FAQs
How can BAUND help me launch my EU- and UAE-compliant bond?
Issuing a debt security is usually a lengthy and costly process that involves working with many different service providers and paying high fees for legal, notary, banking and administrative services. Our solution leverages on our founders’ experience and on the infrastructure that we put in place to digitize and streamline this process, making it faster, simpler, and more affordable.
Why are BAUND’s debt security issuers domiciled in Luxembourg?
Luxembourg is a prime financial domicile within the EU, with a stable economy, a conducive financial industry and solid financial regulations. It is also amongst the most reputable worldwide domicile for issuers and funds alike, and financial instruments issued in Luxembourg are well-accepted by investors in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
What will be the legal structure of my BAUND X product ?
Your dedicated Baund x product will be a debt security, or bond, issued by a legally segregated compartment of a Luxembourg SPV constituted under the local Securitisation Law. You will effectively be 'hosted' on a dedicated and segregated compartment of an already active investment vehicle.
Who pays BAUND’s fees?
The Setup Fee and Distribution Appointment Fee, if required, are one-off currency amount charges paid at setup by the fund manager or private company wishing to raise capital, as applicable.
The Marketing Fee, Subscription Fee, Investor App Fee and the Investor Services Fee, the latter varying based on the duration of the debt security, are one-off percentage charges paid at subscription by investors.
The Token Transfer Fee is an event-based charge that applies on in case an investor transfers a security token to another investor on our Investor App.
The Achievement Fee is an event-based charge that applies at redemption, on the over-performance of the debt security, and is subtracted from the redemption amount repaid to investors.
Will my Baund x product invest all amounts subscribed?
Each compartment of the SPV issuing the debt security will need to keep a cash reserve to meet its financial commitments towards all service providers, which means that a lesser amount than the one subscribed by investors will be available for investment.
Can Baund help me with distribution in the EU, UK, Switzerland and the UAE?
We can assist with the selection of licensed distributors in selected European countries and the UAE, if needed. However, no one knows your fund better than you, and you will need to oversee the marketing effort for the bond, under the regulatory umbrella of the distributor you selected.
What’s included in Baund's fees?
Our fees are comprehensive of everything that is required to launch and operate an SPV compartment, and for such compartment to issue a bond: offering documents drafting, investment agreement review, securities dematerialization and/or tokenization, investors onboarding, subscriptions management, bank account, on-going administration, operations management, accounting, paying agency (if required), tax compliance and more.