An asset-based credit is a short- to medium-term special loan for which manufacturing companies, traders and service providers can use both their movable fixed assets and their current assets as collateral. These assets are usually of little relevance to banks if the company’s creditworthiness and cash flow do not meet the requirements. An asset-based credit offers investors in corporate transactions the opportunity to use their own machinery, equipment, inventories from finished goods and merchandise warehouses, tangible assets or real estate to finance the purchase price as well as those of the company to be purchased.