Tarantech

1. Credit Due Diligence & Asset Quality Review
Independent assessment of loan books, credit portfolios, and counterparty exposures for M&A transactions, portfolio acquisitions,
and regulatory-driven reviews.
– Loan book and credit file review – corporate, SME, structured, leveraged
– Asset quality classification, IFRS9 staging, provisioning adequacy
– Counterparty risk mapping – derivatives, ISDA/CSA/GMRA/GMSLA frameworks
– ECB AQR methodology applied on €400bn G-SIB portfolio (Deutsche Bank, via Interpath Advisory)
2. Counterparty & Portfolio Risk Assessment
Deep-dive counterparty analysis for acquirers, investors, and lenders evaluating targets with complex derivative or financing
exposures.
– PFE modelling, settlement risk, collateral adequacy, wrong-way risk
– Coverage: banks, NBFIs, corporates, commodity traders, VC-backed firms
– Delegated authority benchmarked at €200m PFE / €600m settlement / €50m direct credit
– 300 credit committee and board presentations delivered
3. Commodity Trade Finance Due Diligence
Specialist review of commodity finance portfolios and counterparty structures for transactions involving producers, traders,
refiners, and NOCs.
– Pre-export finance (PXF), inventory/warehouse finance, offtake agreements
– Commodity derivatives – swaps, collars, options, cheapener structures
– Counterparty types: Trafigura/Glencore-type traders, miners, agri, state oil companies
– ~10 years of direct CTF exposure across Sberbank CIB and VTB
4. VC, Creative-Economy & Film Finance Advisory
Credit risk frameworks and investability assessment for VC portfolios, fintech platforms, and creative-industry ventures including
film, fashion, media, and technology.
– Developed $1bn film-fund structuring initiative – IP, royalties, and platform revenues as collateral
– Credit advisor at CultTech Accelerator – creative tech startups
– Bridging institutional credit methodology with venture and growth-stage diligence
– Bespoke credit memo and risk scoring for non-traditional borrowers
5. AI-Accelerated Credit Analysis (CreditForge)
Proprietary AI-powered credit memo platform that compresses due diligence timelines by 60–70%. Deployable on live M&A
transactions for rapid, structured risk assessment.
– Automated credit memo generation from financial data and deal documents
– Built by a practitioner with 5,000 credit memos delivered
– Available as pilot deployment for transaction-specific mandates
– creditforge.tech