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The Deal Flow Connection

The Deal Flow Connection is an online financing platform for enterprises seeking financing. It is a one-stop access service to identify and introduce enterprises seeking finance and at the same time, matching them to professional services or financiers who are looking for enterprises seeking financing.

With this platform, companies can match their deals with different sources of finance ranging from debts, equity, government assistance schemes, OTC, venture funds, private placements and financial institutions.

The Deal Flow Connection comprises of the following:

1. Deal Flow Community. Deal Flow Connection creates an environment where financing seekers (Entrepreneurs), professionals (Intermediaries) and financing sources (Sources of funds), can identify and share meaningful business opportunities. It brings investment and business opportunities together with the people and companies that invest and provide professional services. The three entities work closely together in this community
2. Deal Flow Portal. The portal identifies, match, and introduce seekers and sources across all spectrums of businesses. Entrepreneurs, Intermediaries and Investors can register their interest and the system will find a match for them according to their requirements.
3. Deal Flow Support. A support team also provides personalised services including a hotline for queries, service offerings and the navigation of Deal Flow Connection Portal. The support team also conducts face-to-face consultation sessions to receive hands-on advice, auto-screening mechanism to find you suitable funds.

Benefits for Entrepreneurs.

If you are looking for funds, Deal Flow Connection can provide you with:

A efficient way to raise capital or match investment interests
A broad network of financial institutions such as banks, venture funds and private placements to raise funds for equity or debt financing purposes
Access to professional financial advisors who can guide and advise your company on the suitability of its business plan and how best to present to potential investors or financial institutions
Prepare a quick business plan using our template.

Benefits for Intermediaries

Intermediaries are introducers with a wide network of contacts with private investors. Some of these intermediaries include financial advisors or financial consultants. Deal Flow Connection offers intermediaries the following:

Provides intermediaries an alternative avenue to access promising enterprises seeking financing as well as those seeking professional services.
Matches to promising enterprises in need of capital for growth
Access to validated entities
Receive email alerts and calls of Entrepreneurs that meet your tailor made criteria.
Reach out to new investors outside the existing ones

Benefits for “Sources of Funds”

'Sources of Funds' are financial institutions, venture capitalists and investors

The Deal Flow Connection aims to provide the Sources of Funds with:

Set up a specific source of capital profile to describe your business.
Set up a specific investment / loan profile to describe the type of business and criteria you will be investing in
Receive email alerts of new financing seekers that meet your criteria.
Access Quick Business Plans of Entrepreneurs.
Access to validated entities
Have early identification of transaction opportunities.

The Deal flow connection aims to match and meet the needs of seekers and providers of finance. Making it a platform suitable for all to utilize and gain from.

For more information on Dealfow Connection, log onto www.dealflow.org.sg