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White Paper
Capital Raising

Capital Raising 2026

An overview of emerging fundraising mechanisms and institutional investor expectations for 2026.

12 January 2026 · Free preview
Research
Corporate Development

Corporate Growth

An analysis of the financing and structuring choices that accompany the acceleration phases of high-growth companies.

3 February 2026 · Free preview
Market Analysis
Finance

Private Capital

A synthesis of investment criteria, observed valuation levels and sectors favoured by investors in 2026.

27 February 2026 · Free preview
White Paper
Business Development

Business Development

Proven methodologies for building a business development plan aligned with the company's financial capacity.

9 March 2026 · Free preview
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Insights / Studies / Corporate Growth
Corporate Development 3 February 2026

Corporate Growth

How to Finance an Acceleration Phase

A company's acceleration requires fast trade-offs between financing organic growth, structuring working capital needs and preparing external growth operations. This research draws on our support of business leaders who have gone through this phase, to extract operational lessons.

« A poorly financed acceleration often costs more than a slower but controlled growth. »

SFDS Research · Studies & Insights team
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Pages 1-2 of 44 freely accessible, the rest of the document is reserved for premium access.
01

Identifying the tipping point

Not every growing company is ready to accelerate. We detail the financial and organisational indicators that signal a structure is ready to absorb an acceleration plan, and the risks of accelerating too early.

02

Structuring the financing of the acceleration phase

Between self-financing, growth debt and opening up capital, business leaders have several levers whose implications differ significantly for governance and exit trajectory.

The rest is reserved for premium access
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