Requesting Debt Covenant Relief from Commercial Banks During Downturns
Approaching your lender after breaching a debt covenant is too late. Here is how CFOs negotiate proactive covenant waivers with 90-day cash flow models.
Amit KasliwalCEO & Founder, Dehurdle
January 24, 20254 min read
The Proactive Covenant Waiver Script
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"We are projecting a temporary leverage covenant dip to 3.8x in Q3 due to planned capital expenditure for our automated plant expansion. We hold $4M in unencumbered liquidity and will return to 2.8x leverage by Q1. We are requesting a 2-quarter covenant waiver with an agreed 25 bps fee."
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