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Ruffena Capital is a leading mid-market boutique corporate finance house advising entrepreneurs and helping them raise growth and transitional capital for their exceptional, privately held businesses. We do this by connecting them to private investors, investment funds, certain family offices and specialist lenders in our large international relationship network.
Our firm is owned and run by our Founders and management team, who between them bring extensive experience from a diverse range of industries, and since 2013 as founders. Most of the team are also investors.
Our vision is simple...help our clients and investors realise theirs. We do this through the quality and independence of our advice and are always focused on sourcing the smartest capital for our clients, who wish to grow their businesses and who appreciate the wisdom and skills that often comes with external capital.
In recent years, we have seen a rising demand from the market to buy into existing privately held businesses, through a secondary share sale, as evidenced by approaches to our clients. This provides an exit for early shareholders is the preferred approach for some investors seeking alternative investments in proven, funded businesses.
The proliferation of funds, types of finance and market practices have changed out of all recognition in the last few years, making London and the Netherlands a superb market for raising new capital. More than ever, preparation and the right deal structure is needed to attract investment.
Over the last decade, alongside our corporate finance work, we have built relationships in the UK and Europe with those who like to invest in venture funds. We are delighted to connect new interesting propositions, where we think that our contacts will like what is on offer.
Trade Finance is a broad church these days and Ruffena has a wide range of third party finance options from providers that we routinely introduce to help clients, including cashflow funding; R&D Tax Credits; asset based lending and other options. These help reduce the need for taking as much equity or secured borrowing to fund growth.
We have introduced lending for many of our clients from individuals, specialist funds and corporates in increasing amounts since the financial crisis. These days, lenders have evolved to provide a large range of alternative solutions and these debt facilities can be far less expensive than selling shares in the long run, provided the borrower's cash flow can sustain the repayment of capital and interest.
Founded in 2013 and having reorganised as a group in 2021, we are regulated in the UK under the Ashberg multifamily office and are on a mission to create a trusted brand in the lower-mid market that delivers the service and results that our clients and their investors seek. We do this through the quality and integrity of our work, and the experience and focus that we bring to each transaction.
Based in London and Amsterdam, we are a collegiate and dedicated team working with a number of businesses each year who seek our advice and subsequently investment from the wide transnational relationships we have with investors, funds and family offices and or corporate partners, helping them navigate the complexities of a noisy, buoyant market to realise their objectives.
We work closely with management to arrange and advise on any corporate finance transaction they may wish to undertake. We do this through the quality and independence of our advice and our experience in procuring the best possible combinations of finance and smart capital we can for our clients.
Raising new capital is rarely easy and to succeed, needs skill, focus and discretion. It also requires the kind of broad range of relationships that Ruffena has developed over the last decade with institutional funds, regulated family offices, corporate venture houses and venture lenders, to source the smartest capital for each business that we work with.
Alongside equity or types of lending, we help some clients access the many trade financing options that are now available, improving cashflow, security and operational efficiency.
We advise upon and arrange secondary share sales for clients when some existing shareholders wish to sell for personal reasons without waiting for a full exit of the whole business. Investors buying existing shares typically do so in strong growth businesses, or when they may not otherwise participate as a shareholder.
In the last couple of years, Ruffena has been approached by numerous funds to introduce our contacts to them. We do not distribute funds, nor do we run a fund or advise investors in any way. However, we can introduce contacts where we think they will be interested in the focus and returns of a particular fund.
Founded in 2013 and having reorganised as a group in 2021, we are regulated in the UK under Ashberg multifamily office and are on a mission to create a trusted brand in the lower-mid market that delivers the service and results that our clients and their investors seek. We do this through the quality and integrity of our work, and the experience and focus that we bring to each transaction.
Based in London and Amsterdam, we are a collegiate and dedicated team working with a number of businesses each year who seek our advice and subsequently investment from the wide transnational relationships we have with investors, funds and family offices and or corporate partners, helping them navigate the complexities of a noisy, buoyant market to realise their objectives.
We work closely with management to arrange and advise on any corporate finance transaction they may wish to undertake. We do this through the quality and independence of our advice and our experience in procuring the best possible combinations of finance and smart capital we can for our clients.
Raising new capital is rarely easy and to succeed, needs skill, focus and discretion. It also requires the kind of broad range of relationships that Ruffena has developed over the last decade with institutional funds, regulated family offices, corporate venture houses and venture lenders, to source the smartest capital for each business that we work with.
Alongside equity or types of lending, we help some clients access the many trade financing options that are now available, improving cashflow, security and operational efficiency.
We advise upon and arrange secondary share sales for clients when some existing shareholders wish to sell for personal reasons without waiting for a full exit of the whole business. Investors buying existing shares typically do so in strong growth businesses, or when they may not otherwise participate as a shareholder.
In the last couple of years, Ruffena has been approached by numerous funds to introduce our contacts to them. We do not distribute funds, nor do we run a fund or advise investors in any way. However, we can introduce contacts where we think they will be interested in the focus and returns of a particular fund.