Operating Project Refinance Assessment | Financely
Test an operating project refinancing before approaching lenders. Financely compares debt capacity, break costs, reserves and expected net proceeds.
Find out whether refinancing improves your project economics
A lower headline margin can conceal fees, reserve requirements and break costs. Financely compares the current debt with realistic refinancing scenarios to establish the potential benefit and cash requirement.
For operating projects with existing debt, a performance history and a defined refinancing objective, such as maturity extension, covenant changes or capital release.
What you receive
Rebuild the financing baseline
Reconcile outstanding principal, repayment dates, reserves, security and exit costs. Update the cash-flow case using actual operating performance.
Compare refinancing outcomes
Model alternative debt sizes, tenors, costs and distributions. Deliver a decision memorandum identifying the assumptions to validate before a separate lender placement mandate.
We test refinancing risk within the wider project finance structure, including remaining contract life and operating downside.
What to send us
Existing financing documents, repayment schedule, operating statements, updated model, revenue contracts, reserve balances and hedge or prepayment cost information.
Can a refinancing release cash to the sponsor?
Potentially, if debt capacity and the new lender’s terms permit it. Fees, reserves, existing debt repayment and distribution restrictions can reduce or eliminate net cash available.
Request a scoped proposal
Tell us the current debt balance, maturity and objective. We will propose the analysis needed to decide whether a refinancing process is worth pursuing.
Your proposal sets out the deliverables, fees and next steps. Work starts after the engagement is signed and the retainer is paid.
Request a refinance assessmentFinancely provides paid advisory and arranging services. Financing is provided by third-party institutions, subject to their independent review and approval. Funding and completion dates are not guaranteed.