Can we invest in your business?

Copyright©AngelloCapitalPartnersLLP,2011.Allrightsreserved. 1

Can We Invest InYour Business?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Copyright©AngelloCapitalPartnersLLP,2011.Allrightsreserved.

AboutAngello

• NewBri@shinvestmentgroupwithambi@onstogrowacrossEmergingEurope

• Ini@alac@vi@es100%focusedonMoldova

• Makesequityinvestments

• TargetsSMEbusinesses

• Welcomesproposalsfrom

theICTsector

2



EquityInvestment

• Investmentisshared:– Theinvestorinvestscash– Theentrepreneurinvestseffort(“sweat”)

• Investorandentrepreneurco‐ownthebusiness

• Riskissharedequally

• Thefinancialinvestmentneverneedstoberepaid

3



WhatEntrepreneursSay

4

Willyouinvestinmybusiness?



WhatInvestorsSay

5

Canweinvestinyourbusiness?



InvestmentCriteria

• Allinvestmentcompaniesapplytheirowncriteriatoinvestmentdecisions

• Eventhebestinvestmentproposalcanberefusedwhenitdoesnotmeetaninvestor’scriteria

• Beinggoodisnotenough

• Theremustalsobeagoodmatch

6





1.StatusofPlan

Mybusinessismorethanjustanidea.Itiseitheralreadyopera@ngorIcanproduceadetailedbusinessplantodemonstratehow

itwillwork

YES/NO



2.DetailedFinancialPlan

Ihavedetailedfinancialprojec@onstoshowhowmybusinessshouldbecomeprofitable

inthenext3‐5years

YES/NO



3.Ra7onalBasis

Icanprovideevidenceorra@onalargumentstoexplainwhymyfinancialprojec@onsshouldbetakenseriously

YES/NO



4.KeyDifferen7ators

Iunderstandthecompe@@velandscapeinmysectorinMoldovaandIcanexplainwhymybusinesswillsucceedinwinningmarket

share

YES/NO



5.LegalOwnership

Iownorcanlegallyobtainrightstoallassetsnecessarytooperatemybusiness

YES/NO



6.Honestly

Mybusinessplanassumesthatalllawswillbeobserved,accoun@ngprac@ceswillbetransparentandfullyauditable,andall

applicabletaxeswillbepaid

YES/NO



7.Posi7veSocialImpact

Mybusinesswillhaveaposi@veimpactonthecommunityandwillcontributetothesustainabledevelopmentofMoldova

YES/NO



8.JobCrea7on

Investmentinmybusinessislikelytoresultinnewjobsbeingcreated

YES/NO



9.HumanResourcePrac7ces

Mybusinesswillnotexploitpeopleforprofit–fairsalarieswillbepaid,good

workingcondi@onswillbeprovided,andlabourlawswillberespected

YES/NO



10.FinancialNeeds

Mybusinessneedsinvestmentintherange$150,000–$500,000

YES/NO



11.DebtFree

Mybusinesshasnosignificantdebtsthatwillneedtoberepaidusingfundsinvested

byAngello

YES/NO



12.FullInforma7onSharing

IunderstandthatifmybusinessacceptsinvestmentfromAngello,Iwillneedtoprovideregular,honestrepor@ngofprogress,andAngelloauthorized

representa@veswillhavetherighttoaccessallbusinesspremisesandinforma@onfor

auditpurposesatany@me

YES/NO



Conclusions

• Itisvitaltounderstandaninvestor’s“successcriteria”– Toavoidwas@ngyourown@me

– Tohelpyoutoshapeyourbusinessplantomatchtheinvestor’srequirements

• Ifyouwereabletoanswer“YES”toallourques@onsthenAngellowouldliketohearfromyou!

20

[email protected]
