Private debt

Built for private credit fund managers.

Automate interest calculations, payment processing, covenant monitoring, borrower management, and LP reporting — across direct lending, mezzanine, and specialty finance strategies.

Real-Time
Covenant monitoring
Automated
Interest calculations
Multi-Strategy
Fund support
90%
Lower cross-border costs
The challenge

Why private debt operations are complex.

Private credit funds face operational complexity that generic fund administration platforms struggle to handle. Every loan in the portfolio carries its own interest structure — fixed, floating, PIK, or some hybrid — with day-count conventions, compounding rules, and amortization schedules that need to be calculated independently and then aggregated at the fund level for NAV and LP reporting.

On top of interest calculations, fund managers must monitor covenant compliance across the entire portfolio in real time. Financial covenants like debt service coverage ratios and leverage limits change with each borrower's reporting cycle. Non-financial covenants — insurance requirements, reporting deadlines, change-of-control provisions — require tracking dozens of obligations per loan. A missed covenant flag can mean the difference between an early workout and a material loss.

Then there is the cash flow complexity: principal repayments, interest payments, prepayments, and amendment fees all flow into the fund's waterfall on different schedules. The fund manager needs to calculate distributions to LPs based on the aggregate cash flow, apply the correct waterfall logic, and settle across currencies and jurisdictions — while maintaining a complete audit trail that satisfies both LPs and regulators.

  • Multiple interest structures (fixed, floating, PIK) with distinct day-count conventions
  • Real-time covenant monitoring with early warning alerts
  • Complex cash flow aggregation from diverse payment schedules
  • Multi-currency servicing across borrowers and jurisdictions
Loan lifecycle

From origination to repayment.

How PoliBit automates each stage of the private debt fund lifecycle.

01
Originate and onboard the loan
Set up the loan position with its full terms — interest structure, amortization schedule, covenant package, and collateral details. Onboard the borrower and guarantors with automated KYC/AML verification across 2,000+ international watchlists.
02
Service and monitor the portfolio
Track interest accruals, principal balances, and payment schedules across every loan in the portfolio. Monitor covenant thresholds in real time with early warning alerts that flag potential breaches before they become material events.
03
Process payments and cash flows
Collect interest payments, scheduled principal repayments, and prepayments across currencies. Reconcile each payment against the loan position automatically and feed the cash flow into the fund's waterfall calculation.
04
Calculate and distribute to LPs
Aggregate cash flows from the loan portfolio and run waterfall calculations with the fund's distribution terms. Settle to each LP through the lowest-cost compliant rail — stablecoin, wire, or card — with ILPA-compliant distribution notices.
05
Report and maintain compliance
Auto-generate quarterly LP reports with loan-level performance, portfolio analytics, covenant compliance summaries, and cash flow breakdowns. Maintain a complete audit trail for regulators, external auditors, and LP due diligence.
Deep dive

How PoliBit handles private debt complexity.

Expand each section to understand how the platform addresses the specific challenges of credit fund operations.

PoliBit calculates each interest type independently with configurable parameters. Fixed-rate loans use the agreed rate and day-count convention (30/360, actual/360, actual/365). Floating-rate loans reference SOFR, EURIBOR, or TIIE with configurable spreads, floors, and reset periods. PIK interest accrues and capitalizes on schedule without cash movement. For hybrid structures, the platform tracks each component separately and aggregates at the position and fund level for NAV and reporting.

The platform tracks every covenant in your loan portfolio — financial ratios like DSCR and leverage limits, reporting deadlines, insurance requirements, and change-of-control provisions. As borrowers submit financial statements, PoliBit recalculates covenant metrics automatically and compares them against thresholds. When a metric approaches its limit, the system flags it as an early warning. When a breach occurs, it generates a covenant compliance report and triggers the appropriate workflow for your credit team.

Private debt waterfalls differ from equity waterfalls in that cash flows arrive on irregular schedules — monthly interest, quarterly principal, prepayments, and amendment fees. PoliBit aggregates these diverse cash flows, applies the fund's waterfall logic (management fee calculation, preferred return accrual, incentive fee or carried interest), and calculates LP-level distributions. The platform handles both deal-by-deal and portfolio-level waterfall structures.

Manage senior secured, unitranche, mezzanine, asset-backed, and distressed debt strategies within a single fund or across fund families. Each strategy maintains its own risk parameters, waterfall structure, fee calculations, and reporting templates. PoliBit provides consolidated portfolio views that aggregate across strategies while preserving the distinct economics and reporting requirements of each.

When a loan enters distress, PoliBit transitions the position into workout mode. The platform tracks restructuring terms — modified interest rates, extended maturities, principal deferrals, and new covenant packages — and recalculates all downstream impacts on the fund's NAV, waterfall, and LP reporting. Amendment fees and restructuring costs are captured and allocated correctly through the fund's economics.

How we compare

PoliBit vs. the alternatives for private debt.

What changes when you move from spreadsheets or generic loan servicing to a purpose-built fund platform.

Feature
PoliBit
Excel / Manual
Generic Loan Servicing
Multi-structure interest calculations
PARTIAL
Real-time covenant monitoring
PARTIAL
Fund-level waterfall distributions
Multi-currency settlement
PARTIAL
LP portal with loan-level metrics
Cross-border KYC/AML (2,000+ lists)
PARTIAL
On-chain audit trail

Managing a multi-strategy credit fund across three jurisdictions used to consume our entire operations team. With PoliBit, covenant monitoring, interest calculations, and LP reporting are automated — and our investors have real-time visibility into every position.

Private Credit Fund ManagerLatin America
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is private debt management software?

Private debt management software is a specialized platform that automates the operations of private credit and direct lending funds. It covers the full loan lifecycle — from origination and underwriting through servicing and workout — including automated interest calculations, payment processing, covenant monitoring, borrower communications, and LP reporting. PoliBit's platform replaces fragmented spreadsheets with a unified system that handles multi-currency operations across jurisdictions.

How does PoliBit handle covenant compliance monitoring?

PoliBit tracks financial and non-financial covenants across your entire loan portfolio in real-time. The system monitors covenant thresholds (debt service coverage ratios, leverage limits, reporting deadlines), flags potential breaches before they occur through early warning alerts, and generates compliance reports for both internal teams and LPs.

What private credit fund operations does the platform automate?

The platform automates loan origination workflows, credit risk assessment, interest and principal calculations, payment processing and cash flow management, distribution waterfall calculations, NAV computation, LP quarterly reporting, tax document generation, and regulatory compliance validation. Fund managers can manage direct lending, mezzanine, distressed debt, and specialty finance strategies from a single platform.

Can the platform support multi-strategy private debt funds?

Yes. PoliBit supports multiple debt strategies within a single fund or across fund families — including senior secured lending, unitranche, mezzanine, asset-backed lending, and distressed debt. Each strategy can have its own waterfall structure, fee calculations, and reporting templates while sharing a consolidated portfolio view and LP portal.

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