JPMorgan Looks to Shed Risk on $4 Billion of Private Equity-Linked Loans:

JPMorgan Looks to Shed Risk on $4 Billion of Private Equity-Linked Loans:

(HedgeCo.Net) JPMorgan Chase’s reported effort to transfer risk tied to more than $4 billion of private equity-linked loans is more than a bank balance-sheet story. It is a window into one of the most important pressure points in private markets: the growing use of net asset value lending, the slowdown in private equity exits, and the rising concern that leverage has migrated from portfolio companies into fund-level structures. According to repo…