AMIRAUSA

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Investments

AMIRA has access to Chinese funds, private equity groups, commercial banks, investment banks, and high-net-worth individuals — enabling long-term investment backed by sufficient collateral, by assets pledged by a third party, or by sovereign guarantee. In partnership with Wall Street investors and hedge funds, we also offer a new paradigm in asset-backed securitization — a patented method of managing financial instruments, equipment-lease derivatives, and other collateral programs.

How we structure investments

A thoroughly analyzed loan of money backed by collateral with greater immediate value than the loan amount may be considered an investment. A financial instrument insured by the pledge of assets from a third party — such as a deposit in a financial institution insured by a government agency and / or sovereign guarantee — may also be considered an investment. We underwrite to these standards, sizing every program to opportunity.

Asset-backed securitization

Our patented method spans financial instruments, equipment-lease derivatives, and other collateral programs — combining data architecture, application logic, and process workflow to securitize cash-flow-producing assets with discipline and transparency.

Consulting & advisory

We provide consulting services aimed at securing the requisite investment and funds in support of large capital projects — bringing structuring expertise, regulatory navigation, and a global investor network to every engagement.

Macroeconomic perspective

In economic theory and in macroeconomics, investment is the amount purchased per unit time of goods that are not consumed but are to be used for future production (i.e. capital) — examples include railroad or factory construction. Inventory investment is the accumulation of goods inventories; it can be positive or negative, intended or unintended. In measures of national income and output, gross investment is a component of gross domestic product. Non-residential fixed investment (new factories) and residential investment (new houses) combine with inventory investment to make up net investment, which deducts depreciation from gross investment. Net fixed investment is the value of the net increase in the capital stock per year.

Flow vs. stock

Fixed investment, as expenditure over a period of time ("per year"), is not capital — its time dimension makes it a flow. By contrast, capital is a stock: the accumulated net investment to a point in time.

Income, interest rates, and opportunity cost

Investment is often modeled as a function of income and interest rates. An increase in income encourages higher investment; a higher interest rate may discourage investment because it becomes more costly to borrow money. Even if a firm uses its own funds, the interest rate represents an opportunity cost — the foregone return from lending that amount out for interest. We apply these principles directly when pricing and structuring each program.