Bursa Malaysia Berhad and RAM Holdings Berhad, have through a joint venture entity, Bursa Malaysia RAM Capital Sdn Bhd (formerly known as BM RAM Capital Sdn Bhd), on Friday launched a debt fundraising platform. The platform is an alternative fund-raising avenue strategically designed to facilitate listed and unlisted small to mid-sized companies with fundraising needs of at least MYR 5 million ($1.08 milion) and a minimum tenure of one year, to raise funds via the issuance of credit-rated investment notes.