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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

B(ack to School) September 2024 - Unlocking Liquidity With a Tranche B Facility

Liquidity solutions are a topic du jour in fund finance. With bank balance sheets somewhat restricted by macroeconomic concerns and risk-weighted asset regulations, fund finance borrowers and lenders have sought creative ways...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Behind the Scenes August 2024 - Conditions Precedent: Borrower Deliverables

The credit agreement for a subscription credit facility will list several conditions precedent that are required prior to the credit agreement becoming effective and/or the first extension of credit occurring thereunder....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Credit Risks Likely to Rise as 2024 Draws to a Close

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A strange confluence of geopolitical events, labor unrest, softening consumer demand, and supply-chain logistical issues could leave lumps of coal in the stockings of lenders this holiday season. The story begins in the Red...more

Mayer Brown

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Subscription Agreements 101 – Back to Basics July 2024 - Subscription Agreements

We have said it before – the “credit cornerstone” of a subscription credit facility is the limited partnership agreement (the “LPA”) – it is the primary contract, together with any side letters, governing the relationship...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Tips for Reducing Lender Liability Risk When Dealing with Distressed Commercial Real Estate Loans (Part 1)

A number of factors have combined to cause an almost “perfect storm” for commercial real estate distress. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a rise in remote and hybrid work, increasing vacancy rates and decreasing property values....more

Mayer Brown

NAV Facilities Appraisal and Valuation Challenge Rights

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Net Asset Value ("NAV") credit facilities are lending arrangements underwritten on the borrower’s portfolio of investments, where the amount available for borrowing is based on the value of such underlying portfolio...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

Mayer Brown

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

Proskauer Rose LLP

Understanding the Increasing Use of Holdco NAV Loan Structures

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While the market for NAV financings—loans to funds supported by the net asset value of their portfolios—grew in 2023 and continues to rapidly evolve, a consensus has developed around what is sometimes referred to as a “Holdco...more

Allen Matkins

Judge Rules That A Front For Mexican Cartel Had The Capacity To Protect Its Own Interests

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California Corporations Code Section 25118(b) provides an exemption from the state's usury limitations for loans.  The exemption is subject to several conditions.  One condition is the existence of either a preexisting...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Shining a Light on “Security-Lite” March 2024 - Shining a Light on European “Security-Lite” Financings

NAV facilities come in all shapes and sizes and, unlike subscription facilities, there is no standardised collateral package for these kinds of transactions. In the European market, many lenders - particularly investment...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Controlling Cash March 2024 - Cash Control Event: Lender and Borrower Considerations

Our readers have been blessed with wonderful Fund Finance Friday articles dealing with the maintenance of collateral accounts in 'When Deposits Don’t Travel with Loans', control over collateral accounts in 'Control or Control...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Venture Debt: Down Round Protection Without Triggering Downside Provisions

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There is increasing chatter in the startup and investor space surrounding venture debt. It is not at all surprising that as the availability of ready capital has contracted considerably over the past two years, debt and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

Hogan Lovells

Secondaries fund financing: deep diving into security and consents

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With fluctuating capital availability, broadly tightening terms, increasing sponsor demand and pressure on pricing in particular on capital call facilities, the market has been changing, if not challenging, for fund borrowers...more

Mayer Brown

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Here We Go Again January 2024 - A Note to My Younger Self Part II: Starting Over Every January

As I sit here again with one more year in the rearview mirror since the last time we chatted, this older, wiser self has been reflecting on what I would tell my younger self if I had the chance at the beginning of January of...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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Welcome to 2024: CWT’s European Fund Finance Market Insights - 2024 European Fund Finance Market Predictions

The year 2023 presented the fund finance industry with many challenges that it rose to face with an inventiveness and rigour that showed just how mature and multi-faceted the market has become. At Cadwalader in London we saw...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Innovation in Financing: Where Are We Seeing Growth?

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Meanwhile, cash-strapped biotechs have in many cases been forced to leverage relationships with big pharma to address liquidity. Cash is king in a financing environment such as we have observed over the last 18 months, and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Recallable Capital Ripples November 2023 - Total Recall

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

NAVigating November 2023 - NAV Financing: To Secure or Not To Secure, That Is the Question

As noted in Angie Batterson’s wonderful panel at our Finance Forum in Charlotte last month, the term NAV loan means different things to different people, and can encompass a diverse mix of structures and asset classes in the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

NAVigating November 2023 - What We're Reading

Here’s what we’re reading these days. Less than half of private credit borrowers would generate positive free cash flow in a mild stress scenario, according to a recent analysis by S&P Global Ratings that reviewed more...more

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