Insights

Notes from the desk

Working notes on how private credit actually gets structured, administered, and funded — written for the people doing the deals.

Structuring

When a deal reaches for a Luxembourg vehicle

When a transaction needs a Luxembourg issuing vehicle — and what compartments and ring-fencing actually do for the lenders behind it.

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Trustees

What is a Security Trustee and do I need to appoint one?

What a security trustee does, why bondholders use one, and whether you need to appoint one.

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Structuring

What is an actively managed certificate (AMC)?

How an actively managed certificate works as a wrapper for a strategy that can be rebalanced over time.

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Market Access

Capital is abundant. So why is access still the hard part?

Why access, not capital, is the real constraint in private credit — and what closes the gap.

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Market Access

The wrong-lender problem — and what it costs you

What approaching the wrong lenders actually costs, and why fit beats reach in private credit.

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Agency Services

What is a facility agent?

What a facility agent does on a syndicated or club loan, and why independence matters.

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Agency Services

Paying agent, calculation agent and registrar: the agency roles explained

The paying agent, calculation agent and registrar roles on a debt deal, and how they fit together.

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Trustees

Enforcing an event of default: the role of a specified majority

An event of default opens the door to enforcement; a specified majority must direct the trustee first.

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