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Most credit losses begin with signals that were present but untracked. Basis provides the managed control layer that maintains borrower-level oversight across covenants, repayment, reporting, collateral, and watchlist discipline.

We screen the book for deterioration, exceptions, missed value, repricing opportunities, under-managed exposure, and borrower movement, then prepare analyst-reviewed evidence packs for the borrowers that need attention, so your team can focus on the judgements that matter.

What this service covers
Covenant tracking and breach monitoring
Repricing opportunities
Repayment schedule and arrears review
Watchlist curation and movement tracking
Document and reporting exceptions
Collateral and security gap review
Borrowing base and utilisation stress
Impairment evidence preparation
Monthly credit control pack delivery
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Facility types monitored across the credit book
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Control areas tracked per borrower, per cycle
Monthly
Managed oversight rhythm delivered to your team
4-step
Diagnostic process — begin with a single cohort
Why this matters
Most credit books are well-originated.
The problem is what happens after disbursement.
01 — The visibility gap
Deterioration is often present before it is seen
Covenant pressure, late reporting, slipping repayment patterns, and collateral gaps accumulate over months. Without a structured monitoring layer, credit teams typically see the problem after it has compounded — not while it is forming.
02 — The bandwidth problem
Attention concentrates on the loudest borrowers
In active books, the borrowers that need attention rarely announce themselves early. Teams focus on known issues, and quieter deterioration across the rest of the book accumulates until it is urgent enough to surface — by which point options are narrower.
03 — The evidence problem
Impairment decisions need evidence. Evidence needs time.
When impairment conversations start — at credit committee, with auditors, or with LPs — the supporting evidence needs to already exist. Assembling it under pressure is slow, incomplete, and carries audit risk. Maintaining it continuously is the right approach.
Facility types
Monitoring across the full range of private credit instruments.

Each facility type carries its own control requirements. We apply the right framework to each one.

Term Loans
Repayment schedules, covenant compliance, amortisation tracking, maturity risk.
Revolving Credit Facilities
Utilisation stress, drawdown patterns, availability monitoring, borrowing base.
Asset-Backed Loans
Collateral valuations, security gaps, LTV pressure, asset quality deterioration.
Invoice Finance
Debtor book quality, concentration risk, dilution, overdue invoice flags.
Trade Finance
Transaction performance, counterparty risk, document exceptions, settlement delays.
Mezzanine Debt
PIK accrual, equity kicker triggers, subordination monitoring, waterfall position.
Bridge Loans
Maturity risk, refinancing readiness, exit route viability, rollover risk.
Unitranche Facilities
Blended covenant structure, FILO/FLSO mechanics, performance against unified terms.
What we manage
The control layer across the credit book.

We help credit teams see deterioration earlier and maintain the oversight discipline the book requires.

Borrower performance review
Repayment movement tracking
Arrears and payment delays
Covenant status and breach monitoring
Waiver tracking and exception log
Missing documents and reporting gaps
Security and collateral gap review
Borrowing base and utilisation stress
Watchlist curation and movement
Intervention actions and follow-up
Impairment support evidence
Credit review pack preparation
Basis vs. in-house
Why managed oversight outperforms Excel.

In-house monitoring depends on team bandwidth, consistent execution, and institutional memory. When any of these are stretched, coverage drops and signals are missed. Basis maintains the discipline regardless of internal pressure.

Area Traditional Basis Partners
Covenant tracking Manual spreadsheet, updated periodically. Gaps emerge when the team is stretched or staff turn over. Structured tracking with breach alerts, waiver log, and review dates maintained per borrower each cycle.
Watchlist discipline Subjective and inconsistent. Borrowers enter but rarely exit with clear rationale or documented action. Analyst-reviewed with defined entry and exit criteria, movement tracking, and open action owners per borrower.
Repayment monitoring Reactive. Flags surface after missed payments or when arrears reports are reviewed — often weeks later. Proactive monitoring with trend analysis, pattern flags, and early warning signals before arrears crystallise.
Document and reporting chase Ad hoc and relationship-dependent. Gaps accumulate without a managed register or follow-up process. Managed exceptions register with follow-up tracking, due dates, and outstanding status per borrower.
Impairment evidence Assembled under pressure once the impairment question is already on the table. Incomplete by design. Prepared continuously. Evidence packs exist before the conversation starts — not assembled after it begins.
Collateral and security gaps Typically reviewed at origination. Ongoing gap tracking is rare without a dedicated process in place. Monitored continuously. Perfection issues, security gaps, and valuation drift flagged each review cycle.
Credit committee packs Time-intensive to produce. Quality and consistency depend on who is available and how stretched they are. Delivered as part of the managed service. Consistent format and quality each cycle, without internal resource pressure.
Coverage consistency Varies with team capacity, staff changes, competing priorities, and reporting cycles. Consistent monthly coverage across the full selected cohort, regardless of internal pressures or absences.
Escalation process Informal. Relies on the right person noticing and raising the issue at the right time with the right audience. Structured escalation with analyst-reviewed evidence, clear rationale, and recommended next actions per borrower.
What you receive
A managed control view. Every cycle.
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Borrower control view

A structured view of each borrower's position across repayment, covenants, documents, and open issues — updated each review cycle.

Status per borrower, per cycle
Repayment and arrears summary
Open issues and pending actions
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Watchlist pack

A managed view of borrowers requiring closer review, with entry rationale, movement since the last cycle, owners, and next steps.

Watchlist entries with clear rationale
Movement and change since last review
Escalation recommendations
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Covenant and facility register

A cleaner register for breaches, waivers, missing evidence, upcoming review dates, and borrower follow-up items.

Covenant status per facility
Breach and waiver log
Outstanding document exceptions
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Intervention tracker

A full record of actions taken, outstanding items, owners, deadlines, and resolution status across all active borrowers.

Open and resolved actions
Owner and deadline per item
Escalation and resolution history
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Impairment evidence packs

Analyst-reviewed packs showing what changed, why it matters, what source evidence supports the flag, and what action should follow.

Deterioration timeline per borrower
Source evidence and supporting data
Action and escalation history
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Credit review packs

Packs ready for credit committee, portfolio reviews, investor reporting, and impairment discussions — consistent format each cycle.

IC and LP-ready summaries
Consistent format and structure
Audit-ready evidence trail
How we start
We begin with a controlled borrower diagnostic.
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You choose a sample of the book.
Select a borrower cohort that best represents the monitoring challenge — typically five to fifteen borrowers to start.
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We review the available information.
We work from your existing files — credit papers, repayment schedules, covenant trackers, borrower updates, and portfolio packs.
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We prepare the first control view.
A full analyst-reviewed control view across the selected cohort — covenants, repayment, watchlist, exceptions, and interventions.
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You see the quality before expanding.
Review the output with your team. If it is useful, we expand the mandate. If not, you still receive all outputs, workflows, and templates.
Ready to see what is moving across your book?

Start with a borrower diagnostic. No commitment required beyond the first review.