The market for financing pools of interests in private equity funds and private credit funds continues to sizzle, with new lenders joining the market and competition on pricing leading to a tightening of spreads for the most...more
As most Fund Finance Friday readers probably already know, over the summer, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (“ILPA”) issued guidance for Limited Partners (“LPs”) and General Partners (“GPs”) around the use of...more
It’s already been two weeks since we wrapped up the Cadwalader Finance Forum in Charlotte, which featured a panel on “New Approaches in the NAV and Secondary Market.” The panelists provided attendees with an entertaining and...more
It has been a common refrain in the fund finance industry that “hybrid” loan facilities (i.e., loans underwritten on the basis of both a fund’s investor capital commitments and its investment portfolio) are constantly talked...more
In the private equity secondaries market, financing is often used to facilitate the purchase of portfolios of interests in private equity funds. These transactions require lenders to underwrite the value of assets that the...more
We continue to see significant interest in NAV financing products in both the U.S. and European markets, which is reflected in double digit year-over-year growth in our deal activity for these facilities to date. As compared...more
Between Omicron, the holidays, and down-to-the-wire end-of-year closings, it was a hectic finish to 2021. But now that the calendar reads 2022, we wanted to reflect this week on the state of the NAV finance market and provide...more
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As the universe of asset-based and hybrid facilities continues to expand, fund finance lenders are increasingly encountering pledges of equity interests issued by funds or SPVs domiciled in popular jurisdictions outside of...more
While not as robust as we once anticipated, we have seen a steady flow of financings for alternative investment funds that are registered as investment companies under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment...more