Loan Note

Loan Note: The growing appeal of investment grade; Coller launches SICAV fund to capture private wealth

We hear some managers are set to launch investment-grade strategies. Plus: Coller markets a private wealth-focused credit vehicle; and AustralianSuper boosts its US presence.

Loan Note: Reflections from Munich on economic challenges; MFA defends private debt transparency

Economic pressures are challenging borrowers, but private debt continues to gain market share. Plus: why the asset class is more transparent than some think; and Eldridge offers liquidity solution to Blue Owl.

Loan Note: Banks pour cash into private credit while also growing market share

Banks are providing private credit managers with more capital as the relationship between the two become more collegiate. Banks might also start to increase their market share again, according to one PDI Germany Forum speaker.

Loan Note: Speaker insights ahead of our Germany Forum; Moody’s tracks sponsor-backed default rise

We look ahead to this week’s PDI Germany Forum in Munich. Plus: Moody’s sees default spike in private equity-sponsored companies; and GP stakes firm buys into Australia’s Dinimus.

Loan Note: Hints of a fundraising revival; Morgan Stanley on direct lending

Fundraising maintains momentum in third quarter. Plus: Morgan Stanley finds much to like in direct lending; and the Managed Funds Association examines different types of SRT.

Loan Note: Regulation and other hot topics facing LPs; KBRA examines role of preferred equity

An examination of asset class themes from five LPs. Plus: KBRA puts preferred equity under the spotlight; and Janus Henderson wraps up its Victory Park acquisition.

Loan Note: Separate allocations for ABL under consideration; Mizuho and Golub join forces

Will direct lending and asset-based finance merit separate allocations? Plus: Golub teams up with Mizuho in Japan; and MSCI shows credit outperforming private equity.

Loan Note: Investors turn to asset-based finance; Fitch dampens fears around PluralSight

Panellists at the PDI New York Forum reflected on the scale of opportunity in asset-based finance. Plus: why Pluralsight may not be as worrying as some think; and smaller funds to the fore in Luxembourg.

Loan Note: The rate cut that should ease borrower pressure; ADIA underlines real estate debt appetite

Borrower pressure eases as rates come down. Plus: ADIA makes latest commitment to real estate debt; and Finnish financier gets support for SME lending.

Loan Note: Highlights from the PDI New York Forum; Monroe gets nod from government for automotive fund

“The worst feels like it’s behind us” – one of the views expressed at last week’s PDI New York Forum. Plus: Monroe lands mandate from the White House; and Angel Oak completes mortgage securitisation.