by Brendan MacDonald | Oct 12, 2025 | Premium
By Taimour Zaman You’ve negotiated the perfect lease: the right rent, the right term, the right escape clauses. Then the landlord’s standard-form Standby Letter of Credit requirement lands in your inbox. It’s rigid, one-size-fits-all, and threatens to strangle your...
by Brendan MacDonald | Oct 12, 2025 | Premium
By Taimour Zaman The catalog is bookmarked. The specs are finalized. You’re ready to pull the trigger on the new industrial 3D printer or the fleet of electric delivery vans that will catapult your business forward. But the seller, perhaps thousands of miles...
by Brendan MacDonald | Oct 12, 2025 | Premium
By Taimour Zaman The $20 million procurement contract is a masterpiece of negotiation. You’ve secured the terms, the timelines, the pricing. But the final clause from the supplier—a massive, state-owned enterprise overseas—is non-negotiable: “A Standby...
by Brendan MacDonald | Oct 12, 2025 | Premium
By Taimour Zaman You’ve found the perfect space to launch your dream. The location is ideal, the terms are negotiated, and then you hit clause 7.3: “Tenant shall provide a Standby Letter of Credit for 6 months’ rent.” For a growing business, this isn’t just a...
by Brendan MacDonald | Oct 12, 2025 | Premium
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global Let’s have an uncomfortable conversation. You’re in a bind, staring at a real estate deal that requires a Proof of Funds letter you can’t produce. And the internet, in its infinite wisdom, whispers a...
