Every covenant, every period, tracked the same way
Financial covenant tracking software stores covenant definitions per facility, calculates the actual ratio every reporting period, compares it to the agreed threshold, and records the result with full audit trail. CapitalBridge handles DSCR, ICR, LTV, leverage, minimum cash, asset cover, and any custom covenant out of the box, with cascading rules from portfolio to individual borrower. Configure once, monitor continuously.
A different spreadsheet for every borrower, every quarter
Most fund managers track financial covenants in workbooks: one tab per borrower, one row per covenant, formulas everywhere. It works at small scale and breaks the moment the portfolio hits 50 borrowers. Formulas drift. Templates diverge. Quarterly reviews become archaeology. Then someone changes a threshold and there is no record of who, when, or why.
- Per-borrower workbooks drift over time, no consistent definitions
- Threshold changes happen in cells with no audit log
- Trend analysis requires building pivot tables every reporting period
- Cross-portfolio covenant view requires a parallel summary workbook
"Our quarterly covenant review used to take three days. Now it is one screen. Three days that we can spend on the borrowers that actually need attention."
Define once. Track every period.
Define covenants
Each covenant: metric, operator (>=, <=), threshold value, headroom percentage. Apply at portfolio, sector, or individual borrower level. Most specific scope wins. Standard set covers DSCR, ICR, LTV, leverage, minimum cash, asset cover, plus any custom metric.
Auto-calculate on submission
Borrower submits financial data. CapitalBridge recomputes every covenant value, compares to threshold, sets status (compliant, at risk, breached), records the period. No manual entry, no formula maintenance, no copy-paste.
See everything in one matrix
Cross-portfolio covenant performance matrix: rows are borrowers, columns are covenant types, cells show status. Sort, filter, drill into any cell for trend history and threshold change log.
Everything covenant tracking actually needs
Standard + custom covenants
DSCR, ICR, LTV, leverage, minimum cash, asset cover, and any custom covenant. Define the formula in plain language; the engine handles calculation, threshold comparison, and status determination.
Cascading scope rules
Portfolio-level defaults, sector-level overrides, borrower-level customisation. New borrowers inherit appropriate covenant rules automatically; manual exception handling not required.
Full audit trail
Every threshold change, headroom change, manual override is logged with user, timestamp, before/after values. SHA-256 chained ledger gives auditors end-to-end provenance.
Trend tracking across periods
Every covenant value stored historically per reporting period. Quarterly trend lines, year-over-year comparisons, deterioration alerts. Credit committee packs auto-populate.
Cross-portfolio matrix view
One screen showing every borrower x every covenant. Spot patterns: which borrowers cluster in amber, which covenant types are most stressed, where to focus attention.
Every borrower, every covenant, one matrix
| Borrower | Covenant | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanzu Finance | DSCR | 1.64x | Compliant |
| Sahel Agri-Co | LTV | headroom 3% | At-risk |
| Lakeview Microbank | Asset cover | 0.87x | Breach |
Rows are borrowers, columns are covenants
Sort by status, filter by covenant type, drill into any cell for the trend history and the threshold change log behind it.
How has Kanzu Finance's DSCR trended this year?
Four periods, steady improvement:
Illustrative figures. Same trend line the covenant matrix cell shows when you drill in.
Every value stored, every period
A single figure is a fact. Four periods of the same figure is a direction, and the direction is what a credit committee actually wants to see.
What is financial covenant tracking?+
Financial covenant tracking is the practice of monitoring whether a borrower meets the financial ratios (DSCR, ICR, LTV, leverage, minimum cash, asset cover) agreed in their loan or facility agreement. Tracking software automates the calculation, comparison to thresholds, status determination, and alerting. CapitalBridge ships configurable thresholds per covenant per counterparty, cascading from portfolio to individual borrower.
What is a covenant tracking system?+
A covenant tracking system is a software platform that stores covenant definitions (metric, threshold, operator, headroom buffer), links them to borrowers, computes status on every reporting period, and surfaces results in dashboards. CapitalBridge implements this as a layered system: financial submissions feed metric values, the covenant engine recomputes status, the dashboard displays cross-portfolio performance, and the audit trail records every change.
Covenant tracking software comparison: how do I choose?+
Compare on five axes: covenant depth (does it support custom covenants beyond DSCR/ICR/LTV?), headroom + buffer support (proactive vs reactive), audit trail (auditor-ready or DIY?), borrower self-service portal (reduces fund manager workload?), and implementation time + total cost. CapitalBridge wins on the last three; Allvue and eFront win on enterprise scope. The right tool depends on what you actually need.
What are common covenant tracking solutions?+
Covenant tracking solutions range from spreadsheets (most common, lowest fidelity), to mid-market dedicated tools like CapitalBridge (purpose-built for compliance and covenant monitoring at department-budget pricing), to enterprise platforms like Allvue Systems, eFront, Investran, and IHS Markit/S&P WSO (higher cost, longer implementation, broader fund-management scope). Many funds also build internal tools, particularly DFIs.