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Growing Interest in Utilising Equity Commitment Letters in the Context of Sponsor Margin Loans

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Equity Commitment Letters (ECL) are legal documents pursuant to which one party (typically the main fund or multiple funds managed by the sponsor) (the ECL Provider) commits to providing a certain amount of capital, usually...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Next Stop: Charlotte October 2024 - Underwriting Secondaries Deals

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Inside NAV Loans October 2024 - What’s in a NAV Loan?

The purpose of this article is to unpack the basic building blocks of what constitutes a NAV Loan to make sure that market participants have a basic understanding of what is in a NAV Loan and their key negotiated issues. As...more

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Key Takeaways From the Fund Finance Association 2024 Global Leadership Summit

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The Pine Cliffs Resort hosted the FFA’s 2024 Global Leadership Summit this week where key players and leaders from across the industry gathered to discuss macroeconomic, geopolitical, policy, legal, regulatory and other...more

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A Truly Bingeworthy Series July 2024 - Some Key Considerations When Lending to a Master-Series Fund

Master-series funds are definitely not on our desks on a daily basis; however, they do arise from time to time, and certainly as transactions are becoming more and more bespoke. Care should be taken by lenders when lending to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

8th Annual European Fund Finance Symposium: The Latest From London May 2024 - Equity Commitment Letters – A Refresher

We have recently seen a notable uptick in the usage of equity commitment letters (ECLs) in fund finance transactions and have been spending an increasing amount of time discussing their merits with our clients’ credit teams....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Missing Miami March 1, 2024 - 13 Takeaways From Miami

More than 1,800 industry players attended the 13th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium that wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. There was a lot to talk about in terms of market evolution...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cinco Celebration May 2023 - One (Cayman Corporate Governance) Rule to Rule Them All ...

The growth in regulation and oversight of private equity and venture capital funds (“Private Funds”) in the Cayman Islands has again taken a step forward with the recent introduction by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Muddled Macros - September 2022 | Issue No. 193 - Five Career Development Tactics (and One Digression) for Young Fund Finance...

On Wednesday, 300+ attendees participated in FFA University 1.0, and I was fortunate to get to provide the Closing Remarks to the highly engaged group. Below is a rough summary of the remarks I provided, which focused on my...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Views and News - February 2022 | Issue No. 161 - FFF Travels to the Channel Islands: An Introduction to Jersey and Guernsey

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

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