diff --git a/data/content/articles/padel-hall-financing-germany-en.md b/data/content/articles/padel-hall-financing-germany-en.md index 60ec212..67adadb 100644 --- a/data/content/articles/padel-hall-financing-germany-en.md +++ b/data/content/articles/padel-hall-financing-germany-en.md @@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ Every state has a development bank: Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein, Thürin ## Personal Guarantee Reality: Don't Avoid This Conversation +Once the debt structure is in place, there is one more item that belongs in every financing conversation — and that is too often skipped until the term sheet arrives. + German banks financing a padel hall through a standalone project company will almost always require **persönliche Bürgschaft** (personal guarantee) from the founders. This means your personal assets — home, savings, existing investments — are at risk if the business fails. Three ways to limit this exposure: