URGENT: Private Credit Sensitivity Analysis

Hi, when doing an LBO to determine whether to invest in a Senior Notes offering from the POV of a Private Credit fund, what should my sensitivity analysis look like?

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Adding on to this, for what projection period would you perform the sensitivity analysis? Let's say your model projects 5 years, would you run the sensitivity analysis at the midpoint and pick year 3? Year 5? Run a table for each year? 

 

I think trying to sensitize something in year 3 and beyond is silly and non-value add. Sensitivities should be based on the pro forma cap structure / EBITDA metrics as of deal close and then perhaps over the NTM. You want to be able to point to any near term probabilities of liquidity issues or covenant non-compliance and be aware of what you might be dealing with soon after the deal closes because those are issues you can raise with advisors / counsel / sponsor etc to improve deal terms. No one is going to respond to an email with "hey our sensitivity analysis raised some questions over year 4 cash flows". 

 

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