While we have plenty of stories of entrepreneurs and organisations hustling to get international investment, what many don’t realise is that the real hard work begins once you’ve got the investment. In part, that’s because international investments are a lot more complex than they’re made out to be. There are, for example, several types of international investments a company can receive, including equity investments, foreign loans, and funding from an overseas parent company. Loans, investments, and parent company fundingThe first step for any business preparing to receive international investment is to familiarise itself with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) regulations for the kind of investment it’s receiving. Businesses receiving an international loan are required to comply with a different set of recently updated rules.