The mechanics of getting a deal done - finance requests and offers in SportsFi

The mechanics of getting a deal done - finance requests and offers in SportsFi

The mechanics of getting a deal done - finance requests and offers

In SportsFi, finance requests and offers are the two core building blocks of getting a finance deal done: the club/GP creates a Finance Request, and lenders respond with Finance Offers. The sub table view is the way SportsFi shows multiple offers underneath a single request so you can compare, negotiate and choose one.

1. Finance Request – the parent row

  • A Finance Request is your structured ask: amount, purpose (e.g. transfer receivable, central funds, working capital), tenor and key parameters, built with SportsFi data and the Finance Calculator.
  • In the main deal list this appears as one row: that is the parent object all lender activity hangs off below it.

2. Finance Offers – the sub-table under the request

When lenders respond, each response is a Finance Offer attached to that one request:

  • Each Finance Offer is a term sheet style proposal: facility size, rate/margin, fees, tenor, structure (e.g. receivables vs term loan), covenants and estimated funding timeline.
  • In the deal list, these offers appear in a list under the Finance Request, letting you see multiple lenders and structures for the same ask side-by-side.

Typical sub-table columns might include:

  • Lender name / product type.
  • Amount, interest rate, fees, tenor.
  • Estimated time to funding.
  • Status (Submitted, In negotiation, Accepted, Rejected, Withdrawn).

3. Mechanics of getting a deal done

  1. Submit one Finance Request
    • You apply once via SportsFi’s guided flow; SportsFi uses your deal and financial data plus the calculator, then routes that single request to the panel of suitable lenders.
  2. Panel lenders send Finance Offers
    • Prequalified lenders review the request and send back Finance Offers, which populate the sub table under that request.
    • You now have multiple concrete options for the same finance need, all in one place.
  3. Compare and negotiate using the sub-table
    • You compare offers in the sub table and use the Finance Calculator / Financial Hub to model cost and impact.
    • You shortlist one or more offers and enter negotiation (e.g. asking to improve rate, fees, covenants) while SportsFi tracks each offer’s status beneath the request.
  4. Accept one offer and close
    • When happy, you accept one Finance Offer;  request moves towards a funded/closed state, and the chosen offer becomes the deal that proceeds into documentation and drawdown.
    • Other offers in the sub-table naturally fall away (left as rejected/expired) but remain visible for audit and future benchmarking.

So conceptually: one Finance Request row at the top, many Finance Offers in a sub table beneath it, and the mechanics of “getting a deal done” are about moving from multiple competing sub table offers to a single accepted one that funds—without ever leaving SportsFi or paying broking/transaction fees


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