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Corporate finance and value creation for the Philippine market

Alehar works with Philippine companies, founders and investors across the full corporate finance cycle: growing the value of the business, building out the finance function, and preparing for debt, fundraising and M&A.

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Market context

How we work with companies in the Philippines

Philippine businesses are usually owner or family led, and the business is often stronger than its paperwork: real customers and cash flow, but accounts that are not yet in a form banks, investors or buyers can rely on. Local bank lending leans heavily on collateral, usually real estate, rather than cash flow, which leaves growing companies underfunded relative to their performance. The buyer and investor pool combines local conglomerates, regional strategics and international funds, and foreign ownership is restricted in certain sectors. We work with owners and finance teams across the full cycle: getting the numbers to an investable standard, preparing lender and investor processes, and running the transaction through to close.

When clients come to us

  • 01Banks have offered only property-backed loans, and you need financing that matches how the business actually runs.
  • 02You're preparing for investors and need a stronger model, story and data room.
  • 03You want reporting, forecasting and KPIs that stand up to a board, lender or shareholder review.
  • 04You're considering a sale, acquisition or strategic investment.

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Philippines tools

Free calculators and tools to help you prepare before the conversation gets real.

Valuation Calculator

Valuation Calculator

Estimate the value of your business using EBITDA and revenue multiples. Get instant results for 9 countries.

Debt Capacity Calculator

Debt Capacity Calculator

Calculate your borrowing capacity using EBITDA-based and asset-based methods with covenant compliance analysis.

Lenders Directory

Lenders Directory

Find banks, venture debt, and non-bank financing options in UAE, Philippines, and more.

Common questions

Both. We help grow the value of the business and run the finance function day to day (reporting, forecasting, KPIs, investor relations), and we lead the financing, sale or acquisition when the moment comes.
Collateral-first lending is the default here, which strands good businesses that rent their premises and grow through people rather than property. The alternatives are real but demand better preparation: cash-flow based facilities from selected lenders, receivables and equipment financing, private credit, and equity where the growth plan justifies it. Each prices risk differently. We assess what your cash flow can realistically support, prepare the materials lenders and investors need, and run the process across several options at once.
Yes, but the accounts have to get there first, because investors and buyers can only pay for what they can verify. This is the most common starting point in our Philippine work: a genuinely strong business whose reporting has not kept up. We rebuild the financial picture, from management accounts and forecasts to the supporting documentation, into a form outsiders can rely on, and only then open the conversation with lenders, investors or buyers. Done in that order, the business gets full credit for its performance.
A wider pool than most owners assume: local conglomerates expanding into adjacent sectors, regional strategics from across South-East Asia, and international funds that want Philippine exposure through established operators. Foreign ownership is restricted in certain sectors, which shapes deal structure rather than killing interest. We map which of these groups fits your company and build the process, including the ownership structure conversation, around the realistic buyers rather than a generic list.
They care how it is organised, not that it exists. Family-led businesses dominate the Philippine market, and buyers and investors are comfortable with them, provided the ownership is clear, family and company finances are separated, and the people critical to the business are identified and staying. Where those lines have blurred over the years, we help untangle them before the process starts. That work protects value; discovering it mid-diligence costs value.
A short note on what you're trying to do, your latest accounts, a recent forecast or model if you have one, any investor or buyer materials, and the deadline or decision you're working toward.

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