Process
Diligence
status: draft
The review a capital provider runs before committing capital, covering collateral, data, legal structure, servicing, operations, compliance, and economics.
What to watch
Organize diligence around decision points: can they underwrite the pool, perfect the collateral, trust the servicer, and monitor the facility?
Referenced in 195 topics
ABF as an asset class for portfolio construction playbooks ABF vs. traditional lending (when ABF makes sense, when it doesn't) foundations Accessing insurance capital for originators playbooks Agency RMBS asset-classes Aircraft leases asset-classes Alternative capital sources overview capital-sources Approaching banks for warehouse capital playbooks Auto loans and leases asset-classes Back leverage (provider perspective) capital-sources Bank balance sheet capital-sources Bank regulatory considerations legal Basel III/IV capital treatment regulatory BNPL receivables asset-classes Breaking into ABF playbooks Bridge / fix-and-flip asset-classes Broadly syndicated loan CLOs asset-classes Building an originator pipeline playbooks Building relationships while negotiating playbooks Building your ABF pitch playbooks Calculation agents and data agents counterparties Careers at credit funds playbooks Careers at originators playbooks Careers at service providers playbooks Cell tower and data center ABS (digital infrastructure) asset-classes Choosing the right structure playbooks Climate risk and emerging perils asset-classes CMBS (conduit, SASB, large loan) asset-classes Collateral analysis accounting-valuation Collateral analytics checklist appendix Common mistakes and how to avoid them playbooks Consumer protection regulations legal Container leases asset-classes CRE CLOs asset-classes Credit card receivables asset-classes Credit funds and private capital capital-sources Credit-linked notes / synthetic securitizations structures Data validation and quality accounting-valuation Deal autopsy: why deals fail playbooks Deal structures asset-classes Deal timeline matrix appendix Development finance institutions capital-sources Diligence guide asset-classes Diligence guide asset-classes Disclosure and champerty asset-classes Distressed market playbook market-landscape Documentation negotiation playbooks Due diligence preparation playbooks Due diligence question bank documentation Early-stage financing guide playbooks Education and vocational receivables asset-classes Enforcement and liquidation playbooks Equipment leases and loans asset-classes ESG and sustainability-linked structures market-landscape EU/UK securitization regulations legal Evaluating a credit fund's ABF strategy playbooks Evaluating portfolio quality and performance playbooks Family offices as ABF capital providers playbooks Family offices as ABF investors capital-sources FATCA and CRS compliance legal Financing progression roadmap playbooks Finding the right capital partner playbooks Forward flow agreements structures Fund investor reporting for ABF operations-lifecycle Fund operations infrastructure for ABF operations-lifecycle Funders and market participants asset-classes Fundraising mistakes to avoid playbooks GAAP vs IFRS accounting comparison accounting-valuation Government programs and DFI capital playbooks Healthcare receivables asset-classes Home equity and helocs asset-classes How to benchmark your deal against the market playbooks ILS diligence guide asset-classes Infrastructure debt asset-classes Insurance capital capital-sources Insurance-affiliated asset managers capital-sources Insurance-linked securities asset-classes Investor and SEC reporting operations-lifecycle Key counterparties for credit funds playbooks Key participants asset-classes Key participants asset-classes Law firm finance asset-classes Legal counsel counterparties Legal opinions and third-party reports documentation Litigation finance asset-classes Loan management systems operations-lifecycle Managing legal costs playbooks Market data and public datasets market-landscape Market spreads guide market-landscape Marketplace lending and fintech-originated asset-classes Middle market CLOs asset-classes Music royalties and content IP asset-classes NAIC filing and designation deep dive legal NAV facilities and subscription lines structures Navigating the deal process playbooks Negative and affirmative covenants mechanics Non-agency RMBS / non-QM / investor-purpose asset-classes Non-performing loans (NPL) asset-classes Non-QM lending asset-classes Offering and disclosure documents documentation Offering document preparation documentation Ongoing portfolio management (capital provider) playbooks Other counterparties counterparties Participation structures structures Pension funds as direct investors capital-sources Personal / unsecured consumer loans asset-classes Pharma royalties asset-classes Portfolio financing asset-classes Powersports (RV, marine, motorcycle) asset-classes Premium finance asset-classes Preparing your data room playbooks Pricing and relative value accounting-valuation Pricing disclaimer appendix Primary market process market-landscape Prime jumbo asset-classes Private placement / bespoke structures structures Private placement memorandum (PPM) documentation Public markets and retail access capital-sources Questions to ask your legal team playbooks Rail cars and rolling stock asset-classes Raising capital for ABF strategies playbooks Rated note feeders structures Reading the credit cycle market-landscape Red flags asset-classes Regulatory and compliance legal Repackaging structures structures Reps, warranties, and enforcement documentation Revenue-based financing asset-classes Risk factors documentation Risk retention rules legal Rule 144A offering circular documentation Running the roadshow playbooks Sample term sheet (annotated) appendix SEC-registered prospectus documentation Secondaries and liquidity asset-classes Secondary market and liquidity market-landscape Secondary market trading asset-classes Security and compliance operations-lifecycle Selecting a fund administrator playbooks Selecting and working with trustees playbooks Selecting your law firm playbooks Servicer fundamentals counterparties Servicer ratings and evaluation counterparties Servicer selection asset-classes Servicer selection and oversight playbooks Servicers and backup servicers counterparties Servicing fees and economics counterparties Servicing operations operations-lifecycle Shipping and maritime finance asset-classes Significant risk transfer (SRT) structures Single-case funding asset-classes Single-family rental (SFR) asset-classes Small business loans (including SBA 7(a)) asset-classes Solar / renewable energy (PACE, PPA, solar loan) asset-classes Sourcing ABF deals playbooks Sourcing capital for ABF funds playbooks Sourcing capital for your portfolio playbooks Sourcing capital for your portfolio playbooks Sovereign wealth funds capital-sources State licensing requirements legal Stratification analysis accounting-valuation Structuring for non-US investors legal Structuring for tax-exempt investors legal Student loans (federal and private) asset-classes Subscription finance / capital call lines structures Tax considerations for ABF structures legal Tax liens asset-classes Technology and infrastructure operations-lifecycle Term securitization (ABS/MBS) structures Term sheet anatomy documentation The ABF ecosystem (players, roles, and how they interact) foundations The economics of ABF for originators (worked examples) playbooks The originator's readiness assessment playbooks Timeshare receivables asset-classes Top capital provider mistakes playbooks Top deal process mistakes playbooks Top originator mistakes playbooks Trade receivables and supply chain finance asset-classes Transitioning between capital providers playbooks True lender / bank partnership playbooks True sale and perfection legal Trustees counterparties Understanding ABF LPs playbooks Understanding back leverage (LP perspective) playbooks Understanding deal fees playbooks Valuation approaches asset-classes Valuation governance accounting-valuation Warehouse facilities structures What capital providers care about playbooks Whole business securitization asset-classes Whole loan sale and forward flow strategies playbooks Whole loan sales structures Working with accountants and auditors playbooks Working with credit funds playbooks Workouts, restructuring, and enforcement lifecycle-events Your loan tape: what lenders actually look at playbooks