Polar Night Capital — Independent Alternatives Research & Due Diligence · Frankfurt
Intended for professional & institutional investors only · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Polar Night Capital · Frankfurt

Your partner for
Alternative Investments

Independent research, due diligence and monitoring for institutional investors. Deep Alternatives & Private Markets expertise, combined with a proprietary diligence engine and sharpened by human judgment.

About Us

A specialized boutique for Alternatives & Private Markets.

Founded in 2024 in Frankfurt, Polar Night Capital combines deep expertise in Alternatives and Private Markets with an AI-augmented investment process. We partner with professional investors, providing bespoke research and due diligence across specialized strategies, including alternative & asset-backed credit, hedge funds and other private-markets opportunities.

Our proprietary system systematically transforms unstructured information into investment intelligence, backed by a broad network of best-in-class managers and institutional partners.

2024
Founded · Frankfurt
>€100m
Advised transaction volume
200+
FUND DDS COMPLETED*
>40
Funds analyzed since PNC inception
*Fund DDs completed includes the founding partners’ track record prior to PNC.
Services to Professional Investors

Bespoke support across the capital allocation process.

Human-led advisory across the allocation process. Where diligence and monitoring benefit from it, our ICEBERG DD© engine does the heavy lifting behind the scenes, while our experts always own the conclusion.

GP & Fund Due Diligence

Holistic IDD & ODD leveraging our proprietary system and human expert review, delivering institutional-standard reports and clear evaluations.

Initial LP & Fund Assessment
Investment Due Diligence
Operational Due Diligence
02
Expert-led research

Investment Research

Bespoke, specialized research covering asset-class insights, fund structures, and the sourcing and screening of the investable universe.

Asset Class Research
Mandate Profile & Universe
GP & Fund Sourcing & Screening

GP & Fund Monitoring

Ongoing monitoring of performance, exposures and KPIs against pre-defined targets, benchmarks and investor requirements.

GP & Fund Scorecard
Performance vs. peers & benchmarks
Trigger-event & risk reviews
Investment Capabilities

Global coverage, specialized focus.

A deep understanding of professional investors' requirements lets us tailor research and due diligence across four core areas. Client references available on request.

01

Private Alternative Credit

Specialized credit opportunities and asset-based private financing offering attractive risk-adjusted returns and diversification for institutions.

02

Real Assets

Real Estate and Infrastructure, with specialized financing across the capital structure, secured by real assets and special situations.

03

Private Equity

Specialized small- and mid-cap strategies, co-investments and secondary opportunities across private markets.

04

Liquid Alternatives

Discretionary relative-value and directional equity & credit strategies offering tailored exposure to specific risk factors.

Investor Focus

Private Wealth

Private Banks & Wealth Managers
Family Offices
Investment Consultants & Advisors
Investor Focus

Institutional Investors

Pension Funds & Insurance Companies
Occupational & Clerical Schemes · Sovereign Wealth Funds
Commercial Banks & Fund-of-Funds Managers
How We Work

An AI-native service — not a software provider.

We use AI to make our work faster, deeper and more comparable. But what we sell is judgment: every result is reviewed and owned by our experts, and delivered in the format you need.

Expert-owned

Reviewed, never raw

AI accelerates the analysis; our experts own the conclusion. You never receive a raw model output. Every report is checked, challenged and signed off by the people whose names are on it.

Delivered your way

You choose the format

iA standard PNC report
iiYour own template format
iiiData Export, API Access or integration in your system
Where our edge lies

Depth, and real data

Our differentiation is the depth of our due-diligence taxonomy in alternatives, plus data drawn from real, ongoing advisory mandates. We expand this foundation with every engagement.

AI-Native Diligence Engine

ICEBERG DD© — looking below the surface.

Our proprietary, AI-native due-diligence engine integrates a structured database, AI-powered document analysis and human expert evaluation, turning unstructured information into actionable investment intelligence. Operated exclusively in-house. Clients receive its output as institutional-grade reports. Looking ahead, we plan to offer clients with the relevant need selective direct access to the underlying data.

1,000+
diligence dimensions
25+
diligence topics
200+
diligence sections

ICEBERG DD© is a proprietary system of Polar Night Capital GmbH. AI augments human judgment; it does not replace it.

ICEBERG DD©
Data Intelligence

Every fund, captured and made comparable.

A central data layer that brings every fund, manager and metric into one searchable, structured view, pulling from ICEBERG DD©, our AI-augmented diligence engine, and consolidating data from other sources into the same comparable format. Below: a look inside our internal workspace. Clients receive the output as institutional-grade reports.

