Overview

Oakwell Associates is the specialist venture capital financing division of Oakwell Holdings which have a funding capacity in excess of $115-billion. Oakwell Associates consists of more than 4000 prominent global venture capitalists and investment angels, structured in approximately 1200 funding syndicates.

Oakwell Associates is an associate member of International Venture Capital Association and have platinum achiever status associate membership with the Paulsmeier Inc. Group.

Function of Oakwell Associates

The function of Oakwell Associates is to gather and accommodate discerning venture capital financiers and investment angels as funder partners to strengthen its market position. In return Oakwell Associates provides its funder partners access to its comprehensive portfolio of viable and high yielding investment and project opportunities which they can opt to invest in.

Furthermore, Oakwell Associates seeks to provide its funder partners with opportunities to fulfill social, moral and philanthropic aspirations. This is achieved by funding responsible business opportunities and project developments that create work opportunities, work expertise and infrastructure. In this regard, Oakwell Associates rely strongly on its affiliation with the Global Association of Billionaires and Millionaires and the Paulsmeier Inc. Group to participate and contribute in philanthropic programs of significance.

Purpose of Oakwell Associates

The purpose of Oakwell Associates is to:

• Provide its visionary funding syndicates with a choice from a broad range of viable projects available in its project portfolio.
• Represent and promote funder partners to those seeking venture capital.
• Represent funder partners’ interests in negotiations with international governments and Chambers of Commerce.
• Facilitate the exchange of important information between funder partners.
• Improve the image of the venture capital industry by encouraging funder partners to comply with the highest standard of corporate
  governance and professional practice, as well as moral and ethical values.

Objective of Oakwell Associates

The objective of Oakwell Associates is to provide funder partners with the following potential opportunities:

• Formal association with an exclusive international venture capital network organization of stature and integrity.
• Provision with an array of excellent projects in need of funding.
• Access to up-to-date research and general information about the venture capital industry.
• Exposure to a substantial number of investment bankers and project brokers.
• Access to high yielding projects with reduced risk as a result of strict pre-evaluation processes.

Oakwell Associates’ funder partners makes provision for, and offer loan-structured finance, equity-structured finance, or a combination of these financing options.

Venture capital finance

Venture capitalists offer equity-structured finance for projects requiring medium- to long-term financing of $5-million or more. This type of financier is typically directly involved in the business, providing strategic direction to management as well as financial support for the company. He may have a seat on the board but does not usually participate in day-to-day management. The reward is rapid growth of the enterprise in the medium- to long-term, with the funder exiting through the sale of the company, a management buy-out, or a flotation on the stock market.

Investment angel finance

Investment angels provide loan-structured finance of $1-million or more, utilizing various loan structures, with interest determined by the level of risk inherent in the venture. Although these projects are implemented independently, the project owner makes use of the wide range of professional expertise offered by Oakwell Corporate.

Either type of Oakwell Associates’ funder partners can supply funding at various stages in a business’ development:

• At start-up, to facilitate product development and initial marketing financing.
• In the early stage, to enable commercial manufacturing to take place so that the venture can start generating profits.
• The expansion phase requires capital to increase an enterprise’s production capacity and to develop and market its products.
• Refinancing can entail the purchase of existing shares in a venture from another venture capital firm, providing the funds needed
  for a management buy-out, financing a buy-in by outside managers, or providing an existing recipient with additional capital.
• Separate import and export financing and/or the provision of guarantees are provided.
• Capital can be provided for trading in minerals and commodities.
• Bridge financing.

Oakwell Associates serves as a catalyst that generates wealth for its funder partners. Exclusivity ensures that funder partners’ interests are paramount in all its activities.

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