Companies need access to funds to grow or secure their positions amid volatile markets, and flexible capital solutions may help.
Special situations and capital solutions teams at Shearman draw upon expertise across its many practice groups to craft creative financing structures that offer solid results for our clients. We can structure transactions for hedge funds, private equity funds, CLOs, and other institutional investors.
Working Capital Solutions
Companies depend on working capital to meet daily operating expenses and invest in growth opportunities, yet many don’t have enough cash to fulfill this need. This is due to money held as short-term assets such as inventory, accounts receivable, and portions of debt due within one year), as well as short-term liabilities like procurement/payables/salaries/tax payments & accrued expenses – requiring comprehensive working capital management strategies to comprehend liquidity needs & optimize cash position fully.
An effective working capital program is vital to any company’s financial health and ability to capitalize on future growth opportunities. This involves mitigating risk while optimizing cash conversion cycles through payables finance and receivables finance solutions while at the same time improving liquidity through innovative technology solutions and expertise.
BBVA provides customized working capital solutions that fully integrate with customers’ financial operations, including payables and receivables financing programs, supply chain finance, and cash management services. These programs help clients strike an ideal balance between trade payables and receivables while optimizing cash conversion.
Businesses of all sizes can benefit from working capital solutions, including contract finance, selective invoice discounting, confidential invoice discounting, and loans. These solutions enable small businesses to quickly gain access to funds they need for expansion while relieving cash flow constraints and investing in long-term growth strategies.
To optimize working capital, businesses must streamline their procurement and accounts payable processes with modern technology solutions like SoftCo Procure-to-Pay that maximize efficiency across procurement functions while freeing up cash trapped on balance sheets.
Working capital is an integral element of business that can be affected by many different variables, including growth and payment terms. A company experiencing rapid expansion may need more working capital to pay for inventory purchases and invest in future development. At the same time, longer payment terms with suppliers often lead to decreased operating capital requirements than shorter periods do.
Financial Stability
Financial stability means creating a system that can survive both good and bad. It requires making sure the system can withstand whatever comes its way – from market crashes and recessions to bank runs or runs on accounts. Financial stability provides people with the resources they need to continue living their lives while mitigating fluctuations affecting all economies worldwide.
The financial system comprises banks, other institutions (like insurance companies), and financial markets that connect them. You could think of it as the “wheels of the economy.” We rely on it for various uses of our money – from borrowing for buying cars or houses, saving for retirement, and investing in local communities – although most people rarely consider how the system operates when everything runs smoothly.
However, when financial systems don’t function as intended, their consequences can be devastating. Economic instability occurs when one institution cannot fulfill its essential functions, such as lending money and managing risks effectively; significant instability may lead to banking crises, hyperinflation, or stock market crashes and significantly undermine public confidence in our economy.
Financial stability for businesses means having enough funds available to maintain and expand operations during challenging periods. To do this, they must create a budget, track expenses and invoices diligently, keep personal and business finances separate, and find ways to increase revenue during slow periods.
Financial security for consumers means having enough savings set aside in case of emergencies and being able to cover recurring expenses without going into debt. Financial stability also involves paying off existing debt, setting aside an emergency fund, and investing in yourself by taking classes or learning new skills.
The Bank strives to promote financial stability by encouraging sound, well-managed banking institutions and markets, supporting innovative enterprises, and publishing materials designed to increase public understanding of issues related to financial stability – such as semiannual Financial Stability Reports or Communiques/Minutes from its meetings. Furthermore, cooperation is maintained with other central banks and supervisory authorities globally on matters of financial stability.
Community Impact
Community impact involves engaging with causes that people care deeply about and making a difference, whether at an individual, business, nonprofit, or organizational level. It may focus on issues like homelessness, education, and sustainable development – or even span countries and continents!
Businesses can engage in community impact activities to boost their brand, talent acquisition and retention, innovation, operational efficiency, risk mitigation, or market valuation. The most successful initiatives align with a company’s core mission or operations and achieve tangible results that provide actual returns on investment.
UWWV staff and committee chair/co-chairs will carefully vet and approve each impact council’s development team of five and seven members, who should possess experience/passion for its area, including affiliation with organizations seeking funding from that council. This working portion of an impact council will be responsible for creating outcome measurement tools, investing resources to support those outcomes, reviewing proposals brought forth via the Community Investment Process for approval by CIC;