ICEBERG DD© · internal diligence workspace
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Kaldera Direct Lending
Kaldera Credit · Direct Lending
Due Diligence
Fjordlyn Specialty Finance
Fjordlyn Asset Mgmt · Specialty Finance
Initial DD
Auralis Trade Finance
Auralis Capital · Trade Finance
Screening
Vireo Opportunistic Credit
Vireo Partners · Multi-Strat Credit
Screening
News flags
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Halvarn Asset Finance
⚠ 4
Media report of a contractual dispute with a service provider; company disputes the claim.
Verund Working Capital
⚠ 4
Regulatory inquiry reported at an affiliated entity; no findings to date.
Cindal Core ABL
⚠ 3
Quarterly update below guidance; elevated redemptions noted for the period.
Myrren Royalties
⚠ 3
Local media report of an internal HR matter under review.
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Fund database

⚙ Filters
Ask anything — “open-ended asset-based credit, 9%+ net, DD Pass, no news flags” Search
Fund name Manager Strategy Region Type Target return Conviction DD Score DD status News
Kaldera Direct LendingKaldera CreditDirect LendingGlobalOpen9–11%High7.8DD Pass1
Talvi Royalties FundTalvi GroupSpecialty ABLGlobalOpen10–12%MediumScreening1
Myrren RoyaltiesMyrren PartnersRoyaltiesGlobalOpen10–11%MediumScreening⚠ 3
Auralis Trade FinanceAuralis CapitalTrade FinanceGlobalOpen8–10%MediumDue Diligence1
Fjordlyn Specialty FinanceFjordlyn Asset MgmtSpecialty FinanceN. AmericaOpen9–11%High8.1DD Pass1
Kelvarn RE Senior Loan FundKelvarn Real Asset MgmtRE Specialty LendingAPACOpen8–10%High7.7DD Pass1
Halvarn Asset FinanceHalvarn CapitalReal Asset-BackedGlobalOpen10–12%N.A.Screening⚠ 4
Vireo Opportunistic CreditVireo PartnersMulti-Strat CreditEuropeOpen9–11%MediumScreening2
Orsa Structured CreditOrsa CapitalStructured CreditGlobalOpen7–9%MediumUniverse1
Brant Bridge FacilityBrant Bridge PartnersBridge LendingN. AmericaOpen9–12%High8.3DD Pass1
Corvath Direct LendingCorvath CapitalDirect LendingEuropeOpen8–10%High7.9DD Pass1
Tharen Infrastructure DebtTharen CapitalInfrastructure DebtEuropeClosed7–8%MediumDue Diligence1
Wisent Trade ReceivablesWisent CapitalTrade FinanceAPACOpen9–11%MediumScreening1
Solvane RoyaltiesSolvane GroupRoyaltiesGlobalOpen10–13%N.A.Universe1
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Conviction scoring

Return: vs Expectation Leaderboard Compare (2)
Asset class
Strategy
Funds
Fund GP Team Return Fee Terms Deploy Overall ↓
Brant Bridge Facility
Brant Bridge Partners · Open
9.09.08.08.08.08.0 8.3
Corvath Direct Lending
Corvath Capital · Open
8.09.08.08.08.07.0 7.9
Fjordlyn Specialty Finance
Fjordlyn Asset Mgmt · Open
8.08.08.08.07.08.0 7.9
Kelvarn RE Senior Loan Fund
Kelvarn Real Asset Mgmt · Open
8.09.07.08.07.07.0 7.7
Kaldera Direct Lending Fund
Kaldera Credit · Open
8.07.07.07.08.07.0 7.4
Vireo Opportunistic Credit
Vireo Partners · Open
7.07.08.06.07.06.0 6.8
Talvi Royalties Fund
Talvi Group · Open
6.07.07.06.06.07.0 6.5
Auralis Trade Finance Fund
Auralis Capital · Open
6.06.06.07.06.07.0 6.3
Orsa Structured Credit
Orsa Capital · Open
6.05.07.06.06.06.0 6.1
Tharen Infrastructure Debt
Tharen Capital · Closed
5.06.06.06.05.06.0 5.7
Fund profile
Kelvarn RE Senior Loan
Kelvarn Real Asset Mgmt · vs db avg
GP Quality Team Return Fee Terms Deploy
Selected
DB avg
Overall score
7.7
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FE-204
Kelvarn RE Senior Loan Fund
Kelvarn Real Asset Management
Conviction
7.7High
DD Pass Core Investing
Asset class
Real Estate Debt
Strategy
RE Specialty Lending
Region
APAC
Fund type
Open-ended
Target return (net)
8–10%
Fund AuM
$695m
Target distribution
5% p.a.
Asset duration
1–2y
Conviction scoring
Category Fund Peer
GP Quality & Expertise87
Team Experience & Continuity97
Risk-Adjusted Return Profile76
Fee & Alignment Structure88
Fund Structure & Terms76
Deployment Speed78
Screening Conviction Score7.77.0
GP Quality Team Return Fee Terms Deploy
Fund score
Peer score
Due Diligence Analysis
Iceberg DD · Kelvarn RE Senior Loan Fund
DD Score (Full Report) 8.1
I. Investment Assessment
1
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Market Environment
8.0
Management Company (GP)
8.0
GP Staff
9.0
Investment Strategy
7.0
Track Record
8.0

Excerpt — the full report covers Investment, Operational, Market & ESG assessments across 25+ categories, generated by ICEBERG DD© and reviewed by our team.

