Specialist debt financing Providers will often aim to offer While traditional bank lending debt finance, which is non-dilutive has historically been effectively unlike equity financing, meaning closed to gaming businesses – the founder team doesn’t give up since they lack the predictable ownership. Funding is usually secured revenues and tangible asset base against near-term receivables and/ for use as security which banks or government grants or tax reliefs often require – specialist finance which haven’t yet been paid. In providers are increasingly looking this context, such finance can be to service the industry. useful for cash flow management but will rarely be a core source of development funds. 16