Insights
Institutional perspectives on liquidity, collateral, and direct capital for public-market counterparties.
- Structured LiquidityStructured Liquidity vs. Margin Lending
Public-company shareholders often compare liquidity alternatives through the lens of margin lending. Structured liquidity facilities operate differently. The distinction turns on recourse, documentation, collateral mechanics, and the source of capital used to fund the facility.
- Due DiligenceTwelve Questions to Ask Any Securities-Backed Lender
Whose capital funds the facility, can it be evidenced before shares move, where is the non-recourse clause, who holds the shares. The questions Silo expects to be asked.
- ExecutionWhat “Prefunded” Means and How to Verify It
Where the capital sits before your shares move, the order the four documents are signed in, and what the borrower sees at each step.
- DocumentationThe Four Documents of a Structured Facility
What the Facility Agreement, Collateral Management Agreement, Promissory Note and Closing Statement each do, who signs them, and what to look for.
- For advisersHow Advisers Work With Silo
What private bankers, brokers and counsel can expect from Silo before anything moves, and what Silo will not do.
- Issuers & HoldCosCorporate & HoldCo Liquidity Outside Market Windows
Raising capital against listed shares the company or its holding company already holds, without an equity raise or a market window.
- ChecklistThe Twelve Questions Checklist
The one-page edition an adviser can forward to any client without endorsing a lender.
Institutional Perspective, Not Market Noise
Silo’s insights are written for sophisticated counterparties evaluating capital structures, collateral mechanics, liquidity alternatives, and financing execution involving publicly listed securities.
Insights published by Silo are for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice, legal advice, tax advice, securities advice, an offer to lend, a solicitation, a recommendation, or a commitment to provide financing. No insight or commentary should be relied upon as the basis for any transaction. Any facility remains subject to review, diligence, approval, jurisdictional analysis, compliance review, and definitive documentation.