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KBRA Releases Research – NAVigating the Resilience of NAV Loans

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases research that examines the resilience of its ratings for net asset value (NAV) loans secured by private equity exposures.

The impact of rising interest rates, a potential recession, the frozen initial public offering (IPO) market, inflation, and weaker private company valuations will likely present more sustained challenges to private equity sponsors and lenders, which could increase the credit risk associated with NAV loans. However, KBRA-rated NAV loans are well insulated from the credit impact of these challenges. The performance of these rated exposures will be meaningfully protected through a combination of structural protections and disciplined liquidity and portfolio management.

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Thomas Speller, Senior Director, Head of European Funds
+44 20 8148 1025
thomas.speller@kbra.com

Pramit Sheth, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Funds
+1 (646) 731-2330
pramit.sheth@kbra.com

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Shelby Vertula, Associate
+1 (646) 731-1229
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Contacts

Gopal Narsimhamurthy, Managing Director, Head of North American Funds
+1 (646) 731-3392
gopal.narsimhamurthy@kbra.com

Thomas Speller, Senior Director, Head of European Funds
+44 20 8148 1025
thomas.speller@kbra.com

Pramit Sheth, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Funds
+1 (646) 731-2330
pramit.sheth@kbra.com

Business Development Contacts

Shelby Vertula, Associate
+1 (646) 731-1229
shelby.vertula@kbra.com

Constantine Schidlovsky, Senior Director
+1 (646) 731-1338
constantine.schidlovsky@kbra.com

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