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July 5, 2023
Private debt is a complex asset class yet an increasingly important component of an institutional investment portfolio as it provides superior return characteristics compared to traditional fixed income.
There are many characteristics of loan securities such as maturity date, principal amount, coupon type, coupon spread, fixed rate, reference rate, and coupon floor that are unique to private debt instruments. Furthermore, the relationship between a fund and its underlying securities is often more complex than a single portfolio company investment.
Private debt funds may provide multiple lines of credit, for example, through multiple rounds of financing to an underlying private company which can be treated as separate line items in a schedule of investments. Meanwhile, convertible loans, warrants, and mezzanine finance can mean a fund can have both debt and equity exposure to an underlying asset.
Accessing and understanding a fund’s exposure at the securities level is therefore essential for effective portfolio risk management. However, institutional investors either forego valuable investment insights or waste resources on time-consuming manual processes due to this granular data being trapped in unstructured fund documents.
Private debt is a complex asset class yet an increasingly important component of an institutional investment portfolio as it provides superior return characteristics compared to traditional fixed income.
There are many characteristics of loan securities such as maturity date, principal amount, coupon type, coupon spread, fixed rate, reference rate, and coupon floor that are unique to private debt instruments. Furthermore, the relationship between a fund and its underlying securities is often more complex than a single portfolio company investment.
Private debt funds may provide multiple lines of credit, for example, through multiple rounds of financing to an underlying private company which can be treated as separate line items in a schedule of investments. Meanwhile, convertible loans, warrants, and mezzanine finance can mean a fund can have both debt and equity exposure to an underlying asset.
Accessing and understanding a fund’s exposure at the securities level is therefore essential for effective portfolio risk management. However, institutional investors either forego valuable investment insights or waste resources on time-consuming manual processes due to this granular data being trapped in unstructured fund documents.
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