Debt advisory: Fueling your growth without equity dilution

Drawing on our deep expertise in start-up fundraising, we have now expanded our debt advisory capabilities. Our approach will offer founders flexible financing solutions – providing debt advisory both as a complementary service to our existing equity advisory, and as a standalone offering.

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Why choose debt?

diversify funding sources
Diversify funding sources
Build strategic relationships with long-term partners. Improved bargaining power.
minimise dilution
Minimise dilution
Secure the capital you need without sacrificing equity or control.
flexibility
Flexibility
Customisable terms, broad uses of proceeds, and scalable funding options.
faster access to capital
Faster access to capital
Shorter and more focussed DD. Completion typically between 8 - 12 weeks
reduced cost of capital
Reduced cost of capital
Debt is cheaper than equity. Interest payments are tax deductible.

Our client-centric approach

01
Discovery

Understanding your unique capital needs and constraints

02
Strategy

Developing optimal debt structure(s) and lender targeting plan

03
Preparation

Creating compelling materials that highlight your strengths and address credit challenges

04
Execution

Managing outreach and driving competitive tension

05
Optimisation

Securing optimal terms through expert negotiation

06
Completion

Supporting documentation review and closing requirements, including project management

We only partner with the most ambitious and game-changing companies, and work 100% at risk as your interim fundraising specific CFO and advisor, throughout your fundraising journey.

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See what people have to say

Mountside’s support through the fundraising process was excellent, supporting us with the heavy lifting of preparing investment-ready documents, shaping a compelling story across our deck and financial model, connecting us with their vast network of investors, and helping us to close a deal that was in the best interest of the company. We were able to raise significantly more capital while reducing the hours we spent fundraising - I’d highly recommend them if you’re looking to supercharge your raise.
£10m | Puma & Pembroke
Jay Shen
CEO, Transreport
We found the team at Mountside on hand and responsive at every stage of our raise. They guided us in building a robust financial model, putting together a narrative that would appeal to investors, identifying relevant funds by leveraging their network, and really took the time to understand our needs and vision for the future.
£9m | Breega & Mercia
Andy Moss
CEO, SEND
Working with the Mountside team has been a pleasure over the last year or so. They’re dynamic, always provide useful advice, and are nice guys to boot. We’re looking forward to working with them in the future as we continue scaling.
£4m | Multiple (inc. Longridge & Prefcap)
Ross Nichols
Co-founder, Just Move In
Raising cash in this current environment is very tough and we would not have been successful without the support and advice of Mountside throughout the whole process.
£2.3m | Lloyds CVC & HNWs
Emmanuel de Resseguier
CEO, Fennech
As technical founders, we needed trusted experts to help guide us through the institutional investment process, which was completely new to us. The Mountside teams’ experience and expertise in all aspects of the investment process, in everything from preparation through to negotiating heads of terms, was invaluable and always delivered in a friendly and professional way.
£5m | YFM Equity Partners
Paul Chorley
CEO, AutomatePro
The team at Mountside were an excellent partner to Springpod during our fundraise. Their UK network is extensive and the relationships they have enabled us to reach highly targeted potential investors in a short period of time. They were a useful sounding board throughout and I would not hesitate to recommend them to startups aiming to raise an institutional round.
£3m | Edge VC
Sam Hyams
CEO, Springpod
We really enjoyed working with the Mountside team, leveraging their experience to support us in preparing for and completing our funding round. We’re now laser-focused on growing the Sifted team and becoming the definitive media brand for Europe’s startup ecosystem.
£4m | ScaleUp Capital
Caspar Woolley
CEO, Sifted
The Mountside team have been incredible in supporting us on this journey. I’d like to thank them personally and on behalf of the team for a fantastic effort in helping us secure investment.
£3.8m | Beringea
Aaron Georgiou
CEO, Litta
Loved working with Mountside, they were really helpful in the whole process. They moved quickly to our timelines, and the support with our fundraising strategy and financial model was invaluable. I highly recommend them.
£7m | Fuel Ventures
Kane Harrison
CEO, Wombat Invest
The team at Mountside introduced us to their extensive network of investors in Europe, and held our hands throughout every stage of the fundraising process. I can’t recommend them highly enough.
£6m | MTech, FNZ & HNWs
Abraham Okusanya
CEO, timeline
As a fast growth SaaS business, Clientshare had reached a stage where institutional capital was required to accelerate growth even further. Mountside Ventures provided Clientshare with expertise on financial modelling coupled with unrivalled access to UK and global investment funds. We raised significant investment in a short time frame with their support.
£2.3m | Blackfinch VC
James Ward
CEO, Clientshare