Research & Insights
Commentary on underwriting discipline, market structure, and the mechanics of lending well, written for allocators and capital markets professionals evaluating the firm.
Credit Analysis
“Collateral first” is often treated as a slogan instead of a discipline. We start with the bank statement, not the P&L, because deposit consistency, NSF activity, and concentration risk reveal more about repayment capacity than any pro forma, and they determine how collateral should be structured, not just how large a loan can be.
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Duration
Long-dated credit looks attractive until rates or fundamentals shift underneath it. Shorter duration instruments create more frequent points to reprice risk, reassess collateral, and step away from a credit before a problem compounds.
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The temptation in private credit is to underwrite the return first and the risk second. Discipline runs the other direction: collateral position and cash flow visibility are established before a rate is ever discussed.
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Tighter bank capital requirements pushed many lenders out of smaller, asset-backed, and revenue-based relationships. That retreat created durable demand for private capital willing to do the underwriting work banks no longer will.
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Access to deal flow isn't the scarce resource in private markets — discipline is. The best opportunities rarely have the most compelling story; they have structure, alignment, and a clear path to execution. There will always be another opportunity. There is only one balance sheet.
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As mega-funds grow, check sizes rise with them — pushing large managers toward bigger borrowers and leaving the lower middle market underserved. That's not a gap in demand, it's a gap in competition, and it's exactly where disciplined, right-sized capital can do its best work.
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A projection tells you what management believes will happen. Visibility tells you what's already happening. Contracted revenue, seasoned receivables, and verifiable operating history say more about a credit's durability than any five-year model ever will.
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