Versana Deploys Cashless Roll Technology For Syndicated Loans With J.P. Morgan As First Adopter

Versana has launched what it describes as the syndicated loan market's first cashless roll solution, with J.P. Morgan becoming the inaugural administrative agent to implement the technology on its platform.
 

The feature links an original loan facility's transaction history, including cash flows and settled trades, to subsequently amended facilities' information. This aims to improve portfolio management and operational efficiencies for lenders in the $8 trillion broadly syndicated loan and private loan markets.
 

The solution addresses what Versana characterises as nearly two decades of fragmented complexity in managing the high volume of loan refinancings and repricings implemented via cashless roll mechanics in the broadly syndicated loan asset class.
 

Joseph Ferraiolo, head of debt capital markets operations and merchant bank policy at J.P. Morgan

Joseph Ferraiolo, head of debt capital markets operations and merchant bank policy at J.P. Morgan, said:

With over 50% of market volume year-to-date occurring in repricings, this cashless roll functionality is a significant benefit to all loan market participants, enabling them to seamlessly track an initial loan position through to its new refinanced facility. J.P. Morgan is proud to be the first agent to implement Versana's cashless roll capability, allowing our lender clients to now string together their full position history.

The cashless roll solution provides seamless transaction history from loan origination by linking an original loan facility's cash flows and settled trades to subsequently amended facilities' information. This creates a full historical record of loan activity through the entire loan lifecycle.
 

The platform offers access to cash flow, transaction and lender level information from agents' golden-source loan servicing systems, with cashlessly rolled amended facilities available and linked to the original facility at close of the amendment through real-time updates.
 

Cynthia E. Sachs, founding chief executive of Versana
 

Cynthia E. Sachs, founding chief executive of Versana, said:

This first-ever solution for cashless rolls solves a long-standing pain point in the BSL market. With this release, J.P. Morgan continues to demonstrate its leadership by being the first adopter of our cutting-edge functionality. We're excited to now expand this across all Agents for the benefit of all participants.

Versana now offers facility information on over $5 trillion in notional loan commitments on its platform. The company is an industry-backed enterprise data and technology firm that digitally captures agents' loan data on a real-time basis.
 

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