CREDIT

OVERVIEW

We started our first private fund, SNP Finance Fund I, Ltd. in 2010 in Laos seeing that the market needed a bespoke loan product for asset-based businesses.Our syndicated loan fund focuses on core/core+, value add, and distressed real assets throughout Laos. Pivoting into the U.S be are seeking opportunistic deals in commercial finance (asset based), direct lending, and specialize situations.

WHAT WE DO

We are experienced credit evaluators who take a value-oriented approach, using fundamental bottom-up research to identify investments that offer attractive relative value in comparison to their fundamental credit risk profile. Financing to middle-market corporate borrowers across a range of industries as well as project finance and commercial finance (asset-based and cash flow loans to small and middle market companies). SANANIKONE focuses on long-term, value oriented direct lender, targeting companies with a history of stable cash flows, demonstrated competitive advantages and experienced management team.

CREDIT GROUP

  • Alternative Asset Management Firm specializing in liquid and illiquid credit strategies investment in North America.

  • Non-Investment grade corporate credit and alternative credit investments across the U.S.

  • Syndicated loan products, multi-asset credit, alternative credit, direct lending (non-syndicated senior debt, mezzanine debt, and non-control equity to middle market companies), and commercial finance (asset-based and cash flow loans to small and middle-market companies, asset-backed facilities to specialty finance companies).

  • SANANIKONE seeks board representation or access as appropriate in order to enhance our ability to achieve our investment strategy and to be a more value-added partner for our portfolio companies. This approach enables us to identify attractive investment opportunities throughout economic cycles and across a company’s capital structure so we can make investments consistent with our investment objectives and preserve principal whole seeking appropriate risk adjusted return opportune for our limited partners.

OUR INVESTMENTS

  • REVOLVER

  • FIRST LIEN

  • SECOND LIEN

  • STRETCH SENIOR

  • UNITRANCHE

  • SUBORDINATE LOANS

  • NON-CONTROL EQUITY

TRANSACTION TYPES

  • Leverage Buy-Out

  • Acquisitions

  • Recapitalizations

  • Growth Capital

  • General Refinancing

  • Project Finance/Power Generation

  • Rescue Financing

  • Restructurings

POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR INVESTORS

Dedicated and experienced professionals

  • Access to relationships, market intelligence, deal flow, research, infrastructure, due diligence and expertise of the broader Ares Management Corporation platform

  • Opportunities for shareholder returns generated through net interest and dividends from investments, fee income, and, in some cases, net capital gains from equity investments

  • Long-term and short-term strategies focused on maximizing relative value through economic cycles

  • Multi-asset class track record and experience

  • Disciplined growth with a focus on long-term value creation and capital preservation

POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES AND FINANCIAL SPONSORS

Long-term patient investor with permanent capital

  • Flexible and creative structures with ability to meet financing needs

  • Active in all market environments

  • Ability to grow capital base with clients' needs over time

  • Execution speed

  • Enhanced certainty of closing

  • Significant resources and managerial assistance

  • Deep industry relationships