How Financely prepares teasers, CIMs, models, data rooms, legal opinions, and subscription docs. Built for investor diligence and compliant execution.
Investors and lenders do not fund stories. They fund files that survive diligence. That means a clear narrative, consistent numbers, clean documents, and an execution path that respects regulation and market practice. This page explains how Financely prepares deal materials for capital raises and closings, including the teaser, confidential information memorandum, model, data room, and legal documentation workstream.
If you want a reference point for how competitive processes run once the file is ready, see capital raising for independent private equity sponsors and raising capital for commercial real estate through private placements.
If your raise depends on family offices, do not blast a generic deck. Prepare the teaser and CIM first, then run targeted outreach with decision-maker meetings.
Family Office IntroductionsDeal preparation is the packaging and compliance-aware coordination needed to move from “interesting” to “fundable.” It is not one document. It is a stack that stays consistent across marketing, diligence, and legal. When a number changes in the model, the teaser, CIM, term sheet, and disclosures must update with it.
The teaser is the first filter. It should be short, factual, and built to earn an NDA and an information request. It focuses on the transaction, the ask, the downside story, and why now.
The CIM is the diligence bridge. It connects the opportunity narrative to the underwriting evidence. For a practical example of the document set expected in competitive raises, see documents to prepare for a competitive process.
We build or clean the model so the numbers match the story and can be stressed. Lenders and serious investors want scenario logic, not a single straight-line case.
A clean data room prevents churn. We set a structured index, define what belongs where, and keep version control. The aim is to make diligence feel calm and complete.
We align the proposed structure to market realities and to your negotiating leverage. This includes the waterfall logic, control rights, and remedies if the plan misses targets.
When the raise involves securities, the document stack must match the term sheet and the model. For a deeper primer, see how to write a private placement memorandum and the overview on offering documents and disclosures.
Financely is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. When legal documentation is needed, we engage qualified external legal counsel appropriate for the jurisdiction and the transaction type. Counsel leads the drafting, legal opinions, and regulatory analysis. We coordinate the workflow so the legal package stays consistent with the economics, the model, and the disclosure narrative.
Common counsel-led deliverables include:
Not every transaction needs a formal legal opinion. Some do. A legal opinion is commonly requested when a counterparty needs comfort on enforceability, authority, or other legal facts tied to closing risk. The exact scope is determined by counsel based on jurisdiction and structure.
Raising capital without a clean subscription pack creates last-minute legal fire drills. If your raise needs a PPM and subscription documents, start with the discipline and keep it consistent from day one.
PPM and Subscription Pack GuideCertain activities in the United States can trigger broker-dealer registration requirements, especially when securities are offered and transaction-based compensation is involved. Where FINRA registration or broker-dealer involvement is required for compliant execution, the relevant work is delegated to a qualified firm, typically a FINRA-registered broker-dealer or other appropriately licensed counterparty, in line with applicable regulation.
Financely’s role in these cases is coordination and preparation: packaging the file, aligning materials, and managing process flow. Regulated activities are performed by the licensed parties under their own supervision, documentation, and compliance programs.
The fastest way to get to “investable” is to remove ambiguity early. At minimum, expect to provide:
Timelines depend on complexity and readiness. A prepared sponsor can move quickly. A messy file slows everything down. As a reference for a structured raise cadence, see the indicative phases described in this capital raising timeline.
If you have a live capital raise, acquisition, or structured finance mandate, submit your deal. We will review readiness, outline the preparation plan, and coordinate the document workstream with qualified counsel and regulated partners as required.
Submit Your DealNo. Legal documents are prepared by qualified external legal counsel appropriate for the jurisdiction and transaction type. Financely coordinates the workflow so the legal stack matches the economics, the model, and the disclosure narrative.
A teaser is a short initial summary designed to earn an NDA and an information request. A CIM is the full diligence bridge: strategy, risks, financials, transaction structure, and evidence organized for underwriting.
It depends on the structure, jurisdiction, investor base, and distribution approach. Counsel determines what is required or prudent. For a practical primer, see how to write a private placement memorandum.
