For pirate bands? Strictly cash.
The problem is that you are outside the Third Imperium, so the CrImp is not the obvious choice. There are three (the Yerlyaruiwo Yahai [~0.3 Cr each], the Khaukheairl Khauki [~0.5 Cr each], and the Trans-Rift-specific Soitshi [~1 Cr each]) major Aslan...