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Capital & Cash: Managing Debt, Covenants, & Growth
39 mins·12:00, 24 Jun 2026
Capital & Cash: Managing Debt, Covenants, & Growth
39 mins
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12:00, 24 Jun 2026
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Guest: Fang Li Wei, Executive Director, Infrastructure Strategy & Commercial Advisory, BDO
For businesses big and small, cash is the ultimate expansion bottleneck. Because funding major growth strictly from daily operations takes too much time, alternative financing is a necessity. But get your financial foundations wrong, and things get ugly fast. So, how do you design a capital strategy that actually matches your needs and cash flow rhythm?
In this episode of Enterprise Explores, Fang Li Wei, Executive Director of Infrastructure Strategy & Commercial Advisory at BDO Malaysia, joins us to untangle capital optimisation, navigate restrictive bank covenants, and explore how consolidating debt instantly unlocks group-wide liquidity.
Tune in to find out more about:
The Optimisation Lifecycle: Why capital structuring must be managed as a continuous, dynamic process rather than a static setup event, and how periodic refinancing flows directly to the bottom line to enhance company valuations.
Matching Project Rhythms: Navigating the stark cash flow variances between highly predictable utility models (like power plants) and heavily front-loaded, long-gestation assets (like highways and master-planned townships).
The Hidden Cost of Covenants: How overlooked loan clauses can severely restrict a trading company's day-to-day operational agility, and why shifting to quarterly forecasting prevents accidental technical defaults during slower months.
Holding Company Consolidation: The strategic value of bundling separate, high-interest subsidiary project facilities (such as independent solar or thermal units) into a unified HoldCo structure to secure a significantly lower blended interest rate.
Proactive Lender Diagnostics: Why companies should independently stress-test their financial models before approaching banks, establishing an ongoing, transparent communication channel that treats lenders as strategic growth partners.
Presenter: Roshan Kanesan
Producer: Roshan Kanesan
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