We're investing for a brighter future...

Barque Capital's investment strategy is focused on businesses that meet the needs of society to enrich people lives, and have strong profit growth potential.

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​We invest in businesses at 3 stages of the business​ life cycle 

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​Anyone can have a great idea, though the ability to turn an idea into a profitable business is limited to few people.

​When Barque Capital considers investing in a new business, 4 key criteria must be met:

Is it a good idea and is there enough revenue potential from an interested market?
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Does the team have enough experience, knowledge and skills to turn the idea into a profitable business within the investment term?

​Are the terms of investment equitable and fair to investors?
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How does society benefit from this business?
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Break even and profitable businesses

​We are interested in investing in break-even and profitable businesses to achieve capital growth by increasing scale, market share and overall profitability.

Barque Capital generally takes a hands on approach to doing this.

​Is the market growing or large enough for a new major player?
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​Does the business have a substantial competitive advantage?
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​Does the company have a good reputation in the market?​
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Are the people in the business passionate, competent, skilled, knowledgeable and adaptable?​

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Distressed assets and businesses

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​Sometimes a business may get into financial difficulty even though they have great potential to be profitable.

Barque Capital can help these businesses by solving financial challenges and restructuring the business to achieve growth.

We are open minded about what we invest in but generally follow these rules:

Do we understand why the business is struggling and do we understand how the business can become profitable?​

​Does the business fit into the Barque Capital master plan?​
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​Does the opportunity sufficiently outweigh the risk?​
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Can the transaction be structured to meet the needs of enough stakeholders?
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Investment transactions ranging from senior debt to equity

Every business has unique needs that are best served by customised capital investment transactions. 

Barque Capital can invest through a range of transaction types with terms tailored to reduce risk and maximise opportunities.

Debt

Barque Capital appreciates that many companies prefer to take on debt rather than raising equity investment. As such, Barque Capital can lend money to businesses via facilities including:

• Senior secured debt
• Mezzanine debt
• Unsecured debt
• Convertible debt

Rates will vary depending on the risk of each transaction.

Equity

Barque Capital can invest via taking either a partial equity position in a business or making a complete acquisition. Investments typically are in the form of:

• Preferred equity
• Equity

In some cases, it our investment may include both debt and equity.

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Joint ventures

​Barque Capital has enjoyed success investing in joint ventures with major global companies, government and NGOs. We consider opportunities for joint ventures on a case by case basis where there is a good meeting of value being provided by each party to the transaction. 
Joint ventures can either be secured by equity or contractual obligations which may include charges over specific assets. 

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Get in touch with us today to find out about how we can help your business.
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