A Buttonwood Sponsor Review dives deep into the nuts and bolts of the sponsor’s organization, disclosing key details of its prior experiences, performance and capacity, and capability to manage investment offerings.

  • Company background, ownership and affiliate structure
  • Management experience, background checks and legal review
  • Entity analysis including legal review
  • Company formation documents for the sponsor and affiliates
  • Company governance documents such as operating agreements, partnership agreements, etc.
  • Overview of sponsor’s targeted investment types and investment methodologies
  • Financial statements for the sponsor and capitalized affiliated entities 
  • Company insurance policies
  • Succession and business continuity plans
  • Prior performance with syndicated offerings and outside of offerings
  • Target market overview
  • Internal controls including accounting policies, cash management and handling, IT security, etc.
  • Selling group relationships including managing BD arrangements (if present)
  • and More