Our Story

What we do

NLC is the first independent alternative fund finance lender, dedicated to providing General Partners and the funds they manage with seamless, flexible, and cost-effective financing solutions. With a diverse capital base from global institutional investors, NLC aims to enhance the fund financing market by adding capacity and addressing the limitations of current market.

NLC’s technology-driven processes are geared toward optimizing the borrower experience, reducing the time and effort needed to access and manage capital call facilities

Extensive track record delivering fund finance solutions for over a decade

Why we're different

Independent

First independent institutionally backed fund finance lender

Superior Deal Structure

NLC's loan structure provides GPs with flexible financing solutions at lower cost to other alternatives

Technology Led Platform

Revolutionising GPs borrowing experience by providing seamless access and management of their Fund Finance facilities

Relationship Approach

Single deal team managing transaction from first utilisation to repayment - ensuring deep understanding of GP's business and continuity for subsequent funds

Full Financing Provider

NLC provides full financing solutions to GPs eliminating cumbersome syndication processes for larger facilities

Proven Track Record

Experienced fund finance team with over €5.5bn capital call financing solutions executed

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NLC HISTORY

Neno & Slade start working together
as part of a UK Bank
Dec - 2018
NLC team starts deploying institutional capital
within Fund Finance market
Dec - 2019
Institutional funds raised surpass €3.5bn
to invest in Fund Finance loans
Sept - 2021
NLC secures its inaugural investor capital.
Apr - 2022
NLC completes over €1.5bn
of Fund Finance loans
Jan - 2017
Secured funding from their first institutional investor
Netherlands based Insurance Company
Jan - 2019
NLC partners close £1bn Fund Finance mandate
with one of the largest UK Insurance companies
Jun - 2020
Neno & Slade launch NLC
Mar - 2022
NLC celebrates the completion of its maiden deal
as an independent firm
Mar - 2023

NLC TRACK RECORD

NLC team has completed over €7.9bn of Fund Finance facilities, of which over €1.5bn have been completed as part of NLC.

NLC most notable transactions

Club Lender


€1,500m European
PD Fund

€525m Sub-line Facility

Q2 2023

 

Arranger


€375m European PE Fund

€23m NAV Loan

Q3 2022

 

Bilateral Lender


$1,768m Global Co-Invest Fund

$165m Sub-line Facility

Q4 2022

 

Club Lender


£3,248m Multiple UK
PE Funds

£450m Umbrella Sub-line Facility

Q1 2023

 

Club Lender


€1,500m European PD Fund

€450m Sub-line Facility

Q2 2023

 

Club Lender


€1,500m European
PD Fund

€525m Sub-line Facility

Q2 2023

 

Arranger


€375m European PE
Fund

€23m NAV Loan

Q3 2022

 

Bilateral Lender


$1,768m Global Co-Invest Fund

$165m Sub-line Facility

Q4 2022

 

Club Lender


£3,248m Multiple UK
PE Funds

£450m Umbrella Sub-line Facility

Q1 2023

 

Club Lender


€1,500m European PD
Fund

€450m Sub-line Facility

Q2 2023

 

Our Key Values

Excellence
The NLC standard is doing ordinary things in extraordinary way
Dependability
Ability is important in our pursuit of excellence, but dependability is what gets us there
Teamwork
None of us is as smart as all of us
Open and Honest Environment
Average players want to be left alone, good players want to be coached, great players want to be told the truth
Innovation
The best way to predict the future is to create it
Integrity
Do the right thing even when nobody is watching