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Portfolio name
Model Portfolio 2026
Target size
USD 50m
Allocated
100.0%
Ticket total
$50.0m
Fund Asset class Portfolio share Ticket ($m) DD status
Kelvarn RE Senior Loan
Kelvarn Real Asset Mgmt
Real Estate Debt
20.0%
10.00DD Pass
Fjordlyn Specialty Finance
Fjordlyn Asset Mgmt
Private Credit
20.0%
10.00DD Pass
Kaldera Direct Lending
Kaldera Credit
Private Credit
18.0%
9.00Monitoring
Vireo Opportunistic Credit
Vireo Partners
Opportunistic Credit
17.0%
8.50Due Diligence
Talvi Royalties Fund
Talvi Group
Specialty ABL
15.0%
7.50DD Pass
Orsa Structured Credit
Orsa Capital
Liquid Alternatives
10.0%
5.00Screening
Brant Bridge Facility
Brant Bridge Partners
Private Credit
8.0%
4.00Universe
Wisent Trade Receivables
Wisent Capital
Trade Finance
7.0%
3.50DD Pass
Sum / Avg.100.0%50.008 funds
Allocation by asset class
Total$50m
Private Credit38.0%
Real Estate Debt20.0%
Opportunistic Credit17.0%
Specialty ABL15.0%
Liquid Alternatives10.0%
Currency exposure & hedge cost
Base ccyUSD
USD58.0%
EUR21.0%
GBP14.0%
Other7.0%
Hedge coverage
82%
Wtd. hedge cost
−0.6%
Hedged return
8.0–9.8%
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Performance — Series Comparison

Series Comparison Portfolio Review Currency Analysis
Cum. return
42.6%
Ann. return
9.4%
Ann. vol
4.1%
Sharpe
1.83
Alpha (ann.)
3.2%
Beta
0.34
Cumulative return (indexed to 100)
Kelvarn RE Senior LoanPrivate Credit Benchmark
Jul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025Jul 2026
Monthly returns · mean 0.8% · σ 1.2%
Amber: mean · Purple dashed: ±2σ
Series Cum. return Ann. vol Sharpe Max DD Tracking error Info ratio
Kelvarn RE Senior Loan42.6%4.1%1.83−2.4%3.6%0.89
Private Credit Benchmark30.1%3.5%1.41−3.1%
What clients receive Screening report Investment DD report (IDD) Operational DD report (ODD) Portfolio review Monitoring scorecard

Views from ICEBERG DD©, our internal diligence engine — not publicly accessible. Clients receive its output as institutional-grade reports, portfolio reviews and monitoring scorecards. Fund names, managers and figures shown are illustrative and anonymised. Sample data, for illustration only.

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Key Differentiators

What you gain with a boutique.

The partners do the work

Experienced team with deep expertise and a decade-plus track record in Alternatives & Private Markets conduct the research and due diligence. Institutional pedigree from Prime Capital, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank.

Experience and Judgment built up over years

200+
Fund DDs completed
500+
Funds analyzed

Across Alternatives & Private Markets the PNC team has built up expertise across asset classes and investment strategies.

We offer independent research and due diligence

We do not market our own funds and do not receive distribution fees or retrocessions. PNC’s interests are completely aligned with its clients and the independent assessment of investment opportunities.

ICEBERG DD© turns data into investment intelligence

Cross-references information across GP marketing and DD documents, meeting notes and external references, surfacing the follow-ups and inconsistencies that matter — stated KPIs and terms vs. legal docs, documented processes vs. team interviews, strategy drift vs. prior vintage. Our experts focus on investment judgment, not data extraction; AI augments the process, the judgment stays human.

A memory that compounds

Every diligence feeds PNC’s proprietary knowledge base, so each new fund is assessed using systematic investment intelligence and prior expertise and insights.

DEGDPR / DSGVO

Fund data never leaves European servers

A closed, dedicated environment hosted in the EU with daily back-ups. Confidential information and fund data are processed in a controlled European environment and are never shared with public AI models. Compliant with the GDPR and the German DSGVO.

