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Overview

Benefit Street Partners (‘BSP’) Private Debt Strategy aims to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns and downside protection by prioritizing “strategic” non-competitive lending. The strategy has the flexibility to invest across the capital structure targeting investments presented by the large and persistent market opportunity that has been created by a structural supply/demand imbalance for middle market debt in North America.

Key Features

Flexible approach to providing capital

Flexibility to underwrite credits across the capital structure by targeting investments which are deemed attractive from a risk-reward perspective.  

Direct sourcing model

Emphasis on non-competitive lending and access to a dedicated private credit origination team focused on proprietary deal flow with greater focus on non-sponsor lending relative to our peers.

Scale and experience

The investment team include senior management professionals who have worked together for over 20 years and are leaders in the direct lending industry.

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All investments involve risks, including possible loss of principal. Derivatives, including currency management strategies, involve costs and can create economic leverage in a portfolio which may result in significant volatility and cause the portfolio to participate in losses on an amount that exceeds the portfolio's initial investment. The strategy may not achieve the anticipated benefits, and may realize losses when a counterparty fails to perform as promised. The markets for particular securities or types of securities are or may become relatively illiquid. Reduced liquidity will have an adverse impact on such securities’ value and on a portfolio’s ability to sell such securities when necessary to meet the portfolio’s liquidity needs or in response to a specific market event. Foreign securities involve special risks, including currency fluctuations (which may be significant over the short term) and economic and political uncertainties; investments in emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors. Sovereign debt securities are subject to various risks in addition to those relating to debt securities and foreign securities generally, including, but not limited to, the risk that a government entity may be unwilling or unable to pay interest and repay principal on its sovereign debt, or otherwise meet its obligations when due. Investments in lower-rated bonds include higher risk of default and loss of principal. Bond prices generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates. As the prices of bonds in a portfolio adjust to a rise in interest rates, the portfolio’s share price may decline. Changes in the financial strength of a bond issuer or in a bond's credit rating may affect its value.

There is no assurance that the employment of this strategy will result in the investment objective being achieved. Various account minimums or other eligibility qualifications apply depending on the investment strategy or vehicle.

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