PGIM Private Credit Fund

A diversified income strategy

THE CASE FOR PRIVATE CREDIT

Private credit is debt that is privately negotiated with an issuer, which means it does not trade publicly, is typically not rated by a rating agency, and tends to be more illiquid. The illiquidity premium on these loans typically results in higher yields and return potential than debt issued in public markets.

STRONG HISTORICAL
PERFORMANCE

Private credit has shown strength through market cycles with positive calendar year returns since inception.1

ATTRACTIVE INCOME
POTENTIAL

Private credit tends to offer higher yields than traditional asset classes with floating rate and short terms to maturity, providing interest rate risk mitigation.

LARGE AND GROWING
ASSET CLASSES

Private credit is a rapidly growing asset class filling a crucial lending gap left by banks and fueled by continued growth as demand for non-bank capital expands.

STRUCTURAL
BENEFITS

As it is directly negotiated, private credit tends to offer more structural benefits than public credit assets, such as call protection, covenants, and senior secured terms.2

Reasons to Consider the Fund

PGIM is one of the largest global private capital providers3, investing in private debt and equity for nearly 100 years. Through a patient relationship-based approach and cross-border financing experience with local market knowledge, we have committed capital through market cycles to help investors improve portfolio outcomes.

CURRENT INCOME

 

Seeks to provide attractive yield with better terms vs. liquid markets via structured covenants

ENHANCED DIVERSIFICATION

 

Invests primarily in first lien senior secured debt to lower middle market companies across the globe that have stronger cashflow metrics and lower leverage than larger companies

UNIQUE ORIGINATION CAPACITY

 

Deep experience with well resourced local expertise to source deals across a wider investment universe of sponsored and non-sponsored transactions

RISK MITIGATION FOCUS

 

Disciplined credit risk management processes and typically lead lender role in financings help to better control investment outcomes

Insights

1Private credit is represented by the Cliffwater Direct Lending Index, with inception date of 9/30/2015. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

2 Structural benefits refer to credit enhancement and deal structures that protect investors, such as control rights that are typically held by the senior note holders, or guarantor in insured transactions, that will determine the extent to which underlying asset performance can be influenced upon non-performance to improve the revenues available to cover debt service.

3 PGIM Private Capital, the private credit arm of PGIM Private Credit Fund’s subadvisor, manages $264 Billion of private credit and equity AUM in nearly 1,000 companies worldwide.​

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