It typically captures the investor commitment, representations on eligibility, transfer restrictions, acknowledgments of risks, and closing mechanics. Exact terms are counsel-led and tailored to the offering.
When U.S. regulatory requirements make broker-dealer involvement necessary for compliant execution, the regulated work is delegated to a qualified firm. Financely supports preparation and coordination while licensed parties perform regulated activities under their own supervision.
Disclaimer: This page is for general information only and does not constitute legal, tax, investment, or financial advice. Financely is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Legal documents, legal opinions, and regulatory analysis are provided by qualified external legal counsel and, where applicable, licensed and regulated counterparties. Financely is not a broker-dealer. Where broker-dealer registration or FINRA-member execution is required for compliant activity, the relevant regulated work is performed by qualified licensed firms under their own supervision, documentation, and compliance programs. All services are subject to eligibility, KYC, AML, sanctions screening, and counterparty approvals.
Financely advises growth-focused businesses on accessing capital by introducing their opportunities to professional investors. Financely is not a securities broker or dealer. Where appropriate, engagements are coordinated with regulated broker-dealers, investment banks, legal counsel, and other specialists.
Financely does not solicit, offer, or accept orders to buy or sell securities and makes no assurance regarding capital-raising outcomes.
Services are strictly business-to-business. Financely does not provide personal finance, consumer credit, or retail advisory services.
Advisory services are reserved for post-revenue companies that recognize the time and resources required for professional underwriting.
All mandates start with an RFQ. We review submissions, issue a brief Go/No-Go memo, and where bankable, release a Term Sheet that leads to funding. We arrange capital across Senior Secured, Unitranche, Second Lien/Mezzanine, Preferred Equity, and Gap Solutions. We do not process deals by email or chat.
Letters of Credit, Standby LCs, Confirmations, Receivables Finance, and Inventory Lines with control.
Funding arranged for trade flows with instruments sized to your cycle and aligned to delivery and settlement.
Move forward to secure working capital and keep goods moving. Submit the RFQ to start underwriting for funding.
Limited or non-recourse structures for energy and infrastructure with lender-ready materials.
Funding solutions aligned to project cash flows with credible covenants and conditions to reach notice to proceed.
Advance the file to termable status. Submit the RFQ so we can underwrite and secure funding.
Debt and Preferred solutions anchored on cash flow, Quality of Earnings, and clear closing mechanics.
Funding across senior, unitranche, and preferred to match stable cash flows and acquisition timelines.
Get financed on workable terms for closing. Submit the RFQ to start underwriting.
Acquisition, development, bridge, and refinance with lender-ready packs and third-party reports managed.
Funding calibrated to DSCR, leverage, and tenancy with terms designed to close.
Move to a financeable package. Submit the RFQ to initiate underwriting for funding.
KYC and Source of Funds required. Engagements are best-efforts and subject to underwriting. Preference for operating companies with meaningful revenue. See our FAQ and Procedure.
Financely Inc. (“Financely”) provides corporate-finance advice and is wholly owned by Aurora Bay Trust, a trust formed under Bahamian law, together with its authorized affiliates. Depending on deal structure, jurisdiction, and local rules, engagements may be carried out through Financely Group LLC, a non-deposit-taking, non-banking financial company; Ashford Capital Advisory LLC; or another related entity.
Financely and its affiliates are not registered as securities broker-dealers and do not execute securities transactions or hold client funds or securities. When a mandate involves the purchase or sale of securities and a registered intermediary is required, any orders are introduced to and executed by one or more independent U.S. broker-dealers registered with the SEC and FINRA. Those broker-dealers are solely responsible for trade execution, custody, and related regulatory obligations. Nothing in this material constitutes an offer, solicitation, or recommendation to buy or sell any security or to engage in any specific transaction. Before engaging Financely Group LLC, Ashford Capital Advisory LLC, or any affiliate, you are responsible for confirming that such engagement complies with your own legal, regulatory, tax, and other requirements. In the United States, certain advisory activities may be conducted in reliance on exemptions available under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, including the “foreign private adviser” exemption where applicable. Our services and regulatory status may vary by jurisdiction and by transaction type.
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