Financing assessment

Request a Financing Assessment for your cold chain project

Pre-filled from your project wizard. Review the eligibility snapshot, matched instruments and next steps — all supplier and lender neutral. Submit to have a ColdMatch analyst prepare a personalised financing pack.

Project inputs

Attach supporting documents

Optional — but files sent up front cut eligibility review from days to hours. Max 6 files, 10 MB each. PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, or images.

  • Company financials (2–3 yrs)Audited statements or management accounts
  • Project summary / feasibilityScope, capacity, off-take, CAPEX/OPEX
  • BOQ or CAPEX breakdownEquipment, civil works, installation
  • Permits / land titleSite control, environmental permits
  • Off-take / anchor contractsLOIs, contracts, tenancy
  • Sponsor / borrower KYCRegistration, ownership, ID of principals

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Eligibility snapshot
30
/ 100 readiness
Early stage — structured feasibility recommended
Matched financing instruments
  • Equipment / operating lease
    82% fit
    Preserves working capital and matches the useful life of refrigeration equipment.
    Typical tenor 3–7 years · Ticket USD 100K – 5M
  • Vendor / supplier credit (deferred payment)
    60% fit
    Short-term deferred payment from qualified suppliers, typically backed by SBLC or LC.
    Typical tenor 6–24 months · Ticket USD 100K – 3M
Neutrality note: we recommend instrument categories only. Specific banks, DFIs, ECAs and lessors are matched after we review your file.
Gaps to close
  • Sponsor / borrower entity not identified
  • Country of the project missing
  • Cold storage capacity / throughput not specified
  • Temperature class (chilled / frozen / pharma) not set
  • Indicative CAPEX or requested financing amount not provided
  • Preferred financing tenor not indicated
  • Project timeline / target COD missing
Next steps for financing partners
  1. Step 1 · buyer
    Confirm scope, sponsor and country
    Fix the borrower entity, project location and target commercial operation date.
  2. Step 2 · coldmatch
    Feasibility & bankability review
    Focused review of CAPEX assumptions, throughput and OPEX before approaching lenders.
  3. Step 3 · coldmatch
    Prepare a vendor-neutral technical envelope
    ColdMatch structures the specification (capacity, refrigerant, energy baseline) so lenders can compare offers on identical scope.
  4. Step 4 · buyer
    Assemble the financing readiness pack
    3 years financial statements, sponsor bios, offtake or throughput evidence, and any existing feasibility work.
  5. Step 5 · coldmatch
    Match to relevant financing partners
    We introduce your file to instruments that fit — ECA, DFI, green loan, leasing, vendor credit — without exclusivity.
  6. Step 6 · lender
    Indicative term sheets & due diligence
    Selected lenders return indicative pricing, tenor and covenants; final terms follow full due diligence.
Documents to prepare
  • Financing readiness checklist (ColdMatch template)
  • Information Memorandum (IM) outline
  • Integrated financial model with DSCR / LLCR sensitivities
  • Technical specification & equipment BOQ (vendor-neutral)
  • Refrigerant strategy and energy baseline (kWh/m³ or kWh/tonne)
  • Sponsor financials — 3 years audited + latest interim
  • Offtake / throughput evidence or storage-as-a-service pipeline
  • Political / commercial risk cover assessment (ECA / MIGA style)
Country
Temperature
Capacity

ColdMatch Group facilitates introductions between qualified project sponsors and financing partners on a vendor and lender neutral basis. This assessment is indicative only, does not constitute a financing commitment, and is not investment or legal advice.

Financing Disclaimer

ColdMatch Group is not a lender, bank, financial institution, credit provider, investment advisor or regulated financial services provider. Financing requests submitted through this platform may, subject to user consent, be shared with independent third-party financing providers for evaluation purposes. Any financing approval, terms, pricing, underwriting, due diligence and contractual arrangements are determined solely by the financing provider. Financing is not guaranteed and remains subject to eligibility, compliance checks and lender approval. Neither ColdMatch Group nor its parent, Global B2B Group, provides loans, credit or financial advice; qualified projects may only be introduced to independent financing partners.

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