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Francisco Partners Private Credit Opportunity Fund

By: Luis M. Viceira, John D. Dionne, Soracha Prathanrasnikorn and Ari Sunshine
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:24
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Abstract

In April 2020, Scott Einsenberg, the Head of Credit at the private equity firm Francisco Partners, is deciding whether to go ahead with extending a private lending agreement to Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE: EB), a leading global event management and online ticketing technology platform that has been severely impacted by the cancellation of events in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic. These would be one of the first investments the recently raised Francisco Partners Credit Opportunity Fund (“FP Credit”) would make. The case provide students with opportunities to explore private debt markets, the structure, strategy, and management of private credit funds, the evolution of credit and private credit in recent years, the structure and pricing of private credit agreements, the risk and return of private credit as an investment, and the analysis of a specific investing opportunity in this area.

Keywords

Private Debt; Private Credit; Industry Evolution; Private Equity; Investment; Analysis

Citation

Viceira, Luis M., John D. Dionne, Soracha Prathanrasnikorn, and Ari Sunshine. "Francisco Partners Private Credit Opportunity Fund." Harvard Business School Case 221-002, October 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
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Luis M. Viceira

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John D. Dionne

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