SERVICES WE PROVIDE
What We Do:
Graystone Capital is a premier ECM and DCM advisory group operating across 12 markets spanning Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Gulf, and Africa. We advise high-growth businesses, family conglomerates, Government-Related Entities (GREs), Banks & Financial Institutions, and corporates on Series B and C equity fund raises, structured debt, syndicated facilities, project finance, and cross-border transactions, delivering institutional-grade advisory with the agility and reach that global markets demand.
We operate across the full capital structure, advising businesses, institutions, and family conglomerates on equity, debt, and everything in between. Our sole mandate is to deliver the best outcome for our clients, whether that is raising growth equity, structuring a billion-dollar debt facility, arranging a syndicated loan, or advising on a cross-border acquisition. Our advisory practice spans two core pillars, Private Equity & Growth Capital, and Corporate Debt Solutions, delivered across our network of institutional investors, commercial banks, development finance institutions, family offices, and alternative capital providers across Asia, the Gulf, and Africa.
Two Core Advisory Pillars
Our advisory practice spans two core pillars: Private Equity & Growth Capital Advisory and Corporate Debt Solutions. Together, these pillars allow us to advise businesses, institutions, and family conglomerates across the full capital structure — equity, debt, and everything in between.
Private Equity & Growth Capital Advisory
We connect high-growth businesses with the right equity capital, at the right stage, at the right valuation, and with the right partner. Our work supports founders, management teams, family businesses, and institutional stakeholders across the full private equity lifecycle.
- Series B & Series C equity fundraising
- Pre-IPO capital raising and IPO readiness
- Private equity fundraising for funds and GPs
- Growth equity, strategic investments, M&A, JVs, and shareholder advisory
Corporate Debt Solutions
We structure, arrange, and advise on the full spectrum of corporate debt, connecting businesses with the right lenders, at the right cost, and with the right structure across commercial banks, DFIs, Islamic finance institutions, alternative lenders, and credit funds.
- Working capital, trade finance, and CAPEX finance
- Project finance, acquisition finance, and syndicated loan facilities
- Structured finance, special situations debt, and Islamic finance
- Real estate finance, refinancing, and liability management
Private Equity & Growth Capital Advisory
We connect high-growth businesses with the right equity capital, at the right stage, at the right valuation, with the right partner.
Graystone Capital's Private Equity and Growth Capital advisory practice advises founders, management teams, family businesses, and institutional stakeholders on equity fundraising, strategic investments, co-investments, and value creation across the full private equity lifecycle. From early growth rounds to pre-IPO structuring and strategic exits, our team brings institutional-grade advisory expertise and a deep, proprietary network of PE funds, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors spanning Southeast Asia, the GCC, India, and Africa.
We are independent, conflict-free advisors, our mandate is to achieve the best outcome for our clients, not to deploy our own capital.
Services Under Private Equity
Series B & Series C Equity Fundraising
We advise high-growth and scaling businesses on mid-stage equity fundraises at the Series B and Series C level, typically targeting businesses with proven revenue models, established market presence, and a clear path to profitability or market leadership.
Our role covers the full fundraising process, from investment thesis preparation and investor targeting, through to term sheet negotiation, due diligence coordination, and transaction close. We structure the raise to position our clients optimally in the market, engage the right mix of financial and strategic investors, and drive the process with the urgency and discipline that growth-stage fundraising demands.
What we do for you:
- Investment narrative and equity story development
- Financial model preparation and investor-ready materials
- Investor identification, targeting, and outreach across our network
- Management of investor engagement, meetings, and Q&A process
- Term sheet review, negotiation support, and closing coordination
- Post-close investor relations structuring
Private Equity Fundraising for Funds & GPs
We advise General Partners (GPs), fund managers, and first-time fund managers on the establishment, structuring, and capital raising for private equity, venture capital, real estate, and credit funds, primarily targeting the GCC, ASEAN, and South Asian investor base.
Our network of Limited Partners (LPs) includes family offices, sovereign wealth funds, high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, development finance institutions, and pension funds across our 12 active markets.
What we do for you:
- Fund structuring and domicile advisory (Cayman, ADGM, DIFC, Singapore)
- LP identification, targeting, and engagement
- Fund documentation review and investor presentation preparation
- First close and subsequent close advisory
- Placement agent services across GCC and ASEAN LP bases
Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures (M&A)
Graystone Capital provides independent M&A advisory to corporates, family businesses, and private equity-backed companies across our operating markets, advising on both the buy side and the sell side of transactions.
Our M&A practice covers strategic acquisitions, bolt-on acquisitions, cross-border mergers, management buyouts (MBOs), leveraged buyouts (LBOs), and full or partial divestitures. We bring a rigorous analytical approach combined with deep market intelligence and a strong network of strategic and financial buyers across Asia, the Gulf, and Africa.
What we do for you:
- Buy-side: target identification, valuation, due diligence coordination, negotiation, and close
- Sell-side: business preparation, buyer identification, process management, and value maximisation
- Fairness opinions and independent valuation advisory
- Management buyout (MBO) and leveraged buyout (LBO) structuring
- Cross-border M&A with multi-jurisdictional coordination
- Post-merger integration advisory
Equity Restructuring & Shareholder Advisory
For businesses with complex shareholder structures, succession planning requirements, or the need to buy out existing investors, Graystone Capital provides equity restructuring and shareholder advisory services, delivering independent, commercially pragmatic counsel.
