MYD Capital Partners works with companies seeking financing for capacity investment, a new market, an acquisition or working capital. We turn the growth plan into a sound structure that investors and lenders can understand, test and fund, and we match it to the right kind of capital.
Why do strong growth plans struggle to find capital?
A growth plan usually makes complete sense to the people who wrote it. Management knows the customers, the order book and the factory floor. An investor or a lender knows none of that. They see a set of projections, a funding request and a set of risks they cannot yet measure.
The gap between those two views is where most growth financings slow down or fail. The plan is not wrong; it is unproven in the form capital needs. The numbers are not tied to a financial model that holds together under scenarios. The use of funds is not linked to the returns it is meant to produce. The track record behind the plan is real but undocumented. Capital does not fund what it cannot underwrite, however good the underlying business is.
A second gap is the type of capital. Growth equity, growth debt, project finance and a strategic partner each price risk differently and ask for different things in return. Approaching the wrong one wastes months and can close doors that do not reopen.
What makes a growth plan financeable?
In our experience, investors and lenders ask the same core questions, whatever the sector:
- What exactly is the money for? Capacity, a market entry, an acquisition or working capital, each with its own timing and its own risk.
- How does the investment turn into cash flow? A financial model that connects the use of funds to revenue, margin and cash generation, tested under more than one scenario.
- Can the balance sheet carry it? A capital structure where new debt or new equity fits alongside what is already there, without tight covenants or a maturity wall.
- Can management deliver it? Evidence that the team, the reporting and the governance can run a larger company, not only the current one.
- Why this capital, and why now? A clear case for the chosen form of financing and the timing.
We build the answers before the first approach, so the conversation with capital starts from evidence rather than ambition.
How our practices support growth financing
Every engagement begins with Phase Zero: a short assessment of strategic fit, typically two to four weeks, before any mandate is signed.
The Goldsmith™ turns the growth plan into institutional documentation: a three-statement financial model with scenario analysis, a defensible valuation, an investment memorandum and a data room. It is the practice for companies whose plan is sound but not yet presented in the form capital expects.
The Confluence™ runs the raise itself. It covers growth equity, growth debt financing and project finance, including public-private partnerships for infrastructure-linked growth. We map and score the counterparties most likely to fund your plan, manage every approach and NDA, and negotiate the term sheet through to signing.
The Dawn™ comes first where the existing capital structure is the constraint: debt that matures at the wrong time, covenants that block new borrowing, or working capital tied up in the business. Resetting the structure often creates the room growth financing needs.
The Polarity™ is the right route where growth is better achieved with a partner than with capital alone: a joint venture for a new market, a distribution or licensing arrangement, or a strategic supply partnership.
We typically work with companies of €50M–€500M in annual revenue, though a strong growth case matters more to us than a precise band. Our network spans 500+ capital partners across 40+ strategic markets, which lets us match a specific plan to the capital best placed to fund it.
Frequently asked questions
Should we raise equity or debt to finance growth?
It depends on the cash profile of the investment, the existing balance sheet and how much ownership you are willing to share. Debt is typically cheaper but constrains the company through covenants and repayment; equity is more flexible but dilutes ownership. We model both before recommending either, and sometimes the answer is a combination.
How long does a growth financing take?
A Confluence™ process typically runs six to nine months. Where the plan first needs preparation through The Goldsmith™, that phase typically adds four to six months. Timing depends on the type of capital and how ready the company is at the start.
Can you help finance an acquisition as part of our growth plan?
Yes. Buy-side M&A is part of The Confluence™, and acquisition financing is often raised alongside it. We assess the target, structure the financing and manage both processes so that neither slows the other.
Do we need to give up control to raise growth capital?
Not necessarily. Growth debt, minority equity and partnership structures can all fund growth while control stays with the existing owners. The trade-offs between them are part of the work in Phase Zero.