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Do private credit lenders require a PE sponsor?

Some do; most publish no stance. Sponsor-focused direct lenders underwrite the private-equity owner as much as the company, while non-sponsor and founder-owned deals are served by a smaller set of lenders that price the extra diligence. On TerraNova, 2 active funds state that they require or prefer a sponsor and 35 state they lend to non-sponsored borrowers; the remaining funds do not publish a stance.

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