic: It is often difficult, if not even impossible, to raise the budget of a large IPO (Initial Public Offering). In addition to significant cost, it monopolizes a significant portion of the company’s resources and the management’s attention. That is why it is not uncommon that during the IPO process, the … Read more
Marc Deschenaux is a Swiss jurist (non-bar lawyer) and a world-renowned expert in high
finance. He is internationally considered to be the world expert in initial public offerings, and a reference point in securities, financing and trading law.
