Fund Finance

'NAV lending, and fund finance generally, has become an accepted tool for private equity funds,' says Crestline managing partner and chief investment officer Douglas Bratton.

Citco Capital Solutions Inc’s Shiraz Allidina explains the role service providers play in fund finance.

Rory Smith, founder of Brickfield Recruitment, a talent search company focused on the sector, reviews the increasingly robust landscape for US mid-market fund finance.

Insurance companies are stepping into the fund finance market. Khizer Ahmed of Hedgewood Capital Partners explains why they might be the right lenders for your next fund.

The listed manager has secured a £550m credit line which is linked to reduce scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions across its operations by 80% by 2030.

Subscription credit facilities linked to ESG have piqued the interest of many GPs in the past year. Could these lines be right for you?

The idea of having to foot a bill to the tune of millions of dollars for a loan secured by fiction serves as a wake-up call to investors, lenders and GPs alike.

Lenders rethink due diligence after private equity manager arrested on charges that he forged LP commitments.

But investors express concern over shifting terms, with a significant minority worried about the extent to which GPs are using credit lines.

Capital raising for secondaries vehicles last year grew almost threefold, with Ardian, Lexington Partners and Goldman Sachs leading the charge.