Credit Tenant Lease (CTL) Financing
Customized, long-term, fixed-rate financing
Overview
Overview
What is Credit Tenant Lease financing?
Credit Tenant Lease (“CTL”) Financing is a method of financing real estate in which the landlord/owner borrows money to finance the development or purchase of a property and pledges as security rent to be received from the tenant and a mortgage on the property.
Credit Tenant Lease Financing Structure
CTLs are hybrid financings consisting of elements of corporate finance and real estate finance, resulting in a long-term, highly leveraged, customized credit tenant lease loan. Unlike a typical commercial real estate loan which is underwritten and sized based on the property value, CTLs are sized based on the underlying lessee’s credit rating, lease structure, and rental payments.
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Typical size, structure, uses, and benefits ▼
Typical size
- $25 million - $100+ million
- Up to 100% loan-to-value
- Proceeds based on present value of future rent payments under the lease
Structural characteristics
- Sale / leaseback of corporate headquarters, office buildings, warehouses, distribution centers, or retail stores
- Maturities of up to 20+ years with custom amortization schedules
- Below investment grade on a case-by-case basis
- Long-term, fixed-rate debt
Typical uses
- Financing for operationally essential assets
- Capability to fund in local currency
- Investment grade long-term, fixed-rate debt
- Construction-to-permanent financing for corporate or government credit tenants
Issuer benefits
- Ability to receive capital and structure complex transactions for corporate and government credit tenants
- Ability to borrow in a variety of foreign currencies
- One-stop-shop capability for construction-to-permanent financing
- No requirement for agency rating
- Quick and efficient execution
