A fast, expert first read on the documents a financier will open first — before you commit to a full assessment.
Sponsors who want independent, senior eyes on the documents they already have — typically before going to market, before committing to a full assessment, or after a financier has gone quiet and the reason isn't obvious.
This is the first time FTA&C looks at your real documents. It is deliberately narrow, so it can be turned around in days rather than weeks: not a checklist run over your data room, but a genuine expert read of the five documents that carry the most weight early in a financier's process.
The Diagnostic tells you where you stand and what to fix first. It does not attempt the full five-pillar examination of the Comprehensive Bankability Assessment — its job is to give you a fast, low-risk read before you spend more.
Is there a coherent, credible case a financier can follow?
Are the assumptions, returns and coverage ratios credible and traceable?
How much, in what stages, and for what use of proceeds?
The document that actually goes to financiers — does it stand up?
Corporate and KYC material, and relevant delivery experience.
Every workstream a financier tests is examined in the Comprehensive Bankability Assessment.
A short written diagnostic — two to three pages, not a padded report — setting out:
Followed by a call to talk it through. The fee is credited in full against your next engagement, provided you proceed within 60 days.
The Funding Package Diagnostic focuses on the five documents lenders inspect first:
It depends on the depth of the review:
Pricing is structured in clear, transparent phases, so you only pay for what your project needs:
The fee for your first paid engagement is credited in full against your next engagement, provided you proceed within 60 days.
You can enter at any stage. If your data room is already populated and the project is advanced, we can begin with a Comprehensive Bankability Assessment, or work directly on lender negotiations and build-out requirements.
More questions answered on the Services page.
A short call first, so the Diagnostic is scoped to the documents you have and the financier you're heading towards.