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Our structured loan products can be used to fund a variety of projects, including international trade transactions, working capital requirements, franchise loans, operating loans, hard asset purchases, equity down payment requirements, real estate acquisitions, equipment purchases, share acquisitions and new real estate construction of hotels, casinos, senior care, multifamily, office and retail facilities.
A structured or synthetic lease is a mechanism that involves leasing cash flows from one of our affiliated funds for a period of time. Funds are disbursed against an agreed funding schedule – typically over 12 to 36 months. A repayment period –of up to 40 years -- is then applied to the fully drawn loan. These loans typically have the following characteristics: |
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- Low Down Payment – Usually no more than 20% to 25% of the total project cost
- Fund Start Up and Stabilization Costs – Our synthetic or structured lease program can be used to fund reasonable post occupancy operating expenses provided this is included in the project cost covered by the down payment
- Uses – A wide variety of uses, including equity financing; almost any variety of real estate or other capital project is eligible
- Interest Rate – Very low interest rates, typically no more than 4.25% to 7.25% for a 5 or 10 year term
- Terms – Initial lease drawdown term of 12 to 36 months; repayment term can be 5 to 40 years
- Flexible Drawdown Schedules – 12 to 36 months
- Recourse – Non recourse; no personal guarantees required
- Geography – We can finance projects worldwide using this structure, including Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America
- Credit Requirements – No minimum credit requirements
- Experience Requirements – No minimum experience requirements
- Collateral Requirements – Flexible collateral requirements; depending on the project, we can accept shares or a charge against future cash flows as collateral; we can also subordinate to existing mortgage financing where this is required
- No Up Front Fees – Fees are only charged once an offer to fund is issued
- Flexible Repayment Terms – Up to 40 years; up to 10 years interest only
- Assumeability – All loans are assumable
- Limits – No loan limits to any single borrower; preferred loan sizes of between $1mm and $20mm
- LTV – Up to 125% of project costs, including post occupancy stabilization and/or other ongoing operating costs
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