Important Disclosure. For project sponsors, qualified investors, and professional counterparties. Not a public offer. Any placement support is provided on a best-efforts basis and remains subject to eligibility, KYC and AML, sanctions screening, conflicts checks, definitive documentation, and applicable securities laws. FG Capital Advisors is not a broker-dealer and does not accept client money.
Lithium Exploration Capital Raising Services (Private Placements)
Lithium exploration lives or dies on disciplined funding. Investors will not finance vague geology, messy title, or a story that cannot survive technical diligence. FG Capital Advisors supports lithium exploration sponsors with controlled private placement execution: investor-ready materials, a data room that holds up, and a process built for professional capital.
If you want the broader mining fundraising context, see Mining Exploration Funding for Private Companies and Mining Private Equity in Africa.
Mandate Focus
Private placements for lithium exploration, from target generation through drilling phases and early resource definition, where the work completed is real and defensible.
Investor Expectations
Clear title, credible technical plan, realistic budget, disciplined use of proceeds, and a financing story that matches stage risk.
Placement Discipline
Controlled outreach, structured terms, clean disclosures, and a tight diligence loop so momentum does not die in endless email threads.
Battery Metals Context
Battery metals sit inside a wider capital stack that may also include streams, royalties, or structured offtake when appropriate.
Who This Is For
Best Fit Sponsors
- Private lithium exploration companies with a clear licence position, work program, and budget.
- Teams that can evidence prior technical work, governance, and decision discipline.
- Sponsors prepared to run a real diligence process and provide source documents.
Not a Fit
- Concept-only projects with no credible work completed and no ability to evidence title or access.
- Teams unwilling to disclose cap table, ownership, or related party arrangements.
- Raising narratives built on hype instead of a bankable technical plan and controls.
For adjacent mining transaction support, see Copperbelt Mining Asset Acquisition and Mining Royalty and Streaming Investments.
Private Placement Structures We Support
Exploration financings are negotiated transactions. The structure depends on jurisdiction, investor base, stage risk, and how the sponsor plans to fund follow-on rounds.
| Structure | Typical Use | Core Terms Investors Push For | When It Makes Sense |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Private Placement | Drilling and step-out programs where dilution is acceptable to fund value inflection. | Price, discount mechanics (if any), warrants, board rights, information rights, use of proceeds controls. | When a credible technical catalyst exists within 6 to 18 months. |
| Convertible Notes | Bridge financing when timing matters and valuation is not ready to be fixed. | Discount, valuation cap, maturity, security package (if any), covenants, conversion triggers. | When you need speed and have a defined next priced round. |
| Royalty or Stream | Longer-horizon funding where dilution is constrained and future production economics are credible. | Asset scope, payment waterfall, step-ins, reporting, enforcement, and technical downside protections. | When the project can support enforceable assignment and cash flow controls later. |
| Structured Offtake Prepay | Working capital or early development spend tied to a credible buyer path and deliverability plan. | Delivery schedule, price basis, security and control, termination rights, remedy clarity. | When commercial counterparties exist and deliverability is not speculative. |
For structured capital pathways across critical minerals, see Critical Minerals Fund Africa and Battery Metals and Critical Mineral Investment in the Congo.
What You Receive
1) Capital Strategy Memo
Round objective, target investor profile, structure choice, sizing logic, and sequencing for follow-on capital.
2) Investor Materials
Institutional-grade narrative, project summary, use of proceeds, risk factors, and a controlled disclosure package.
3) Financial Model and Budget Controls
Use of proceeds schedule, exploration budget logic, contingency framing, and milestone-based reporting.
4) Diligence Data Room
Document index, version control, Q and A workflow, and a clean audit trail of sponsor disclosures.
5) Term Sheet and Docs Support
Term sheet drafting support and coordination with counsel on subscription docs, governance rights, and closing conditions.
6) Best-Efforts Placement Support
Curated investor outreach and process management through regulated partners where required by law and jurisdiction.
For private placement mechanics and investor expectations, see Private Placement Primer and Private Placement Debt Services. For Reg D context in placement workflows, see Reg D 506 and Rule 144A Placement Process.
Process
Gate 1: Readiness Screen
Licence and title snapshot, technical work completed, cap table clarity, budget sanity check, and risk map.
Gate 2: Packaging
Investor materials, model, data room build, disclosure discipline, and term framing that fits the stage.
Gate 3: Market Outreach
Target list build, controlled process, calibrated pricing discussion, and diligence management.
Gate 4: Closing
Subscription workflow, conditions tracking, governance and reporting setup, and post-close investor cadence.
FAQ
What round sizes do you work on?
Most private exploration raises sit in the single-digit to low double-digit millions, with follow-on rounds staged to results and market windows.
Do you guarantee you will raise capital?
No. Support is best-efforts and subject to investor interest, diligence outcomes, legal constraints, and market conditions.
Do you work globally or only Africa?
We support global sponsors where the legal structure, title position, and diligence standards are workable for professional capital.
What kills a lithium exploration raise fastest?
Unclear title, weak governance, inconsistent disclosure, unrealistic budgets, and technical plans that cannot be defended under scrutiny.
Can you combine equity with a stream or royalty?
Sometimes. Hybrid stacks can work if enforceability and controls are real, and the structure matches the project stage.
What do you need to scope the mandate?
Project location, licence status, work completed, budget, cap table snapshot, target raise size, and your intended timeline.
Request a Quote for Lithium Exploration Capital Raising
Share your project summary, licence position, work program, budget, cap table snapshot, and target raise. We will revert with a scoped plan and required diligence pack.
Request a QuoteDisclaimer. This page describes capital raising services and related advisory support. It is not an offer of securities. Any capital raise is subject to applicable law, investor eligibility, diligence, definitive documentation, and third-party approvals. FG Capital Advisors does not accept client money and is not a broker-dealer.
