Brainloop Project Finance

) SOLUTION BRIEF Project Finance Key Challenges Project finance has become the preferred financing method for • Highly customized agreements, terms infrastructure, transportation, industrial, renewable energy, and other • Large number of dispersed participants large-scale, high-value projects. But with project finance comes • Document distribution can be costly, increased complexity in loan placement, syndication, management, time-consuming and reporting – tasks that are critical for project success. • Changes / updates must be communicated immediately Complex Arranger Challenges • Information is highly confidential The arranger of a project finance mandate faces the daunting tasks of finding • Data breaches could compromise bank’s reputation qualified participants, successfully syndicating the loan, and managing the loan once placed. Each project contains highly customized terms and agreements, and participants can run in the hundreds — creating logistical challenges, inefficiencies, Brainloop Solution higher chances of data breaches, and exposure to risk. • Easy to use, no training or software required • Centralized repository for customized document access, with versioning Conquering Project Finance Complexity The Brainloop Secure Dataroom™ accelerates, simplifies, and secures every step of • Participants can view / change documents from anywhere, anytime project finance for the arranger, from initial placement to post-closure. The Secure Dataroom is a web-based, on-demand secure dealsite that provides sophisticated, • Access permissions defined by user and project phase easy-to-use online document sharing and management. All participants can collaborate on confidential documents in real time, in a controlled manner. • Updates easily accessed through any web-enabled device • Email notifications of ad hoc changes Placement / Syndication • Best-of-breed security with advanced document Successfully placing a project requires timely, secure distribution of many highly encryption, audit trail customized, highly confidential documents to a large number of parties. Arrangers must be able to quickly disperse information, identify qualified participants, and Business Benefits manage the loan syndication process—tasks that are critical for project success. • Every step of project finance is accelerated With the Brainloop Secure Dataroom, the arranger can: • Participant interest can be quickly gauged • Easily distribute information and legal documentation • Security leaks are virtually eliminated • Invite prospective participants ad-hoc • Streamlined, paperless process is easier, • Eliminate emails, DVDs and/or delivery services more profitable • Allow safe collaboration and viewing of documents • Arranger maintains control at all times • Track participants’ activity levels Contact Brainloop: www.brainloop.com • info@brainloop.com Europe: Franziskanerstr. 14 • 81669 Munich • Germany T: +49 (89) 444699 0 • F: +49 (89) 444699 99 USA: 580 Harrison Avenue, 4th Floor • Boston, MA 02118 T: (800) 517-3171 • F: (617) 507-5940 ( ) SOLUTION BRIEF: PROJECT FINANCE Wind Farm Investment a Breeze Post-Closure / Reporting with Brainloop Dataroom Day-to-day management and reporting of project-related financial performance can be As oil prices reach an all-time record it is arduous and time consuming. The Brainloop Secure Dataroom makes it easy to: becoming increasingly critical to find new alternatives to sustain the world’s energy • Provide information and reports quickly and efficiently needs. Large project finance deals are • Enable participants to log in anytime, anywhere enabling the high demand for such • Meet documentation and compliance requirements renewable energy expansion projects. Brainloop’s customer, one of the largest Brainloop: Proven in Project Finance European financial institutions, managed The Brainloop Secure Dataroom is a proven solution used by some of the largest a transaction which involved the purchase of a large number of wind farms in Europe financial institutions in the world. The Secure Dataroom provides a fully-functional, for its customer. The customer’s goal — highly secure collaborative workspace that supports the entire project finance process. to create the first pan-European under- The result is a successful, secure, and profitable deal. sea power grid, supplying an enormous amount of power to multiple countries. Brainloop Secure Dataroom Features The Brainloop Secure Dataroom was used • Document Delivery and Distribution to successfully manage this massive deal. All documents are accessible to participants 24x7 with full or restricted access, The number of participants was in the depending on group membership dozens, and the documents numbered in the hundreds. The managing bank used • Strict Access Control the Secure Dataroom to send electronic Permission levels are easily set by person and group invitations, distribute syndication-related documentation to participants, and • Notifications manage the ongoing reporting. Proactive notifications inform users about new documents or ad hoc changes The result? A successful venture that • Document Creation/Modification will pay dividends both to investors and Rich document collaboration functionality, with Microsoft Office-enabled editing consumers of renewable energy sources. of documents and full versioning About Brainloop • Intuitive Interface Brainloop is the leading provider for Extremely easy to use, no training or software required software solutions that enable the secure • Audit Trail and Archiving management of confidential documents Tamper-proof audit trail of all user actions, and powerful archiving for backup and anytime, anywhere. Brainloop Secure Dataroom is a hosted service for document retention managing, sharing and collaborating • Reporting on confidential documents, using best- Extensive reporting allows the arranger to determine activity level/interest of participants in-class security. For more information, visit www.brainloop.com • End-to-End Security Best-in-class security provided through two-factor authentication, policies and permissions defined at user level, 128-bit SSL transmission and encryption, operator shielding, and a secure datacenter project finance comes increased com- plexity in loan placement, Contact Brainloop: www.brainloop.com • info@brainloop.com Europe: Franziskanerstr. 14 • 81669 Munich • Germany T: +49 (89) 444699 0 • F: +49 (89) 444699 99 USA: 580 Harrison Avenue, 4th Floor • Boston, MA 02118 T: (800) 517-3171 • F: (617) 507-5940 (