KBRA Assigns a Rating to a Subscription Finance Facility to Parcom Fund VII Coöperatief U.A.
2 Apr 2025 | London
KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns a BBB+ rating to a secured subscription finance facility to Parcom Fund VII Coöperatief U.A. (the "Fund"). The Outlook is Stable. The rating was requested by Parcom Capital Management B.V.
The Facility is a €200 million subscription finance facility provided by ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. The Facility is used for working capital and investment purposes including making investments. The Facility is due to mature in April 2027, with two one-year extension options available at the Lender's discretion.
Parcom Fund VII Coöperatief U.A. is a 2022 vintage fund and is the seventh vintage of Parcom Capital Management B.V.'s flagship strategy, focusing exclusively on buyout investments in the Dutch mid-market. As of December 2024, the Fund had received the equivalent of approximately €960 million of commitments from 63 Limited Partners (“LPs” or "Investors").
Parcom is a Netherlands-based private equity investor founded in 1982 by five Dutch financial institutions. Between 2013 and 2015, Parcom spun out into three separate private equity investors: Parcom Germany (now DPE), Parcom France (now Parquest) and Parcom Netherlands (Parcom). Parcom exclusively target mid-market companies headquartered in the Netherlands. The Firm has a strong track record with prior vintages marked in the first quartile across their peers.
Key Credit Considerations
Investment fund ratings are based on quantitative and qualitative factors. The five key quantitative determinants are as follows:
- In the Asset Quality determinant, KBRA generally measures the quality of the collateral based on a weighted average scoring. For Subscription Facilities (“Sublines”), this includes an assessment using a matrix-based approach that reflects the creditworthiness of the Fund’s LP base.
- The Asset Coverage determinant measures the relative sufficiency of the pledged collateral value to repay the principal amount of the rated debt. For Sublines, this includes an evaluation of the covenants included in the Facility linked to uncalled committed capital (UCC) and net asset value (NAV) of the Fund, and/or advance rates applied to the UCC.
- The Liquidity determinant reflects KBRA’s assessment of the relative price discount that the underlying collateral may incur if the assets are subject to conversion into cash in order to meet scheduled or accelerated debt service requirements. Under the Liquidity determinant, KBRA considers three factors (type, complexity and price discovery / transparency) and scores these factors individually on a scale of zero to two, with two being the most liquid.
- In the Duration determinant, KBRA examines the tenor profile of the pledged collateral relative to the rated debt, and the associated vulnerability to changes in price of collateral over time.
- When appropriate, KBRA will perform a cash flow analysis in order to test the transaction’s ability to meet its rated interest and principal payment obligations under various economic, financial, and market scenarios. This is not applicable to Subscription Facilities, as LP capital calls typically occur on a non-periodic basis and the primary source of repayment for Sublines is the Fund’s UCC so once a capital call is issued, the LP is typically required to meet the capital call within a short window. Therefore, repayment capacity is analysed in the context of the prior rating determinants.
The above quantitative determinants produce a quantitative rating outcome. In addition to the above quantitative determinants, KBRA’s analysis considers a variety of qualitative factors, which can lead to upward or downward adjustments in the final rating outcome and these are assessed in the context of: (i) Manager Review; (ii) Legal Review, and (iii) Other Factors including alignment of interests, incentives to fund future capital calls and diversification within the LP base.
Rating Sensitivities
It should be noted that many aspects, including but not limited to, the rating sensitivities listed below, macroeconomic factors, market conditions, competitive landscape, and a fund manager’s investment acumen can impact the performance of the fund and influence KBRA’s rating decisions. If performance of the transaction differs meaningfully from the expected levels, KBRA may consider making a rating change.
Decline in LP Credit Quality
A decline in the credit quality of the Fund’s LPs as a result of: (i) deterioration in the credit quality of underlying LPs; (ii) transfer of interests to LPs of lower credit quality characteristics; (iii) inclusion of LPs with weak credit quality characteristics; and (iv) weaker than expected LP diversification, may result in negative rating changes.
Improvement in LP Credit Quality
An overall higher credit quality of the Fund’s LPs as a result of: (i) improvement in the credit quality of underlying LPs; (ii) transfer of interests to LPs with better credit characteristics; (iii) inclusion of LPs with strong credit quality characteristics; and (iv) stronger than expected LP diversification, may result in positive rating changes.
Underperformance of Fund Assets or Investments
A decrease in the Fund’s NAV due to underperformance of the Fund’s underlying assets or investments may jeopardise debt repayment as the deterioration of the Fund may, for example, elicit hesitation of the Fund’s LPs to fund their respective capital calls regardless of their contractual obligations to do so and the underlying LPs’ security and protections to the Lender.
This Press Release has been updated on 6 February 2026 to include certain information that is also found in the published Ratings Rationale Report relating to this transaction.
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