Transforming corporate & mining assets into bankable opportunities.
Cortexa and Axiom work in partnership to advise and structure financial readiness for businesses seeking institutional funding.
Collateral, corporate profile and funding requirement.
Convert assets and information into lender-ready form.
Present a bankable proposition to institutional lenders.
Build the institutional case before approaching the lender.
Institutional lenders enforce rigorous bankability standards. Our role is to assess your collateral and corporate profile, structuring them to meet strict institutional underwriting criteria.
Objective initial review
Review the funding requirement, available assets, corporate profile and supporting information.
Asset bankability structuring
Structure raw or under-structured assets so they can be considered within an institutional underwriting process.
Lender-ready presentation
Prepare the corporate and financial proposition required for institutional lender engagement.
From raw requirements and assets to an executable funding proposition.
The Readiness Framework
A structured pathway transforming raw assets and requirements into executed institutional funding.
Funding Requirement
Client submits a request outlining financing needs and available assets.
Readiness Assessment
Complimentary 72-hour review of the financial data room and corporate profile.
Readiness Report
Detailed gap analysis and recommended funding structure delivered.
Bankability Programme
Formal engagement to convert assets into institutional-grade collateral.
Institutional Funding
Presentation to lenders leading to approval, execution, and funding.
Structuring the gap between asset value and institutional bankability.
Two examples illustrate how the readiness process can address collateral, governance, data-room and capital-structure gaps.
Turning in-ground value into recognised collateral.
A regional exploration and extraction company holding high-value unrefined mineral concessions needed major growth capital for processing plant expansion.
- Collateral Recognition: in-ground asset value was not structured into internationally recognised, bankable collateral.
- Data Room Gaps: financial models lacked institutional-grade risk sensitivities and compliance records were fragmented.
- Lender Hesitation: legal, governance and operational risk metrics had not been sufficiently addressed.
An Asset Bankability Programme restructured asset documentation, secured compliant valuations and created an enforceable cross-border security structure, positioning the client for a multi-million-dollar institutional debt execution.
Re-engineering the capital stack around long-term cash flows.
An established logistics and bulk-commodity group needed structured debt to refinance restrictive short-term facilities and fund fleet acquisitions.
- High Cost of Capital: reliance on restrictive, high-yield bridge loans.
- Governance Deficits: corporate structure required formalisation for institutional compliance.
- Unclear Architecture: no clear sequencing of equity buffers and senior secured facilities.
The capital stack was re-engineered, operational assets were segregated from operating risk and a lender-ready package was built around institutional mandates and long-term cash flows.
Cortexa × Axiom
Working in partnership to advise and structure financial readiness for businesses seeking institutional funding.
Institutional FAQ
Common questions regarding the readiness process.
What does the initial readiness assessment cover?
The process begins by reviewing the funding requirement, corporate profile, available assets and supporting financial information to identify readiness gaps.
What is the Readiness Report?
It provides a detailed gap analysis together with a recommended funding structure and the actions required to progress toward institutional bankability.
What happens after the bankability programme?
Once the business and underlying assets are structured to meet the relevant institutional requirements, the proposition can be presented to appropriate lenders for funding consideration.
Is your business ready for institutional funding?
Start with the readiness framework and establish what is required to move from funding requirement to bankable opportunity.