Overview
The current macroeconomic environment has resulted in headwinds for all asset classes, including the global leveraged-loan market, and led to wide-scale sell-offs and a collapse in prices in the US and Europe. The trillion-dollar leveraged-loan market has seen default rates increase to 4% from 1% last year. While Congress extends its support to stressed sectors, leading players, primarily banks, need to further strengthen credit risk management and analyse the resilience of their portfolios and their exposure to high-risk/volatile industries.
We are the market leader in offshore support to leveraged finance teams and offer full suite of services from deal origination to execution and monitoring. A number of banks have partnered with us and have benefited substantially achieving streamlined credit analysis processes, standardized and improved monitoring, increased client facing time and improved time to market for renewals, extensions, and new loan underwriting.
Who we serve
Support We Offer in Leveraged Lending
What we have delivered annually
7,500+
Financial analysis
2,000+
Credit models
4,500+
News tracking
3,500+
Credit reviews
Automation and workflow management platforms
Proprietary engagement management solution
Financial and covenant data extraction module
Proprietary covenant validation and analytics platform
How we are different
30-40% faster processing
Centralised, standardised and optimised output
40-50% cost savings
Early identification of riskier credits
Compliant with SNC review and internal credit policy
Automated portfolio dashboards
What we have done
Leveraged Loan monitoring for a top five bulge-bracket firm
What we are proud of
200+
leveraged loans
$12bn
loan portfolio monitored
Customer Testimonials
The quality and depth of analysis provided is extremely good and adds significant value to the CPM and wider FIC businesses. It’s much appreciated and we will certainly look to get your insights on a number of other exposures that are part of the CPM portfolio.
Head, XVA and Regulatory Capital Trading
Top German Bank
Team – Thanks a lot for your hard work on the stress test. The results were presented to the CEO and the senior management of the bank today, and everyone complemented the efforts and content.
Head of Asset Management
French CIB
We are very impressed with the quality and depth of this report, and it was straight sanction without any queries. For a new to bank deal at this loan size that is incredibly rare, and I want to thank you for your efforts here. The interest-only element could have been a challenge, but the Credit Risk team felt the reason had been explained fully and so was happy to support.
Managing Director, US Leveraged Lending
Bulge-bracket Bank
Our perspective on Leveraged Lending
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Meet our experts
Subhrojyoti Mandal
Director, Commercial Lending Services
Subhro has been with Acuity Knowledge Partners for over 8 years. He has 15+ years of extensive experience in credit analysis in the lending, counterparty and credit research domain. Subhro manages transition of new clients encompassing the credit analysis function across different lending lines of business. He has extensive work experience in banking products, process and systems across the lending value chain for global as well as regional corporate and commercial banks. He holds a Master of Commerce degree from Calcutta University.
Subhrojyoti Mandal
Director, Commercial Lending Services
Rajul Sood
Senior Director, Commercial Lending Services
Rajul heads the commercial lending practice at Acuity Knowledge Partners and has been with the firm for over 15 years. She is responsible for strategic planning, delivery oversight and management, quality assurance and supporting the innovation and technology initiatives in Lending. Rajul has extensive experience in investment banking analytics and commercial lending research services. Apart from banks, the teams she oversees also have in-depth experience in working across different lending products, processes and systems for Fortune 100 companies, SMEs and real-estate businesses. She holds a Master of Finance and Control, and a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University.
Rajul Sood
Senior Director, Commercial Lending Services
Balaji Ramakrishnan
EMEA Head – Banking & Asset Management
Balaji Ramakrishnan leads Europe and Middle East business development for Acuity. Having spent his formative years in core banking technology operations, he brings a deep understanding of credit processes and the ability to make analytics-driven decisions. He works closely with senior client stakeholders as a trusted partner, shaping the business case for scaled efficiencies through centralisation, standardisation and intelligent automation within Commercial Lending and Asset Management verticals.
Balaji has established long-term partnerships with banks, asset managers and insurance firms across a number of front and middle office transformation initiatives over the past 20 years. Prior to Acuity, he worked at Accenture and Oracle, serving European financial services clients. He holds an MBA from the London Business School.
Balaji Ramakrishnan
EMEA Head – Banking & Asset Management
Subhrojyoti Mandal
Director, Commercial Lending Services
Subhro has been with Acuity Knowledge Partners for over 8 years. He has 15+ years of extensive experience in credit analysis in the lending, counterparty and credit research domain. Subhro manages transition of new clients encompassing the credit analysis function across different lending lines of business. He has extensive work experience in banking products, process and systems across the lending value chain for global as well as regional corporate and commercial banks. He holds a Master of Commerce degree from Calcutta University.
Rajul Sood
Senior Director, Commercial Lending Services
Rajul heads the commercial lending practice at Acuity Knowledge Partners and has been with the firm for over 15 years. She is responsible for strategic planning, delivery oversight and management, quality assurance and supporting the innovation and technology initiatives in Lending. Rajul has extensive experience in investment banking analytics and commercial lending research services. Apart from banks, the teams she oversees also have in-depth experience in working across different lending products, processes and systems for Fortune 100 companies, SMEs and real-estate businesses. She holds a Master of Finance and Control, and a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University.
Balaji Ramakrishnan
EMEA Head – Banking & Asset Management
Balaji Ramakrishnan leads Europe and Middle East business development for Acuity. Having spent his formative years in core banking technology operations, he brings a deep understanding of credit processes and the ability to make analytics-driven decisions. He works closely with senior client stakeholders as a trusted partner, shaping the business case for scaled efficiencies through centralisation, standardisation and intelligent automation within Commercial Lending and Asset Management verticals.
Balaji has established long-term partnerships with banks, asset managers and insurance firms across a number of front and middle office transformation initiatives over the past 20 years. Prior to Acuity, he worked at Accenture and Oracle, serving European financial services clients. He holds an MBA from the London Business School.
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