Debt financing for companies
First Claim
1. A method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving funds from a plurality of capital markets investors into an investment company unaffiliated with the investors, the investors receiving in return a debt claim against the investment company;
investing a substantial majority of the invested funds from the investment company directly into operating companies as debt obligations of the operating companies for essentially unrestricted use by the operating companies, the terms providing at least one year of relief from repayment of the debt, the investment company receiving a security interest in substantially all assets of the operating companies. out of the invested funds, purchasing an insurance policy for the benefit of the investor, the insurance policy covering the investment company against default by the operating companies and insuring repayment to the investor of the funds invested, the insurer of the insurance policy receiving benefit of debt and equity interests in the operating companies.
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Abstract
An investment company receives funds from a plurality of unaffiliated capital markets investors. The investors receiving in return a debt claim against the investment company. The investment company invests a substantial majority of the invested funds from the investment company directly into operating companies as debt obligations of the operating companies for essentially unrestricted use by the operating companies, the terms providing at least one year of relief from repayment of the debt. The investment company receives a security interest in substantially all assets of the operating companies. Out of the invested funds, the investment company purchases an insurance policy for the benefit of the investors. The insurance policy covers the investment company against default by the operating companies and insures repayment to the investor of the funds invested. The insurer of the insurance policy receives benefit of debt and equity interests in the operating companies.
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67 Claims
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving funds from a plurality of capital markets investors into an investment company unaffiliated with the investors, the investors receiving in return a debt claim against the investment company;
investing a substantial majority of the invested funds from the investment company directly into operating companies as debt obligations of the operating companies for essentially unrestricted use by the operating companies, the terms providing at least one year of relief from repayment of the debt, the investment company receiving a security interest in substantially all assets of the operating companies. out of the invested funds, purchasing an insurance policy for the benefit of the investor, the insurance policy covering the investment company against default by the operating companies and insuring repayment to the investor of the funds invested, the insurer of the insurance policy receiving benefit of debt and equity interests in the operating companies.
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2. A method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving funds from a capital markets investor into an investment company;
investing a substantial majority of the invested funds from the investment company into one or more operating companies;
arranging an insurance policy for the benefit of the investor, the insurance policy insuring repayment to the investor of the funds invested, the insurer of the insurance policy receiving benefit of debt and equity interests in the operating company or companies. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. A method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving funds from a capital markets investor into an investment company;
investing a substantial majority of the invested funds from the investment company into an operating company as a debt obligation of the operating company, the terms providing at least one year of relief from repayment of the debt.
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33. A method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving funds from a plurality of capital markets investors into an investment company;
investing a substantial majority of the invested funds from the investment company directly to an operating company for business expansion of the operating company, the investment company receiving a security interest in substantially all assets of the operating company;
out of the invested funds, purchasing an insurance policy covering the investment company against default by the operating company and insuring repayment of principal to the investors. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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48. A method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving funds from a plurality of capital markets investors into an investment company unaffiliated with the investors;
investing a substantial majority of the invested funds from the investment company out to one or more operating companies for essentially unrestricted use by the operating companies, the investment company receiving a security interest in substantially all assets of the operating companies. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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58. A method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving funds from capital markets investors into an unaffiliated investment company, the investors receiving in return a debt claim against the investment company, the debt claim covered by an insurance policy insuring payment of principal and interest;
investing a substantial majority of the invested funds from the investment company out to one or more operating companies.
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