Collateral
Fund Structures & Vehicles
General Lending
PLP
Subscription Facilities
100

Collateral on an SBL/PLC facility

What is a pledge of the borrower's diversified pool of marketable securities

100

This entity manages the fund and makes all investment decisions

What is the General Partner (GP)?

100

This is the standard lending value of equities and fixed income for a PLC

What is 50% and 90%+, respectively?

100

The requirement for borrowers to hold a portion of their loan size in liquid assets at the bank 

What is unencumbered liquidity?

100

This is the type of credit facility a subscription line is - the kind you can draw down, repay, and draw down again, similar to a credit card

What is a revolving line of credit (revolver)?

200
Collateral in a subscription facility

What is the uncalled capital commitments of the fund's limited partners?

200

These investors commit capital to the fund but have no management authority.

What are Limited Partners (LPs)?

200

This ratio measures a borrower's ability to cover debt payments from available income or cash flow

What is the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR)?

200

This is the use of proceeds on a PLP facility.

What is funding capital calls to pledged funds?

200
Funds typically use a subscription facility to pay for these two things instead of calling capital from LPs right away.

What are investments/deals and fund fees/expenses?

300

Collateral in a co-invest / PLP loan

What is the borrower's interest in the fund?

300

This governing document sets out the GP/LP relationship, including capital call mechanics and funding obligations.

What is the Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA)?

300

This general term describes a financial or operational condition a borrower must maintain under the loan agreement.

What is a covenant?

300

This is the agreement the management company makes with the lender, specifically to support junior employees of the firm

What is a collateral buyback?

300

This is how a subscription facility loan gets repaid - the source of the cash that pays the lender back.

What is capital call proceeds from LPs?

400

Collateral for an unsecured loan

What is none - There is no collateral, the loan relies solely on the borrower's creditworthiness, cash flow and net worth?

400

This term describes the total dollar amount LPs have promised to a fund, whether called or still outstanding?

What is committed capital (capital commitments)?

400

This is a legal claim on colleral.

What is a lien?

400

This is the typical repayment requirement on a PLP loan.

What is 100% return of capital + 50% return on capital (profits)?

400

This is the typical range of time a single draw on a subscription facility can remain outstanding before the lender requires repayment - typically 90, 180, or 365 days

What are draw tenors?