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BDC Facts & Stats - June 2025

In recent years, non-bank lending to private equity-owned, small- and middle-market companies has increased significantly. Within this growing sector, private and non-traded BDCs have outperformed other non-bank lenders in...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Comfort Letter Comeback, March 2025 - Comfort Letters

In the evolving fund finance market, lenders are constantly assessing ways to mitigate risk and enhance credit support in order to provide for the smooth operation of subscription-based credit facilities. One such credit...more

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Navigating Transfers January 2025 - Investor Transfers: Lender Considerations in an Everchanging Fund Finance Market

Although transfers by investors of their interests in a fund have always been a feature of subscription / capital call facilities, as of late, there has been a palpable uptick in investor transfers and this trend is set to...more

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Clearing the Hurdle, September 2024 - Hurdling Into the Borrowing Base

As was briefly touched upon in a prior Fund Finance Friday article “Borrowing Base/Coverage Ratio Approaches in Subscription Finance Facilities,” a subscription facility which uses the borrowing base approach looks at each...more

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NAV Credit Facilities: The Spectrum of Collateral Structures

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Executive Summary - Net Asset Value (“NAV”) credit facilities are a tool that borrowers may use to access financing based on the value of their underlying investment portfolio. The users of these facilities are generally...more

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Covered Transactions and Considerations in Fund Finance

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Section 23A and Super 23A can create additional complications for lenders in the fund finance market. Intended to protect the stability of financial institutions by restricting transactions with affiliates, Section 23A and...more

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Subscription Finance: Fraud as an Exclusion Event

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - In the evolving landscape of the subscription credit facility market, the introduction of fraud allegations by an investor against a fund as a new exclusion event marks a pivotal shift....more

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Revenue Purchase or Predatory Loan? New York Attorney General Targets Merchant Cash Advance Providers

On March 5, 2024, the New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James sued Yellowstone Capital LLC (Yellowstone) and various affiliates, accusing them of running a predatory lending operation by disguising the loans as purchases...more

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Miami Bound: See You There February 2024 - Financing Management Fees

The primary purpose of a capital call facility is to provide bridge financing to a fund borrower that may be drawn upon, in lieu of calling capital, to make investments in accordance with the fund’s business purpose. In...more

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The Benefits of Term Debt Tranches in Fund Finance Products – and What to Consider When Utilizing Term Debt

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With new banking rules on the horizon for financial institutions, lenders are looking for new strategies to bolster lending capacity and accommodate debt issuances. One such option is term debt....more

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One and Done: Lending for the Full Fund Lifecycle January 12, 2024 - Building in Flexibility in Credit Facilities

As more subline lenders are beginning to cover asset based lending, banks are keen to create streamlined template documentation with the flexibility to accommodate the borrowing needs of their clients throughout a fund’s...more

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Subscription Finance: Commingling Collateral Accounts

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For loans primarily secured by a cash flow stream, subscription facility lenders heavily depend on collateral accounts as a key element of the security package. In this Legal Update, we delve into why subscription facilities...more

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Game On August 2023 - Participation Trophies: Documenting and Negotiating Loan Participations

As the secondaries market continues to grow and increase in complexity, we have noticed an uptick in interest among our clients in selling (and buying) loan participations. Participation arrangements can be a powerful tool...more

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‘LIBOR’ to ‘SOFR’ - September 2021 | Issue No. 144 - Managing the Client Experience for Fund Sponsors Around LIBOR Succession...

Amending Fund Finance facilities to replace LIBOR as the primary benchmark interest rate has all the makings of a potential client experience disaster for your Fund sponsor clients. ...more

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Regulatory Relief Act Benefits Community and Regional Banks

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• The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), which engendered substantial bipartisan support and was recently signed into law by President Donald Trump, amends parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall...more

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Proskauer’s Second Annual Survey on Trends in Private Credit Markets

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We are delighted to share with you the results from our second annual Trends in Private Credit survey. This year’s survey was conducted via web from January 9th to February 9th 2018. In this report, we will share...more

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