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October 8, 2024

Cascade vs our Peers: How Cascade Stands Out in Asset-Based Lending and Private Credit SaaS

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Mike Shum
Cascade vs our Peers: How Cascade Stands Out in Asset-Based Lending and Private Credit SaaS

In today's fast-evolving financial markets, startups, venture capitalists, and private credit professionals need more than just a one-size-fits-all solution. They need a platform that understands the intricacies of asset-based finance and can offer global coverage, transparency, and flexibility. Enter Cascade—your ultimate partner in asset-based lending and private credit transactions.

What Makes Cascade Different?

1. Built by Private Credit Investors 

Cascade was founded by two former private credit fund managers. They are true subject matter experts who have experienced firsthand the challenges of scaling AUM without simultaneously scaling your headcount. They also witnessed the severe operational burden that the companies they would evaluate and invest in experienced. They built Cascade to solve the challenges they know exist in the market to democratize and accelerate access to private credit. Their mission is to make private credit simpler, less risky, and less operationally intensive for all counterparties involved in the transaction. 

2. Purpose-Built for Asset Based Finance and Complex Debt

Cascade is explicitly designed for asset-based finance and complex private credit transactions. Unlike many competitors that only support simple debt structures, our platform excels in handling the most complex deals. Whether you're dealing with warehouse lines, forward flow agreements, or multi-class debt facilities, Cascade has the tools and flexibility to meet your needs.

3. Unmatched Data Precision & Neutrality

One of the most significant differentiators of Cascade is our approach to data. We don’t just show investors self-reported portfolio company data. Instead, we recalculate all critical data from the ground up. Serving as a neutral third-party data agent, we enhance transparency and trust among all parties involved in a transaction. This objectivity is crucial for investors and borrowers, ensuring everyone works with accurate and reliable information.

4. Global Coverage

Most platforms limit their support to the US or a single region, leaving businesses with international interests in a lurch. Cascade offers global coverage, ensuring that our platform can support your lending activities no matter where your business operates or where your investors are located. This global reach means you can seamlessly manage facilities across multiple countries, making international expansion and investment in emerging markets possible and straightforward.

Benefits of Choosing Cascade

Efficient and Streamlined Processes

Cascade's platform is built to automate loan operations end-to-end, significantly reducing the time and effort required to raise and manage complex debt facilities. Our users report spending up to 90% less time on reporting and experiencing 75% faster transaction closings. This operational efficiency allows you to focus on what truly matters—growing your business.

Real-Time Reporting Reduces Risk

Direct data integrations provide real-time reporting, offering institutional-grade risk analytics that you can trust. This feature enables better risk management and decision-making, giving you a clear view of your financial landscape at any moment.

Customization and Flexibility

Cascade's extensive contract library, back-testing, and agreement reconciliation tools allow you to structure deals with more confidence. Whether you're managing consumer loans, auto leases, or revenue-based financing, our platform can support your unique requirements.

Enhanced Investor Confidence

With Cascade, you can increase investor confidence by providing timely, transparent, and accurate data. Our investor portal lets you choose what information to share, improving communication and fostering stronger stakeholder relationships.

How Cascade Works

1. Fundraising & Due Diligence

Streamline your fundraising efforts with our end-to-end platform to make the process easier and more efficient. Our tools simplify the due diligence process, offering the metrics, analytics, and data sharing needed to make informed decisions.

2. Structuring

Utilize our extensive contract library and back-testing capabilities to structure your deals and term sheets with confidence.

3. Monitoring & Operations

Automate monitoring, reporting, payment scheduling, and capital draw requests, minimizing the operational burden on your team.

Trusted by Industry Leaders

Don't just take our word for it. Here’s what some of our satisfied clients have to say:

“Cascade's ability to stay independent and neutral for both parties is extremely important because some of the metrics we track and rely on for decision-making are not always clear-cut.”Tufuantsi Daniel, Senior VP at Cordiant Capital
“The credit facility monitoring tools allow us to have fantastic real-time insights into our investments, which has a massive impact on our risk management capabilities.”AJ Davidson, CEO, SixPoint Capital
“Their platform is user-friendly, and their customer support is top-notch. Highly recommended for anyone in need of debt management solutions.”Christophe Javelly, CFO at Baubap

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Cascade vs our Peers: How Cascade Stands Out in Asset-Based Lending and Private Credit SaaS

Explore how Cascade is uniquely positioned to serve the private credit and asset-based finance industry.
Written by
Mike Shum
Published on
October 8, 2024

In today's fast-evolving financial markets, startups, venture capitalists, and private credit professionals need more than just a one-size-fits-all solution. They need a platform that understands the intricacies of asset-based finance and can offer global coverage, transparency, and flexibility. Enter Cascade—your ultimate partner in asset-based lending and private credit transactions.

