Engagement

Lender covenant review letter

Independent review letter addressing specific financial covenants — leverage, interest cover, or tangible net worth — with clear testing of the covenant schedule.

From ¥420,000 · quote based on covenant schedule

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Signed banking documents and calculator for covenant review

Who this is for

Borrowers whose facility agreements require a third-party review of covenant calculations at period end.

Scope of work

  • Reading of relevant facility clauses
  • Recalculation of covenant metrics from the reviewed statements
  • Review letter addressed to the named lender

Outside this engagement

  • Negotiation of waiver terms with the bank
  • Fairness opinions or valuation letters

How the review proceeds

  1. 1

    Clause extract

    Confirm definitions of EBITDA, net debt, and measurement dates with your counsel’s extract.

  2. 2

    Recalculation

    Tie each input to the financial statements and agreed adjustments.

  3. 3

    Letter issuance

    Deliver the review letter once representations and statement drafts are final.

Timeline & delivery

Typically two to three weeks aligned with your statement finalisation.

Letter delivered electronically to the borrower for onward transmission, or directly to the lender if the engagement letter names them.

Preparation

Facility agreement extracts, draft statements, and management’s covenant worksheet.

Undefined or conflicting covenant definitions must be clarified before we can date the letter.

Ready to schedule a review?

Share your reporting period and entity structure. We will confirm fit and propose a fee range.

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