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PPP reality: what banks do care about
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You hear this word a lot in PPP meetings. Bankable. “This contract must be bankable.” Everyone nods. No one asks the obvious question. What does bankable actually mean? Let me translate. A PPP contract is bankable when a bank can look at it and say: “Fine. If everything goes wrong… we still get our money back.” That’s it. Not innovation. Not sustainability. Not beautiful PowerPoints. Money back. In Question 50 of the course below, I explain what really makes a PPP contract bankable. Because most agencies focus on the wrong things. They discuss architecture. Design. Even landscaping. But banks don’t finance landscaping. Banks finance certainty. Certainty of payment. Certainty of risk allocation. Certainty that the project company will survive a crisis. If those three things are weak… The contract is not bankable. And if the contract is not bankable… Your PPP is just a very expensive academic exercise. If you want to understand what banks actually look for before lending hundreds of millions… Go to Question 50 in the link below. ​The 100 Q&A You Must Know about PPPs​ PD 1: If you liked this email, don't keep it in secret and forward it to a friend. They will thank you enormously one day. PD 2: If somebody has sent you this email and you want to receive emails like this yourself, visit vicentevalencia.com PD 3: If you want unsubscribe, click the link below. |
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