Our Focus
Strategic Liquidity
Our Investment
Practice
Some of the most significant concentrations of wealth in public markets sit in single positions built over years by founders, earned by executives, and accumulated by long-term investors. Accessing that capital has historically meant one thing: selling.
Argonaut Capital introduces qualified shareholders to a curated institutional lending platform that provides a different path. Limited-recourse, equity-backed financing structured against a single listed position, with market-leading loan-to-value ratios, institutional pricing, and a framework built to protect the borrower at every stage. Beneficial ownership is retained. Upside participation is preserved.
These facilities are structured for shareholders with significant listed equity positions who require liquidity without the tax consequences, signaling risk, or permanent loss of ownership that a sale would entail.
Typical borrowers include:
- Founders and co-founders holding concentrated positions in public companies
- C-suite executives and senior officers with meaningful listed equity
- Private investors and family offices with substantial public company stakes
Each facility is structured against a single public equity position, held in a custodial account for the beneficial owner throughout the life of the loan. Liability is expressly limited to the pledged collateral, a contractual protection built into the structure of every transaction and not a characterization applied after the fact.
No personal assets or guarantees.
No cross collateralization.
Facility Terms
Argonaut's Role
Argonaut serves as a trusted referral partner. We make introductions to a curated institutional lending platform and support borrowers through the structuring and diligence process, ensuring each transaction is appropriately sized, properly documented, and aligned with the borrower’s broader financial and ownership objectives.
The Briefing
