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We provide high-quality comparables data on third-party loan agreements with credit ratings and interest rates.

Our loan interest rates database provides you with:

  • Premier-quality financial transactions data that is compliant with the Organisation for
    Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s guidelines and US Treas. Reg. §1.482.
  • 2015-2017 third-party loan agreements that have been analyzed for 30 comparability factors.
  • In-depth overviews of credit ratings, financing terms, currency, interest rates, fees, collaterals, repayment terms and other comparability factors.

Subscription plans

Data Quality

Our subscriptions ensure that you can access high-quality loan interest rate comparables data for transfer pricing purposes and a wide range of other functions, including financial transaction benchmarking, international tax, assurance and legal applications.

Subscription plans

We offer multiple subscription options for our royalty rates database. The features and conditions of each are listed in the table below.

  • Access to high-quality data
  • Wide range of filter options
  • Extensive comparability factor list
  • Flexible subscription options
Request a subscription

Subscription plans

Weekly Yearly
7 days Contract length 12 months Contract length
1000€ Total On request Total
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One Search

  • One Search performed by us
  • Fast and efficient
  • Manually assembled list of potentially comparable agreements
  • Results preview at no cost
  • for full reports and agreements

Our One Search service is the ideal option if you need loan interest rate comparables for transfer pricing purposes at short notice. It enables you to access the database on a one-off basis, with RoyaltyRange performing the initial search at no cost. You will receive our reports within a few hours and, if you are happy with the results, you can purchase the data.

How to use One Search:

  • Request One Search and tell us your search objectives (e.g. “I need 2016-2017 third-party loan agreements; currency: USD; borrowers credit rating: S&P – BBB”).
  • We’ll provide you with potentially comparable agreements within hours, at no cost.
  • Check the results for relevancy to your search objectives.
  • If you’re happy with the results, pay (plus VAT) via any major credit card or via bank transfer to purchase the data.
  • We’ll supply the loan interest rates agreements that you purchased, each of which will have been analyzed for 30 comparability factors.
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Benchmarking Study

You can use our loan database for financial transaction benchmarking to ensure the interest rates for your transactions are reasonable and at arm’s length. Our experts analyze third-party loan agreements and estimate the appropriate market interest rate range.

With our benchmarking study service, you’ll receive:

  • An in-depth report of our search strategy and screening steps for the benchmarking study, as well as a list of comparable loan agreements and our calculation of the market interest rate range.
  • A list of the loan interest rates reports and rejection criteria for any agreements that were rejected.
  • PDF versions of the original comparable agreements.
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  • Benchmarking Study to determine interest rates for your transactions
  • Search strategy explained
  • for full study

Data comparability factors

Data comparability factors

  • Transaction type
  • Transaction description
  • Lender
  • Borrower
  • Borrower’s industry
  • Borrower’s location
  • Borrower’s credit rating
  • Amount
  • Base currency
  • Optional currencies
  • Term of the agreement
  • Maturity date
  • Interest rate types
  • LIBOR margin
  • LIBOR base
  • Base rate margin
  • Base rate
  • Eurodollar margin
  • Eurodollar base rate
  • Other margins
  • Other base rates
  • Fixed rate
  • Facility fee rate
  • Compensation details
  • Collateral
  • Early repayment option
  • Repayment terms
  • Late payment interest
  • Other details

Database filter options

  • Borrower’s credit ratings
  • S&P
  • Moody’s
  • Fitch
  • Agreement date
  • Maturity date
  • Borrowing currency
  • Amount
  • Borrower’s location
  • Collateral
  • Early repayment option
  • Interest rate type
  • Type of transaction
  • Margin/fixed rate
  • Keywords
  • Industry
  • Industry classification – NACE
  • Industry classification – SIC

About us

RoyaltyRange supplies royalty rates, loan interest rates and service fees data to industry-leading multinational enterprises, global consulting companies, international law firms, government authorities and universities in more than 60 countries. We have locations in the US, UK and Belgium. RoyaltyRange is funded by the European Union’s Structural Funds, with a total share capital of USD 1,000,000.

The RoyaltyRange database has been featured in publications by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Bank Group (WBG), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and United Nations (UN).

Where can you use our data?

You can use our royalty data reports for tax, transfer pricing, valuation, legal, patent box and benchmarking purposes. We have already analyzed the agreements for you and you can finalize your intellectual property analysis in a matter of hours.

What our clients say about us:

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We consider RoyaltyRange one of our most valued collaborators, so we will surely continue to use their services in the future. Ivana Ilic, Tax, Deloitte

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