Danieli: Red teams alter MA Financial deal terms 25% to 30% of the time
Frank Danieli · Roadmap for Private Credit from Australia – Frank Danieli of MA Financial Group (EP.511) · Jul 16, 2026 · at 32:22
Frank Danieli of MA Financial Group explains the operational impact of independent internal red teams on credit deal terms prior to investment committee approval.
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“The changes happen regularly around deal structures and term. It might be 25 to 30% of the time, pretty regularly, that that's causing changes to the structure.”
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