What Makes Cascade Different?

1. Built by Private Credit Investors 

Cascade was founded by two former private credit fund managers. They are true subject matter experts who have experienced firsthand the challenges of scaling AUM without simultaneously scaling your headcount. They also witnessed the severe operational burden that the companies they would evaluate and invest in experienced. They built Cascade to solve the challenges they know exist in the market to democratize and accelerate access to private credit. Their mission is to make private credit simpler, less risky, and less operationally intensive for all counterparties involved in the transaction. 

2. Purpose-Built for Asset Based Finance and Complex Debt

Cascade is explicitly designed for asset-based finance and complex private credit transactions. Unlike many competitors that only support simple debt structures, our platform excels in handling the most complex deals. Whether you're dealing with warehouse lines, forward flow agreements, or multi-class debt facilities, Cascade has the tools and flexibility to meet your needs.

3. Unmatched Data Precision & Neutrality

One of the most significant differentiators of Cascade is our approach to data. We don’t just show investors self-reported portfolio company data. Instead, we recalculate all critical data from the ground up. Serving as a neutral third-party data agent, we enhance transparency and trust among all parties involved in a transaction. This objectivity is crucial for investors and borrowers, ensuring everyone works with accurate and reliable information.

4. Global Coverage

Most platforms limit their support to the US or a single region, leaving businesses with international interests in a lurch. Cascade offers global coverage, ensuring that our platform can support your lending activities no matter where your business operates or where your investors are located. This global reach means you can seamlessly manage facilities across multiple countries, making international expansion and investment in emerging markets possible and straightforward.

Benefits of Choosing Cascade

Efficient and Streamlined Processes

Cascade's platform is built to automate loan operations end-to-end, significantly reducing the time and effort required to raise and manage complex debt facilities. Our users report spending up to 90% less time on reporting and experiencing 75% faster transaction closings. This operational efficiency allows you to focus on what truly matters—growing your business.

Real-Time Reporting Reduces Risk

Direct data integrations provide real-time reporting, offering institutional-grade risk analytics that you can trust. This feature enables better risk management and decision-making, giving you a clear view of your financial landscape at any moment.

Customization and Flexibility

Cascade's extensive contract library, back-testing, and agreement reconciliation tools allow you to structure deals with more confidence. Whether you're managing consumer loans, auto leases, or revenue-based financing, our platform can support your unique requirements.

Enhanced Investor Confidence

With Cascade, you can increase investor confidence by providing timely, transparent, and accurate data. Our investor portal lets you choose what information to share, improving communication and fostering stronger stakeholder relationships.

How Cascade Works

1. Fundraising & Due Diligence

Streamline your fundraising efforts with our end-to-end platform to make the process easier and more efficient. Our tools simplify the due diligence process, offering the metrics, analytics, and data sharing needed to make informed decisions.

2. Structuring

Utilize our extensive contract library and back-testing capabilities to structure your deals and term sheets with confidence.

3. Monitoring & Operations

Automate monitoring, reporting, payment scheduling, and capital draw requests, minimizing the operational burden on your team.

Trusted by Industry Leaders

Don't just take our word for it. Here’s what some of our satisfied clients have to say:

“Cascade's ability to stay independent and neutral for both parties is extremely important because some of the metrics we track and rely on for decision-making are not always clear-cut.”Tufuantsi Daniel, Senior VP at Cordiant Capital
“The credit facility monitoring tools allow us to have fantastic real-time insights into our investments, which has a massive impact on our risk management capabilities.”AJ Davidson, CEO, SixPoint Capital
“Their platform is user-friendly, and their customer support is top-notch. Highly recommended for anyone in need of debt management solutions.”Christophe Javelly, CFO at Baubap

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Ready to elevate your private credit operations? Get started today. 

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