• Covenant Venture Capital's private credit analysis highlights lender incentives as a key risk to investor capital beyond headline yields.
• Compensation tied to loan volume can encourage capital deployment even as lending terms weaken.
• Meaningful retained credit exposure, consistent underwriting and credible workout capabilities may better support principal protection.
• Ongoing monitoring should reveal deteriorating credit quality; amendment decisions can preserve value or delay recognition of weaker loans.
• Lender alignment requires continuing review within portfolio construction, rather than serving as a one-time investment approval test.

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