Patent ID: 7647273

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for facilitating the providing of a liquidity facility for a business entity, the method comprising: offering for sale a unit issued by an issuer, wherein the unit is one of a plurality of units issued by the issuer, wherein each unit comprises a credit linked note, wherein the credit linked note is linked to the credit of the business entity, and wherein interest on the note is funded, at least in part, from: income derived from assets purchased with proceeds from the units issued by the issuer; and payments from the business entity to the issuer pursuant to a credit agreement between the business entity and the issuer that allows the business entity to borrow money from the issuer up to a commitment amount that is based on proceeds raised by the issuer from the sale of the plurality of units, wherein some or all of the assets are to be liquidated to fund borrowing by the business entity under the credit agreement, wherein the payments from the business entity to the issuer pursuant to the credit agreement comprise interest payment on an amount of funds drawn under the credit agreement and fees on an undrawn amount under the credit agreement; and calculating, by a computer device, a rate for the credit agreement, wherein the computer device comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that when executed by the processor causes the processor to calculate the rate for the credit agreement, wherein the computer device is programmed to calculate the rate based on market data stored in a database that is in communication with the computer device.