What we do for you:
- Shareholder buyout structuring and financing
- Succession planning and ownership transition advisory
- Equity recapitalisation and restructuring
- Dispute resolution and independent valuation for shareholder exits
- ESOP and management equity plan structuring
Pre-IPO Capital Raising & IPO Readiness Advisory
For businesses approaching a public market listing on regional or international exchanges, Graystone Capital provides pre-IPO capital raising advisory and IPO readiness support, bridging the gap between private ownership and public markets.
We advise clients on their pre-IPO equity round, helping them attract the right anchor investors to strengthen the book ahead of listing, while simultaneously advising on governance, financial reporting standards, capital structure optimisation, and investor relations frameworks necessary to meet exchange and institutional investor requirements.
What we do for you:
- Pre-IPO equity raise strategy and investor targeting
- Valuation benchmarking and IPO pricing advisory
- Capital structure review and optimisation ahead of listing
- Governance and board composition advisory
- Exchange selection and listing advisory (SGX, ADX, Tadawul, BSE/NSE, HKEX)
- Pre-IPO anchor investor engagement and book building support
Growth Equity & Strategic Investment Advisory
Beyond institutional PE fundraises, Graystone Capital advises on growth equity transactions, connecting businesses seeking growth capital with strategic investors, family conglomerates, corporate venturers, and high-net-worth individuals who bring both capital and commercial value to the table.
We identify, structure, and facilitate investments where the investor brings more than money, including market access, distribution partnerships, regulatory relationships, or supply chain connectivity.
What we do for you:
- Strategic investor identification and engagement
- Deal structuring, minority stakes, convertible instruments, structured equity
- Shareholder agreement and governance term negotiation
- Strategic partnership structuring alongside investment
- Post-investment value creation advisory
Joint Ventures & Strategic Partnerships
For businesses seeking to enter new markets, establish operational platforms, or build distribution networks without full ownership, Graystone Capital advises on joint venture structuring, strategic partnerships, and franchise or licensing arrangements.
We identify the right partner, structure the economic and governance terms, and advise on the operational and legal framework, ensuring our clients enter joint ventures with full clarity on control rights, profit sharing, exit mechanisms, and decision-making authority.
What we do for you:
- JV partner identification and commercial assessment
- Economic and governance term structuring
- Shareholder agreement and JV documentation advisory
- Deadlock and exit mechanism design
- Cross-border JV regulatory and compliance advisory
Corporate Debt Solutions
We structure, arrange, and advise on the full spectrum of corporate debt, connecting businesses with the right lenders, at the right cost, with the right structure.
Graystone Capital's Corporate Debt Solutions practice is one of the core pillars of our advisory business. We advise corporates, family businesses, project sponsors, and institutions on the complete range of debt products, from working capital and trade finance facilities to large-scale syndicated loans and project finance structures, across our network of commercial banks, development finance institutions, Islamic finance institutions, alternative lenders, and credit funds spanning Asia, the Gulf, and Africa.
We are not a bank. We are an independent debt advisor, which means our mandate is to find the most competitive, most appropriately structured debt solution for our clients, not to sell a product.
Services Under Corporate Debt
Working Capital Finance
Working capital is the oxygen of any business. We advise businesses on the structuring and arrangement of working capital facilities that match their operational cycle, revenue profile, and cash conversion requirements, ensuring they maintain the liquidity headroom to operate, grow, and manage volatility without disruption.
Instruments covered:
- Revolving credit facilities (RCFs)
- Overdraft and short-term credit lines
- Invoice discounting and receivables financing
- Inventory financing
- Cash flow-based working capital loans
What we do for you:
- Working capital needs assessment and structuring
- Lender identification and approach across our banking network
- Term sheet negotiation and facility documentation advisory
- Refinancing and repricing of existing working capital lines
- Multi-bank working capital programme structuring
Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Finance
We advise businesses on the structuring and arrangement of medium to long-term CAPEX finance for asset acquisition, expansion, manufacturing capacity, technology infrastructure, and capital-intensive investment programmes, securing the most competitive terms across secured and unsecured structures.
Instruments covered:
- Term loans for asset acquisition
- Equipment and machinery finance
- Sale and leaseback structures
- Asset-backed lending
- Bilateral and club CAPEX facilities
What we do for you:
- CAPEX finance needs assessment and structuring
- Collateral and security structuring
- Lender identification and term sheet negotiation
- Bilateral, club, and syndicated CAPEX facility arrangement
- Green and sustainable finance advisory for eligible CAPEX
Acquisition Finance
We advise acquirers on the structuring and arrangement of debt to fund acquisitions, whether corporate acquisitions, real estate purchases, or private equity-backed buyouts, combining senior debt, mezzanine, and subordinated instruments to optimise the capital structure and maximise return on equity.
