What are the interest rates for private corporate debt?
A private corporate debt loan is usually more expensive than a bank on face value based off interest rates, but it is cheaper in terms of the opportunity cost. As private lenders take on deals and more risk that a bank can't take on, helping borrowers to get funds when they otherwise couldn’t.
Usually, private corporate debt loans work on a 4% to 8% margin that is higher than BBSW rate / RBA rate. Depending on the asset class, risk, term of the loan and LVR of the loan.
What this means for corporate borrowers, is that as interest rates go up at a bank level, many private lenders become more competitive with a bank rate, as the difference between bank rates and private rates gets smaller.
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What are the eligibility requirements for private corporate debt?
All our private corporate debt loans are for business or investment purposes only. To qualify for a loan you must meet the following criteria.
1. You must have an EBITDA of at least $2M in most cases.
2. The funds must be for equity release or business growth purposes (not personal use).
3. Minium transaction size is $5M.
4. You have an exit strategy to repay the loan (refinance, sale of asset, business venture).
5. You can service the interest cost or pay it in advance out of the loan amount.
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What is a warehouse facility?
A warehouse facility is a wholesale funding solution that aims to fund lenders with a cheaper cost of capital, so they can then use those funds to expand their loan book size. This enables them to borrow funds to expand their loan book, until such time they can secure more investor capital or a warehouse facility from a bank.
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How quickly can a private corporate debt transaction be funded?
How quickly can you put your paperwork together? Usually, we can settle deals within two weeks to four weeks, depending on complexity.
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What is the difference between private corporate debt and bank terms?
Private corporate debt lenders (PCD) have far less restrictions and prerequisites when compared with traditional bank funding. Because private corporate debt lenders are willing to take on more risk than a bank and are willing to do transactions that banks won't do, PCD is priced higher than commercial bank loans. Typically the delta is 3% to 4% between what a bank rate would be, and what a PCD rate would be.
Where for example a bank might require two years of trading history, a private corporate debt lender can accept only 1 year.
Where a bank would look at historical performance of the business only, with very little appreciation of future growth. Private corporate debt lenders look at how capital will be deployed and the future cash inflows from such activities.
Where a bank would apply a strict P&I repayment ratio, or debt coverage ratio. Private corporate debt lenders can offer higher lending ratios, and or interest only repayments.
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