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The Ventana Group is a global investment banking firm and private equity business consultancy that provides a wide range of sophisticated financial services and strategic advise to a worldwide client base of entrepreneurs, corporations and financial institutions.

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Since 1998, the Ventana Group has been providing corporate finance advisory services to small and middle market businesses. Our firm arranges debt and equity capital for transactions and provides a broad range of corporate finance expertise in support of client growth, refinance and M&A. Ventana focuses on opportunities with a size of up to $50 million and has developed a special expertise with transactions under $20 million.
Our professionals
have structured and placed a wide variety of investment vehicles including:
working capital revolving credit facilities, term loan facilities, subordinated
or "mezzanine" debt,
joint venture financing, "strategic" equity placements and bridge
financing. This knowledge and experience enables us to assist our clients
in choosing the capital structure that best meets their objectives, whether
it is to finance growth, acquisitions, recapitalize the company, broaden the
shareholder base or achieve certain tax planning objectives. Our industry
focus together with our extensive global network of contacts with institutional
and corporate providers of capital enables us to quickly match our clients'
carefully examined capital requirements with one or more appropriate capital
sources. Our knowledge of the objectives, strengths and decision-making process
of the relevant capital providers greatly facilitates the forging of successful
long-term financial partnerships.
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Our partners have an extensive background in Private
Equity/Venture Capital where they have served as executives in groups including
JP Morgan, GE Capital, CFA Technology Partners, 2M Invest, Aldare Capital
Partners and Ventana Ventures. With this experience and breadth of knowledge
of the equity industry, we provide a host of highly specialized advisory services
for non-US based Private Equity/Venture Capital firms. The Ventana
Group has acted as the US based representation for the US based investment
activities of foreign VC firms. 
These services include the following:
The Ventana Group is currently providing these services for foreign-based investment groups and has a dedicated
team of professionals to represent the best interests of our clients in these investment fields.
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Our Management team is a diverse group of senior professionals and entrepreneur's in the field of investment banking and corporate management.
These companies, and many others, look to the Ventana Group to serve as a creative financial resource. We understand the needs of early-stage, high growth businesses. So we can offer the responsiveness, the services, the expertise and the capital you need to grow your business.
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Jiaxing Winsaint Photovoltaic
$18,000,000 Term Loan
$6,000,000 Equity People's Republic of China |
Emerald Dairy
(NASDAQ: EMDY)
$1,500,000
Bridge Loan People's Republic of China |
Kimomex Markets
$600,000
Bridge Loan California |
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Naturade
(OTC:NRDCQ)
$1,200,000
Recapitalization California |
CryoPort Systems
(OTC:CYRX)
$4,500,000
Convertible Senior Term Loan California |
Redux Holdings
$1,500,000
Bridge Loan California |
| Ride Gear $500,000 Internet Term Loan California |
Window Rock Enterprises $4,000,000 Line of Credit $500,000 Term Loan California |
Olson & Co. Steel $6,000,000 Line of Credit $3,500,000 Term Loan California |
| GBC Blue $2,500,000 Lease Line California |
CryoPort Systems (OTC:CYRX) $150,000 Bridge Loan California |
Monterey Road Properties $1,600,000 Acquisition California |
| SVC Financial Services (NASDAQ:SVCX) $250,000 Bridge Loan California |
Tumble Express Acquisition Term Loan California |
Monterey Properties $1,100,000 Bridge Loan San Jose, CA |
| Triple Header Productions $2,600,000 Bridge Loan Nevada |
PMIS $500,000 Line of Credit Texas |
IP Global Voice $5,000,000 Acquisition California |
| Acosta Mfg $1,000,000 Revolver $4,500,000 RE Loan California |
BlueSky Research $1,100,000 Venture Line California |
Nex Gen MD $1,000,000 Acquisition New Jersey |
| Citation
Press $2,900,000 Recapitalization California |
Digital
Ventures $3,000,000 Restructure California |
ILogistix $5,000,000 Equity $25,000,000 Senior Debt California |
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May 15, 2005 - The Ventana Group welcomes new partner and announces opening of Mexico office
November 8, 2006 - California Hispanic Chambers Of Commerce To Offer Small Business Loans![]()
Because the members of Ventana have solid backgrounds in business finance, Ventana has developed a solid reputation in the finance industry, as a trusted intermediary in regards to the assessment, valuation and structure of its clients finance needs.
Ventana has closed and funded financing transactions with many significant financial institutions as financing partners. They include BFI, Bridge Bank, CIT Group, Comerica, Congress Financial Corp., GE Capital Corp., GMAC, J.P Morgan, Orix Business Credit, Textron Financial Corp., Transamerica Business Credit, Venture Bank and US Bank.
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US
Office:
750 Menlo Ave Suite 340
Menlo Park CA 94025
Tel: 650-566-8555
Fax: 650-566-8554
Business Plan Submittal or any inquiries:
Send to info@ventana-group.com
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As a complement to our investment banking services, Ventana provides direct short-term venture
bridge loans to both middle-market and emerging growth companies.
These companies often require immediate capital while they are arranging infusions of debt or equity capital, a merger or acquisition, PIPE, IPO or other new capital opportunity.
The fund is managed by a division of Ventana. Ventana will lead or participate in bridge transactions that typically have the following parameters:
Ventana Bridge Capital II, L.L.P.
Size of Fund: $5 million bridge fund
Target Market: small/middle-market, emerging growth companies
Amount: $150,000-$500,000 bridge loans
Term: 90-120 Days
Interest Rate : 2%-3% per month
Warrant Coverage: 10%-50%
Fee: 5%-10%
Note: Limited covenant credit facility
When considering bridge loan candidates Ventana places strong emphasis on the following criteria:
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