Below the Surface

Independent perspectives on alternative investments.

Regular research and points of view on alternatives and private markets, from the questions allocators weigh before they commit to the technology reshaping how capital is analyzed. Written for allocators and the professionals who advise and analyze capital. Independent, manager-agnostic, and free of sponsored content. Published when we have something worth saying, not on a schedule.

Available papers

Satellite Alternatives — Alternative Private Credit

Niche private-credit strategies offering diversification, uncorrelated returns and attractive risk-adjusted yields in a demanding climate — and why manager selection and thorough diligence decide the outcome.

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AI-Augmented Investment Management Systems

How AI-driven tools combined with human expertise change private-market investing: automating data processing and sharpening decisions while preserving judgment — a blueprint for the next generation of allocators.

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PDFs open from polarnight-cap.com. No registration, no e-mail required.

The Team

Experienced partners in Alternatives & Private Markets.

Eugen Leichner

Eugen Leichner

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

A decade-plus in institutional investment management, focused on fund & manager selection across Alternatives & Private Markets. Previously Investment Director in the Fund-of-Funds team at Prime Capital AG, Frankfurt.

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Eugen Leichner has over a decade of experience in institutional investment management, with a focus on fund and manager selection across Alternative Investments and Private Markets. He founded Polar Night Capital (PNC) in 2024, a specialized boutique providing bespoke investment research and due diligence solutions to institutional investors. Prior to launching PNC, Eugen served as Investment Director in the Fund-of-Funds team at Prime Capital AG in Frankfurt. Throughout his career, he has led or co-led numerous fund searches and assessments, with more than 100 fund investments completed across Alternatives and Private Markets strategies, including Private Equity, Real Estate, Private Credit and Hedge Funds.

Daniel Huss

Daniel Huss

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

14+ years in due diligence, fund selection and portfolio oversight. Previously Executive Director and Head of Manager Selection at Prime Capital AG, and VP in the Hedge Fund Risk team at Credit Suisse, London.

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Daniel Huss brings over 14 years of expertise in due diligence, fund selection and portfolio oversight across Alternative Investments and Private Markets, and joined Eugen as Co-Founder and Managing Partner of PNC. Before PNC, he served as Executive Director on the Fund-of-Funds team at Prime Capital AG in Frankfurt, and earlier as Vice President in the Hedge Fund Risk team at Credit Suisse in London. Throughout his career, Daniel has led numerous fund searches and comprehensive portfolio reviews, with a particular focus on Alternative Credit, Infrastructure Debt & Equity, Private Equity and Hedge Funds.

In their words

Trusted by the people who allocate and advise.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How we work, what we deliver, and who we work with.

What does Polar Night Capital do?+

Polar Night Capital is a Frankfurt boutique providing independent research, due diligence and ongoing monitoring for alternative investments. We help allocators decide which managers and funds to trust, combining our AI-native ICEBERG DD© engine with experienced human judgment.

Who do you work with?+

We work exclusively with professional and institutional investors: family offices, private wealth managers, and institutional allocators who invest in alternative assets and need independent, rigorous diligence.

What is the difference between IDD and ODD?+

Investment Due Diligence (IDD) examines the strategy, track record, portfolio and edge, assessing whether the manager can generate returns. Operational Due Diligence (ODD) examines everything around the investment: governance, controls, service providers, valuation, compliance and key person risk. We deliver both, and either can be commissioned on its own.

Which asset classes do you cover?+

We cover the full alternatives spectrum: private equity, private credit, real assets and infrastructure, and hedge funds and liquid alternatives. Whatever the strategy, we have the expertise to know what matters and what to look for, because our diligence framework and our team adapt to each manager rather than forcing every fund through the same checklist.

What is ICEBERG DD©?+

ICEBERG DD© is our AI-native due diligence engine. It combines a structured fund database, AI-powered document analysis and expert human judgment across 1,000+ diligence dimensions, 25+ topics and 200+ sections. Today, clients receive its output as institutional-grade IDD/ODD reports and monitoring scorecards. We are also building an API that will let clients and partners integrate ICEBERG DD data and insights directly into their own systems and workflows.

How long does a due diligence take?+

Timelines depend on scope and manager responsiveness. An initial screening can be turned around quickly, a focused operational review typically runs a few weeks, and a full investment and operational due diligence usually takes four to six weeks. We agree scope and timing with you before we start.

Are you a regulated investment advisor?+

Polar Night Capital provides independent research and due diligence support. We do not offer investment advice, portfolio management, or tax or legal advice; our work informs our clients' own decisions, and the investment decision always remains with them.

Where are you based?+

We are based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and work with clients across Europe and Asia.

Contact

Let's start a conversation.

For inquiries from professional and institutional investors, please reach out.

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