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"they didn't go to a loan shark neither a shitty bank. It's the bank that manage the assets of the Queen. I don't think they give loan that easily hence the hug

"they didn't go to a loan shark neither a shitty bank. It's the bank that manage the assets of the Queen. I don't think they give loan that easily hence the huge collaterals." Irrelevant. Why would they care which bank the money comes from? It would be careless to take any deal on less favourable terms than you could get elsewhere, which implies this Coutts deal was the best they could get. It could easily be a deal on a REALLY good rate to extend their runway well into the release cycle of a finished game, but the lack of disclosure implies otherwise. Anyone here old enough to remember the original boo.com? That was also an emperor-has-no-clothes fiasco of epic proportions. Which is ironic, because their problem was that they couldn't sell any of the mountains of clothes they had in storage.

Belphemur 9y ago
I guess to make conclusion we would need a disclosure from the studio. The reputation of the bank and the way they approve client is relevant. It doesn't reduce the fact they took money, but again without a break down of the term we can only speculate the reason. Saying "they'll fail" because of this loan is making a hasty conclusion.
viscanti 9y ago
> Irrelevant. Why would they care which bank the money comes from? I'm sure they're looking for good terms, but being able to secure financing from a more reputable entity is still a signal. If they were some sort or real estate developer and could only get loans from someone like the Russian Mafia then we'd have a little more insight into what kind of business they must be running. In this case, going to a reputable bank is probably the best strategy for minimizing the cost associated with the loan. The more reputable the bank, the more selective they are about their loans, and the closer to the LIBOR rate they'll charge. You can get a much better loan from a large bank than you can from a loan shark.

Belphemur 9y ago

I guess to make conclusion we would need a disclosure from the studio. The reputation of the bank and the way they approve client is relevant. It doesn't reduce the fact they took money, but again without a break down of the term we can only speculate the reason. Saying "they'll fail" because of this loan is making a hasty conclusion.

viscanti 9y ago

> Irrelevant. Why would they care which bank the money comes from? I'm sure they're looking for good terms, but being able to secure financing from a more reputable entity is still a signal. If they were some sort or real estate developer and could only get loans from someone like the Russian Mafia then we'd have a little more insight into what kind of business they must be running. In this case, going to a reputable bank is probably the best strategy for minimizing the cost associated with the loan. The more reputable the bank, the more selective they are about their loans, and the closer to the LIBOR rate they'll charge. You can get a much better loan from a large bank than you can from a loan shark.