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The founders letter

Funding as a discipline

Most people view capital as a finish line. At DebtQuity, we view it as a badge of trust. We have built our firm on a remarkably simple idea, taken very seriously: Capital does not create success; it multiplies discipline. If the discipline is missing, capital only accelerates failure. This is why our methodology isn’t about finding “deals” — it is about identifying and honing Fundability.

The Vanilla Standard

We are intentionally good at “vanilla.” In a world of over-structured “exotic” finance, we believe the most robust returns are found in simplicity. We look for four things, and we look for them relentlessly: management that understands their business with a track record of getting it right, debt the business can comfortably service in the normal course of business, cash inflow that is recurring and spread over multiple counters, and a margin of safety.

If a project doesn’t meet these four pillars, no amount of financial engineering will save it.

Less is more; and often, more is just less.

Crafting Fundability

Fundability is not a status you reach; it is a craft you practice. It is built daily, not in a day. We work exclusively with growth-minded business owners who understand this — operators who treat their balance sheets with the same respect they treat their customers. Our role is to be the bridge for these operators. But make no mistake: we are protective of that bridge.

The Currency of Trust

In every transaction, our position is the most asymmetric. By recommending a deal to our institutional partners, we have relatively little to gain in fees, but everything to lose in reputation.

A reputation is built over twenty years and lost in five minutes. We take that five minutes very seriously. If we back a partner, it is because we believe their discipline matches our own. We win when our funders are rewarded for their trust, and our borrowers are rewarded for their diligence.

what we look for

The four pillars

Every deal we consider must meet all four. No exceptions.

Skilled operator

Management that understands their business with a track record of getting it right.

Manageable debt

Debt that can be comfortably serviced, even as business conditions change.

Predictable cash-flow

Cash inflow that is recurring and spread over multiple counters.

Margin of safety

Enough buffer that a bad quarter doesn’t become a default.

We build disciplined capital partnerships, Structured carefully, governed rigorously, and pursued selectively.

Debtquity empowers businesses with innovative financial solutions for growth.

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Skilled team

Experts in finance, consulting, and strategy.

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Our mission and values

Empowering businesses with innovative financial solutions.

Meet Our Team

Our Team

Growth-minded professionals who practise what they preach — every deal, every day.

Christo Swartz

Founder

Fanie Steenkamp