Edmonton · CanadaWONE Global Capability Partner · Canada
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Cases · Capital & assets · Banking, lending & secured finance
Structure acquisition finance
How should we finance an acquisition abroad?
WONE Global designs where debt and equity sit, checks tax deductibility, withholding and security rules, and works with lenders' counsel in each country.
Countries in the typical case United Kingdom · Poland
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Finance placed in the wrong entity costs interest deductions, triggers withholding tax or breaches local rules.
A scenario
BuyerCorporation · from United Kingdom · in Poland
It is borrowing to acquire a business in Poland.
Where it ends Finance that is deductible and secured.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Acquisition debt for an overseas purchase”“Where should the acquisition debt sit?”“We need funding for an overseas acquisition”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global designs where debt and equity sit, checks tax deductibility, withholding and security rules, and works with lenders' counsel in each country.
Usually led by Treasury and funding, with Banking and capital, Buying, selling and investing and Tax and structuring.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Week 1WONE Global designs where debt sits.
- Week 2Tax and security reviewed in Poland.
- Week 3Lender documents agreed.
- ThenFunds drawn on completion.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Debt, equity or vendor finance, and from where
- 02Security, guarantees and financial-assistance limits
- 03Interest deductibility and withholding tax
Outcomes
What you receive
- A financing structure that works locally
- Finance documents and security package
- Tax position on the financing confirmed
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Treasury and funding, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
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- United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Canada WONE Global Partner Haider Khan Fabers · Director of Advisory Services Brief this Partner →
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