Instruments covered:
- Senior secured acquisition loans
- Leveraged buyout (LBO) financing
- Bridge financing for acquisitions
- Mezzanine and subordinated debt
- Vendor financing and seller notes
What we do for you:
- Acquisition finance structure design
- Leverage capacity assessment and capital structure advisory
- Lender identification and term sheet negotiation
- Bridge-to-permanent finance structuring
- LBO and MBO debt structuring
Structured Finance & Special Situations Debt
We advise on complex, bespoke debt structures tailored to clients with non-standard financing requirements, including businesses in transition, asset-heavy structures, or situations requiring creative credit solutions beyond conventional bank lending.
Instruments covered:
- Asset-backed securities (ABS) and securitisation advisory
- Receivables-backed financing structures
- Hybrid debt instruments (convertible notes, PIK instruments)
- Mezzanine and subordinated debt
- Distressed debt and turnaround financing
- Special purpose vehicle (SPV) financing
What we do for you:
- Bespoke debt structure design
- Investor and credit fund identification
- Term sheet negotiation and documentation advisory
- SPV structuring and rating advisory
Real Estate Finance
We advise real estate developers, investors, and family offices on the structuring and arrangement of debt for development, acquisition, and investment, across residential, commercial, hospitality, industrial, and mixed-use real estate.
Instruments covered:
- Development finance and construction loans
- Investment property finance and refinancing
- Sale and leaseback transactions
- Mezzanine real estate debt
- Real estate private credit
What we do for you:
- Development finance structuring and lender approach
- LTV and security structuring advisory
- Real estate investment finance refinancing
- Mezzanine and equity gap financing advisory
- Cross-border real estate finance coordination
Trade Finance
We advise exporters, importers, manufacturers, and trading companies on the structuring and arrangement of trade finance facilities, enabling them to fund their trade cycles, manage counterparty risk, and unlock liquidity tied up in their supply chains.
Instruments covered:
- Letters of Credit (LC) — issuance and discounting
- Documentary collections
- Bank guarantees and standby LCs
- Supply chain finance and reverse factoring
- Pre-shipment and post-shipment finance
- Forfaiting and export credit agency (ECA) backed finance
- Commodity trade finance
What we do for you:
- Trade finance facility structuring and lender advisory
- LC and bank guarantee arrangement
- Supply chain finance programme design and lender engagement
- ECA-backed financing advisory for export transactions
- Trade finance refinancing and consolidation advisory
Project Finance
Graystone Capital advises project sponsors on the structuring and arrangement of non-recourse or limited recourse project finance for infrastructure, energy, real estate, industrial, and PPP projects across our markets. We bring together the right mix of lenders — commercial banks, development finance institutions, multilateral agencies, and Islamic finance institutions — to deliver bankable financing structures.
Sectors covered:
- Renewable energy (solar, wind, hydro, waste-to-energy)
- Oil, gas, and petrochemicals
- Infrastructure (roads, ports, airports, utilities)
- Real estate development finance
- Industrial and manufacturing facilities
- Healthcare and education infrastructure
What we do for you:
- Project finance structure design and feasibility advisory
- Financial model preparation and bankability assessment
- Lender identification, commercial banks, DFIs, ECAs, multilaterals
- Information memorandum preparation and lender marketing
- Term sheet negotiation and facility documentation advisory
- Intercreditor and security structuring
- Debt-to-equity ratio and capital structure optimisation
Syndicated Loan Facilities
For large corporates and institutions requiring debt financing beyond what a single lender can provide, Graystone Capital structures, arranges, and advises on syndicated loan facilities, coordinating a club of lenders to deliver a seamless, cost-efficient financing solution.
What we do for you:
- Syndication strategy and structure design
- Lead arranger identification and mandate
- Lender syndication and book building
- Credit presentation preparation and lender roadshow management
- Intercreditor and syndicated facility documentation advisory
- Refinancing of existing syndicated facilities
Islamic Finance (Sukuk & Shariah-Compliant Debt)
Given our significant presence across the GCC and ASEAN markets, both of which have deep and sophisticated Islamic finance ecosystems, Graystone Capital advises on Shariah-compliant financing solutions for corporates, project sponsors, and governments seeking to access Islamic capital markets and Islamic banking facilities.
Instruments covered:
- Sukuk issuance advisory (Ijara, Murabaha, Musharakah, Wakala)
- Islamic term financing facilities
- Shariah-compliant working capital and trade finance
- Islamic project finance structures
- Hybrid conventional / Islamic financing structures
What we do for you:
- Sukuk structuring and issuance advisory
- Shariah board coordination and certification support
- Islamic lender engagement across GCC and ASEAN markets
- Conventional-to-Islamic refinancing advisory
Debt Refinancing & Liability Management
We advise corporates and institutions seeking to refinance existing debt, whether to reduce cost, extend tenor, improve covenant flexibility, or consolidate multiple facilities into a single, more efficient structure.
What we do for you:
- Existing debt audit and refinancing opportunity assessment
- New lender identification and competitive process management
- Tenor extension and repricing advisory
- Covenant renegotiation and amendment advisory
- Debt consolidation and facility rationalisation
- Liability management for listed and institutional issuers