selling exotic payment streams

Let's say I am a company that wants to sell my future semi-predictable revenue streams to a third party because I have a very strong preference for receiving cash upfront. Are there banks that broker these kind of deals? Are there funds that would buy these revenue streams? If so, which banks do this? (In many ways this is somewhat similar to selling equity in the business, but there's a number of reasons why I think this is qualitatively different and you might sometimes prefer to do one over the other.)

 

Definitely players in the royalty financing space - both on the PE side (ie. music royalties, pharma royalties) as well as public cos (see Altius Minerals).  Usually pretty sector specific given the different dynamics that drive the revenue streams.

Pipe seems interesting - would assume much higher cost of capital given the risk profile...

 
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Any bank that specializes in your asset class (e.g. mining, oil and gas) will be comfortable selling royalties. The more unpredictable/volatile your stream is, the steeper the discount. 

The discount vs NPV (e.g. PV20) is effectively the return to the investor, so if the asset is complex the discount will likely start at 15% and run higher. On a NPV basis, this can be material for a long-dated stream. Someone else is taking risk off your hands, and they will need to be compensated for it. 

 

in this case these are healthcare related subscriptions. these are also unusual because the asset isn't really a "royalty" but more of a risky subscription cash flow stream. should i contact a healthcare boutique? does it need to be a bulge bracket you think? should it be a bank that focuses on structured products? what are the names of banks that would be relevant?  

 

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