Financial Advisory

Financial advisory services form the core of ThinkForward's practice.  We assist clients in evaluating all financial aspects of capital projects by leveraging our industry and market knowledge.  In order to ensure that all client objectives are fulfilled, we provide viable project financing alternatives including conventional bank loans, capital markets financing, and economic development funding. We strive to reduce project and operating costs and increase bottom line by using a mix of public and private funding programs which include tax-exempt and taxable bonds, new market tax credits, historical tax credits, SBA loans, traditional bank loans, real estate loans from institutional lenders and government programs such as insurance companies, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and FHA/HUD. Specifically we:

• Assess financial and legal viability of the project.
• Perform market and credit analysis.
• Develop financial models from historical data, project revenues and expenses.
• Determine project eligibility for economic development programs.
• Perform cost/benefit analysis of all applicable financing options and structures and make recommendations.
• Complete and process applications for appropriate federal, state or city programs.
• Assist the client in its decision making process including recommending other needed professionals for the project financing which may include bond attorneys, project consultants, appraisers, and environmental consultants and feasibility study consultants.