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CrossingBridge Advisors 2023 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2023 Letter Analysis

CrossingBridge Advisors Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyUS

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"CrossingBridge sees commercial real estate as the next crisis with $1.4 trillion refinancing wall through 2025. Rising rates from zero to 5% expose weak capital structures across credit markets."

Executive Summary

CrossingBridge's Q1 2023 commentary focuses on the fallout from the Federal Reserve raising rates from near zero to 5% to combat inflation. The manager identifies commercial real estate as the next domino to fall, with over $1.4 trillion in debt facing refinancing through 2025 in a much higher rate environment. Office properties are particularly vulnerable due to the shift to remote work. The rising cost of capital is creating a refinancing wall across corporate credit markets, revealing the unsteady foundations of capital structures built on assumptions of perpetually low rates. The recent banking crisis differs from previous crises as it stems from fundamental asset/liability mismatches rather than poor underwriting. The manager maintains elevated exposure to floating rate debt, believing rates will remain higher for longer, and focuses on secured positions with strong credit protection. Specific investments include Getty Images floating rate debt and Talen Energy bankruptcy bonds expected to be paid in full upon emergence.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

Manager demonstrates moderate-high conviction through detailed analysis of specific holdings like Getty Images and Talen Energy with explicit position sizing and yield calculations. Clear thesis on floating rate strategy and commercial real estate risks, though diversified across multiple credits rather than concentrated.

Growth Outlook

30%

BearishBullish

Bearish (30%)

Manager expresses concern about commercial real estate becoming the 'poster child' for devaluation and discusses a looming wall of refinancing pressure, but does not share the same level of concern as 'Mr. Market' about immediate distressed credit cycle or deep recession.

Risk Appetite

20%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (20%)

Portfolio maintains elevated floating rate debt exposure and is actively investing in specific credits like Getty Images and Talen Energy, but positioning is defensive with focus on secured debt and credit protection rather than aggressive risk-taking.

Capital Deployment

15%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (15%)

Manager describes adding to positions in Infrabuild and Talen Energy through multiple purchases, but overall activity appears selective rather than aggressive deployment. No cash level changes mentioned, suggesting modest net deployment activity.

Forward Guidance

10%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (10%)

Manager plans to continue elevated floating rate exposure believing rates will remain higher for longer, but overall stance is cautious and monitoring rather than aggressive deployment into new risk.

Language Signal

35%

BearishBullish

Bearish (35%)

Language is dominated by risk-focused terms including 'fallout,' 'wall of worry,' 'distress cycle,' 'crisis,' and 'refinancing pressure,' with limited bullish language beyond specific credit opportunities.

Perceived Risk

75%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (75%)

Manager identifies multiple systemic risks including $1.4 trillion commercial real estate refinancing wall, banking sector asset/liability mismatches, and broad credit stress from rising rates. Discusses potential need for government intervention similar to RTC during S&L crisis.

Opportunity Density

55%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (55%)

Manager sees selective opportunities in floating rate debt and specific distressed situations like Talen Energy bankruptcy, but characterizes environment as requiring careful navigation of refinancing pressures and credit stress rather than abundant opportunities.

Time Horizon

65%

Short-TermLong-Term

Multi-Year (65%)

Investment approach focuses on medium-term catalysts like Talen Energy bankruptcy emergence by mid-May 2023 and Infrabuild refinancing in October 2023, with some positions expected to play out over 1-3 years rather than immediate or very long-term horizons.