Back when NAV was something that guided you to your chosen venue for the evening, the FFA conference in Miami (and earlier still, New York) was a slightly more 'NAV'igable event....more
Introduction - NAV facilities operate by taking a portfolio of assets owned by a borrower and selecting which assets within that portfolio a lender is willing to lend against. This pool of approved assets becomes the...more
A recent trend in continuation vehicles involves traditional private equity sponsors serving as the “lead investor” in lieu of, or in addition to, more traditional secondary buyers and institutional investors. This expansion...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
Executive Summary - Over the last several years, a need has arisen in the fund finance market, which caters to private equity, venture capital, family offices, and other investment funds (“Funds”) and their sponsors, for...more
This year is starting to feel a bit more normalized after the 2021-2022 record origination numbers followed by the 2023 market disruption. In many ways, Fund finance has passed the stress test and moved forward. What has 2024...more
Higher interest rates have rearranged the investment landscape with liquid products offering more attractive value while forward private market returns are somewhat uncertain in light of challenges facing valuations and the...more
Recallable capital is a hot topic these days in both subscription financing and NAV financing transactions, both at industry events and in the press. There has been a good deal of attention to this concept in the NAV market...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
Cadwalader has recently seen a growth in the number of funds formed in Jersey and Guernsey that are party to subscription and NAV facilities. Trent Lindsay and Cassandra Best spoke with Julia Keppe, Senior Counsel at Walkers...more
Demand for net asset value (NAV) finance—where private equity (PE) firms raise borrowings against the NAV of the assets in their funds—is on the rise. NAV finance is still a relatively esoteric, industry-specific product, and...more