Experienced Senior Team Overview
Sourcing Focused on Middle Market Private Equity Sponsors
Relationship
Capital
Support
Diligence
Management
Benefits of Sponsored Lending
Lenders maintain a direct relationship
with sponsors and management
Most sponsors operate with a committed
pool of capital to weather liquidity
challenges or invest in turnaround
initiatives
Sponsors share independent third party
diligence for market, accounting,
environmental, insurance/benefits, IT,
etc.
Lenders underwrite to sponsors who
control the board and can upgrade /
replace management
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Why sponsors will work with Angelo Gordon
Well-known among private equity sponsors as a strong, reliable counterparty with
a long-term commitment to the business
The team has closed transactions with 228 different PE groups over the last 19 years,
with 76 of those coming in the last five years
Experience investing through multiple credit and economic cycles, including
extensive work-out experience
Deep understanding of middle market private equity business
Flat organizational structure permits for quick response times
Why source through sponsors
Effective origination which allows for high selectivity as we believe we are seeing
the best deals in the market
Understand the need to include covenants in deal documentation
Sponsors bring the potential to contribute additional capital if needed to support
the borrower
Ability to make tough decisions in challenging times
PE Sponsors raised $228 billion in capital in 2018, the highest in a decade; the
resulting dry powder is likely to create ongoing deal flow(1)
Our sourcing capabilities create a barrier to entry
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. There can be no assurance that AG will be able to source suitable investment opportunities for the Fund, that the investment objective will be successful or that losses can
be avoided.
(1) Refinitiv, Middle Market Weekly January 2019.
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