Perspectives on capital, policy and strategy.
Practical analysis on debt and structured finance, private credit, equity, government schemes, business strategy and finance leadership.
Private Credit & Capital Markets
Private credit and AIF funding: when it fits a promoter’s balance sheet
Non-bank institutional capital can solve what banks cannot, at a price. Knowing when it fits is the first decision.
Read articleOct 2026
Business & Financial Strategy
What a bankable DPR and CMA must show
Lenders read a project report for the cash flows, not the narrative. Here is what carries a proposal through credit appraisal.
Read articleOct 2026
Industry Advisory
Sequencing capital for a manufacturing capex: debt, incentives and equity
The mix and the timing of funding sources shape project returns as much as the plant itself.
Read articleOct 2026
Virtual CFO & Finance Transformation
Runway, burn and the 13-week cash forecast
Companies rarely fail for lack of profit. They fail for lack of cash. Here’s the tool that keeps you ahead of it.
Read articleJan 2026
Equity & Investment Banking
SAFEs, convertibles and priced rounds: choosing your instrument
How you raise is a decision in itself — it shapes your dilution, your speed and what you agree up front.
Read articleJan 2026
Debt & Structured Finance
Consortium and multiple banking: funding beyond a single lender
When one bank’s appetite runs out, how you share the debt shapes your cost and covenants for years.
Read articleJan 2026
Virtual CFO & Finance Transformation
The founder’s board pack: what to actually put in it
A board pack isn’t a data dump. It’s the story of the business in numbers, told the same way every month.
Read articleFeb 2026
Government Schemes
Claiming a government subsidy cleanly: eligibility, EFCI, documentation and timing
The difference between a sanctioned subsidy and a rejected one is rarely eligibility. It’s process.
Read articleJan 2026
Government Schemes
Madhya Pradesh Industrial Promotion Policy 2025: what large manufacturers can claim
MP notified IPP 2025 in February 2025. For a capital-heavy manufacturer, it is some of the cheapest capital available.
Read articleFeb 2026
Government Schemes
The MP MSME Policy 2025: incentives smaller manufacturers routinely leave unclaimed
You don’t need a mega project to benefit. MP’s MSME policy offers real, structured incentives — often unclaimed.
Read articleJan 2026
Equity & Investment Banking
How to read a term sheet: the clauses that decide your outcome
The valuation gets the attention. The clauses around it decide what you actually walk away with.
Read articleFeb 2026
Debt & Structured Finance
Stressed and special-situation funding: options when a business is under pressure
A cash crunch or an account slipping toward NPA is not the end of the road — if you engage early.
Read articleFeb 2026
Debt & Structured Finance
Structured finance: when a plain term loan isn’t enough
Sometimes the instrument has to be shaped around the cash flows, the asset or the situation.
Read articleJan 2026
Business & Financial Strategy
Structuring business tie-ups, JVs and alliances: the financial groundwork
The commercial logic is the founders’ job. The financial and structural groundwork is where deals are won or lost.
Read articleJan 2026
Government Schemes
The government subsidies Indian manufacturers routinely miss
Non-dilutive capital is sitting in central and state schemes — and most eligible companies never claim it.
Read articleDec 2025
Private Credit & Capital Markets
Venture debt vs equity: a founder’s decision framework
Dilution versus covenants. When non-dilutive capital extends your runway, and when it just adds risk.
Read articleDec 2025
Virtual CFO & Finance Transformation
When does a company actually need a Virtual CFO?
The honest signals that you’ve outgrown a bookkeeper — and why fractional beats a full-time hire at this stage.
Read articleFeb 2026
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