Project finance is not a generic debt product. It is a structured way to fund a specific asset or program of assets using the project’s contracted cash flows, ring-fenced security, and disciplined governance. When it works, it lowers the cost of capital and protects the sponsor’s balance sheet. When it is rushed, it turns into a slow, expensive process that burns credibility with lenders.
Financely supports mid-market sponsors and asset owners seeking institutional project finance across energy, infrastructure, industrial platforms, and real asset-linked strategies. We focus on clean capital stacks, realistic leverage, and documentation pathways that stand up to lender credit committees. We act as advisor and arranger through regulated partners. We do not lend directly and we do not guarantee outcomes without underwriting.
The term includes classic non-recourse or limited-recourse structures for renewable energy, conventional power, logistics, ports, water, telecoms, and concessions. It also includes modern hybrids such as portfolio finance, warehouse-to-takeout strategies, construction-to-term packages, sponsor-backed development platforms, and selective credit enhancement tools where the underlying cash flow needs support during ramp-up.
In practice, lenders underwrite three questions. Is the revenue bankable. Is the build plan executable. Is the risk allocation realistic across EPC, O&M, offtake, insurance, and sponsor support. If those three pillars are coherent, pricing and leverage become a negotiation rather than a rejection.
Financely is selective. Our process is designed for sponsors and corporates that can support institutional documentation, reporting, and governance. We typically work with post-revenue businesses, or with development-stage projects that have credible offtake, strong counterparties, and meaningful sponsor equity.
The strongest candidates arrive with a defined equity plan and decision-ready data.
The recurring theme is visible cash flow and a fundable risk map.
Project finance is rarely a single-tranche solution. The most bankable deals combine senior debt, sponsor equity, and carefully chosen mezzanine or subordinated layers where needed. For some projects, the right answer is a construction facility with a committed takeout. For others, it is a unitranche-style private credit solution when banks cannot move fast enough.
We help evaluate and position:
Lenders are not allergic to risk. They are allergic to unpriced risk, unclear responsibility, and missing controls. A project that has a strong EPC counterpart, credible schedule buffers, appropriate liquidated damages, and a sensible contingency plan will outcompete a similar project that tries to present optimism as a strategy.
The same logic applies to revenue. Contracted offtake, regulated tariff pathways, or diversified merchant strategies backed by hedging and conservative DSCR targets are all fundable stories. The key is matching the story to the right capital provider, then reflecting it in the term sheet and data room before the market sees it.
Many projects come to market too early. The sponsor expects lenders to solve basic design, contract, or governance gaps. This delays credit decisions and weakens pricing. We focus on pre-market problem solving so the process starts with a credible package rather than a list of questions.
We operate as advisor and arranger through regulated partners and institutional channels. Our responsibility is to translate the project into a lender-ready structure, then manage a controlled outreach process across banks, private credit funds, insurers, and specialist infrastructure lenders where the fit is real.
The process generally follows five steps. First, an eligibility and bankability diagnostic. Second, capital stack design and term sheet positioning. Third, preparation of lender-grade materials and data room structuring. Fourth, targeted distribution and credit Q&A management. Fifth, support through term sheet selection, documentation, and closing coordination with legal and technical advisers.
A disciplined project finance process protects both time and value. It reduces false starts, avoids uncontrolled lender shopping, and helps sponsors maintain negotiation leverage by keeping the story consistent across the right investor group. It also improves the chance that the chosen term sheet survives credit committee scrutiny without last-minute structural surprises.
For repeat sponsors, this becomes a compounding advantage. The market learns the documentation quality, the reporting standard, and the reliability of the execution team. That reputation directly affects future pricing and speed.
Private credit can play a powerful role in project finance, especially in mid-market transactions where speed, structuring creativity, or non-standard risk allocation are required. A well-placed private credit solution can bridge construction risk, support portfolio aggregation, or provide senior stretch leverage when traditional banks are constrained.
The tradeoff is clear. Pricing is often higher, covenants can be more bespoke, and reporting expectations are rarely lighter. A strong advisory lens helps sponsors decide whether that tradeoff is justified by the timetable, asset strategy, and execution risk.
If a project or asset portfolio requires senior debt, mezzanine, or structured credit and the funding package must clear institutional underwriting, Financely can assess bankability and run a targeted capital process through regulated partners.
Request Project Finance TermsDisclaimer: This page is for general information only and does not constitute legal, financial, investment, or regulatory advice. References to project finance structures, lenders, or sectors are illustrative and may not reflect the requirements of any specific transaction. Financely acts as advisor and arranger through regulated partners and is not a bank or direct lender. Any financing outcome is subject to underwriting, KYC, AML, sanctions screening, legal and technical diligence, insurance review, perfected security where applicable, and approvals by relevant institutions. Professional and corporate audience only.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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