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NAV financing is now considered a well-established tool for improving fund performance, but finding a trustworthy partner is crucial to success, says Doug Cruikshank, managing partner and founder of Hark Capital.

Accessing fund finance requires specialist support if borrowers want to stay on top of this fast-changing market, says Khizer Ahmed, founder and managing member at Hedgewood Capital Partners.

The failure of three prominent fund finance lenders has turned choppy waters into a full-scale hurricane watch, says Anastasia Kaup, a partner at Fund Finance Partners.

Subscription lines, NAV finance, and employee and GP loans are being impacted in different ways by current market turmoil, say Haynes Boone’s Albert Tan, Deborah Low and Craig Unterberg.

Market downturns caused by a tightening credit cycle should continue to boost demand for NAV lending, says Crestline’s Dave Philipp.

The potential to finance the unrealized value that exists in private equity has huge benefits for funds, firms and for investors, says 17Capital managing director Dane Graham.

Taking a proactive and detailed approach to fees and expenses is becoming increasingly important as LPs ramp up scrutiny, say Troutman Pepper's Julia Corelli, Stephanie Costantino and Paul Steffens.

Few data points are more crucial to a private fund CFO than current liquidity, and tracking that ever-shifting data is essential amid higher rates and volatile markets, says Hazeltree’s Sol Zlotchenko.

Ongoing market uncertainty provides GPs with an opportunity to review their internal systems and operations to ensure the right staffing, technology and service providers are in place for the rebound, says Juniper Square’s Eugene Tetlow.

Establishing strong back office processes, implementing technology and connecting with fund administrators are three ways managers can attract PE investors in a difficult market, write Troy Merkel and William Andreoni at RSM US.