Intake Form – STAGE 1
PFX is handling scores of projects at any one time. This form
saves you, us, our investors, underwriters and others
involved in your transaction a great deal of time. When we
have reviewed this form and your executive summary, we
will be in touch within three working days.
PLEASE LEAVE IN .DOC FORMAT. DO NOT CONVERT TO .PDF.
Introduction
It is not generally appreciated that the Project
Finance structure is unlike any other (M&A, Mezz,
VC etc) in that funding is not dependent on your
assets or balance sheet, but on the track record and
financial stability of whoever is going to buy the
output from your built project. This could be the
grid your Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is with,
or the Management and Operating Agreement
(MOA) for your hospitality, healthcare,
infrastructure or other project.
Please complete and return this Stage 1 Intake Form with your Executive Summary (NOT
the full deck at this stage) to the e-mail shown below. Next steps are:
1. We will reply within three working days to arrange a call to discuss your project.
2. All being well, we send you our Stage 2 Intake Form for you to complete. This asks for a
lot more information and is designed to assure us that your project is submission ready,
or as near as it can be to it. Please Note: Only the investor can decide when it is ‘shovel
ready’. It also provides assistance in setting up and organising your data-room.
3. We also prepare and send you our engagement agreement (there are no fees), our
NCNDA and also our AML (anti-money laundering) statement and screening form. This is
now required by most of our investors.
4. Using our Listings Worksheet, we assist in preparing your PFX listing. Once listed on PFX
investors know that your project is ‘submission ready’ to their acceptable intake
standards. No identifying information is available on the elevator pitch which is shown on
the PFX ‘Pipeline’ page. Only PFX registered investors can view your Exec Summary and
other confidential information.
5. Our Investor Liaison team will identify the investor most suited to your project and will
contact you directly once we have confirmed interest from an investor.
6. You engage directly with the investor.
Before moving forward please ensure:
1. All your permits, permissions and other statutory documentation are complete, valid,
bought and paid for. Investors cannot assist with any pre-financing costs.
2. If land is involved in your project it will need to be owned, optioned, leased or
controlled by you in some other way.
3. You will need an off-take, power purchase or other agreement with a credible entity
who is going to buy the output from your built project at least in advanced draft form.
4. If an agreement as described in (3) above is not available, a feasibility study from an
independent and credible source will be required.
5. Your EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract will need to be with a
company that can show track record and financial stability in the project’s specific
market sector.
6. If you are building a renewable energy plant, hospital or other project that needs
specialist contractors your contracts with them will need to be available either directly
or through your EPC.
PLEASE READ THE PROJECT FINANCE DEFINITION OF BELOW
Project Finance is defined as investment predicated on the track record and financial
stability of whoever is contracted to buy the output from the built project and not those of
the project principals or their company or government agency. These same track record
and financial stability criteria apply to all the project’s contractors and other
counterparties.
In cases where no contracted buyer can be shown but a feasibility study clearly demonstrates
the viability of the project (in that there is absolute/underwrite-able assurance that any loan
will be repaid) it needs to be credible and backed with sound and qualified research. Also, a
project can qualify if the applicants can show a track record of success in operating the built
project. This usually applies to hospitality, energy and similar sectors where specialist
operating knowledge is required.
On all questions below please insert ‘x’ between [ and ] – ie: [x] -where appropriate
Does your project meet the ‘project finance’ criteria as defined above? Yes [ ] No [ ]
If you answered ‘No’ we regret your opportunity does not qualify for listing on PFX.
If ‘Yes’ please complete the following Intake Form (use N/A where appropriate):
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS
If you are a professional advisor, such as business/corporate finance consultant, accountant,
lawyer etc with clients who occasionally need project finance raising support, you can use our Direct
Intake Service (DIS). Please visit the ‘Prof Advisors’ zone at the site for further information.
PROJECT PRINCIPALS: Please continue to complete and submit this form.
This Stage 1 Q&A provides basic
information for our intake analysts.
Question: Answers):
Name of company
Legal status (i.e. Limited, S.A., Inc.)
Applicant’s main contact
Position in company
Country of registration
Company/tax or other registration number
Company main address
Telephone
Email
Website
What is the project total cost (USD, GBP or
EUR)?
Where is the project located (country,
state/province)
How much capital are you looking to raise?
How much have you already invested?
Can you show documentation to prove
expenditure so far?
1. What market sector(s) is your project in (‘x’ all that apply)?
Agri [ ]; Airports [ ]; Aviation [ ]; Bio-Fuels [ ]; Bridges [ ]; Care Homes [ ]; Clinics/Hospitals [ ];
Commercial RE [ ]; Dams [ ]; Fisheries/Fish Farming [ ]; Healthcare []: Hotels/Resorts [ ];
Hospitality []; Hydro-Electricity [ ]; Infrastructure [ ]; In-Ground Assets [ ]; Leisure/Recreation [ ];
Media [ ]; Nuclear Energy [ ]; Oil & Gas [ ]; Ports [ ]; Potable Water [ ]; Power Distribution [ ];
Renewable Energy [ ]; Residential RE [ ]; Road/Rail [ ]; Satellites (Commercial) [ ];
Senior Living [ ]; Shipping/Marine [ ]; Social Infrastructure [ ]; Social/Affordable Housing [ ]; Solar
Farms [ ]; Spaceports [ ]; Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) [ ]; Trams [ ];
Transport/Distribution/Warehousing [ ]; Tunnels [ ]; Utility (gas, water, sewage etc) [ ]; Waste
Recycling [ ]; Waste-to-Energy [ ]; Waste-to-Fuel [ ]; Wave/Tidal Energy [ ]; Windfarms [ ];
2. Please describe your project in no more than 100 words:
Once completed please return this form with ONLY your Executive Summary to our Direct Intake
Service (DIS). Please DO NOT send your entire full deck.
DIS@PROJECTFINANCEEXCHANGE.COM
We recommend reading the post in our PFX LinkedIn page:
So… What’s So Special About the Project Finance Structure?
Your submission will be reviewed and we will contact you to arrange a meeting. Following that
meeting you will be asked to complete our Stage 2 (Pre-Listing) form which asks for a lot more
information regarding availability of documentation covering permits, permissions, contracts and
agreements with your engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors and other
counterparties to your project. We will also require confirmation of availability of off-take,
management and operating, power purchase and similar agreements. All this documentation will
need to be made available in your data-room for your investor.
You can also find further information on how to prepare your project finance application in The
Raising Project Finance Handbook, which is now the official PFX User Guide. It costs little more than
a visit to your coffee shop, but has helped hundreds of project principals prepare their submissions
since first published in 2020. Just click the cover image below to view more on Amazon.
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registered in England No 13617543 and is for use only by principals preparing to list projects on the Project Finance
Exchange (PFX). It may be used by intermediaries only when preparing submissions to PFX on behalf of clients and not
for use with their own clients.
