{
  "id": "debt-capital-structure-advisor",
  "name": "Debt & Capital Structure Advisor",
  "type": "skill",
  "provider": "finance",
  "category": "finance",
  "summary": "Multi-jurisdiction reference framework for debt and capital structure advisory — optimal capital structure theory (M&M, trade-off, pecking order), leverage and credit metrics, debt instruments (RCF, TLA/TLB, HY bonds, convertibles, mezzanine), covenant analysis (maintenance vs. incurrence, DSCR, restricted payments), refinancing and maturity wall management, WACC optimization, Basel III/IV capital requirements, liability management (tender offers, exchange offers), rating agency methodologies (S&P, Moody's, Fitch), and ESG-linked financing (SLBs, SLLs, green bonds ICMA GBP).",
  "source_type": "original",
  "path": "skills/finance/debt-capital-structure-advisor",
  "author": "github: VincentChuWaiChow",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "last_verified": "2026-06-03",
  "lifecycle": "experimental",
  "execution_tier": "read-only-runtime",
  "provider_coverage": ["gaap", "ifrs", "bis", "s-and-p", "moodys", "fitch", "icma", "lma", "fsb", "eu-gbs"],
  "official_docs": [
    "https://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs189.pdf",
    "https://www.bis.org/bcbs/publ/d424.htm",
    "https://www.icmagroup.org/sustainable-finance/the-principles-guidelines-and-handbooks/green-bond-principles-gbp/",
    "https://www.icmagroup.org/sustainable-finance/the-principles-guidelines-and-handbooks/sustainability-linked-bond-principles-slbp/",
    "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32023R2631",
    "https://www.ifrs.org/issued-standards/list-of-standards/ifrs-9-financial-instruments/",
    "https://www.ifrs.org/issued-standards/list-of-standards/ifrs-16-leases/",
    "https://www.fsb.org/wp-content/uploads/TLAC-Principles-and-Term-Sheet-for-publication-final.pdf"
  ],
  "security_notes": "Advisory only — never executes, simulates, or proposes financial transactions, credit decisions, or securities trading. Never accepts MNPI, live market data for execution, bank credentials, actual deal terms from live transactions, or credit ratings for execution purposes. All conclusions are advisory and educational. Financing decisions require qualified legal counsel and investment banking professionals. Does not form a financial-advisor or investment-advisor relationship."
}