Performance issues are emerging within private debt portfolios, but plenty of lenders are getting fair warning and not panicking yet.
2 min read · 29 October 2020
We are calling for submissions for 48 categories in this year’s awards. To help us compile our shortlists, we want to hear your highlights from a challenging year.
1 min read · 22 October 2020
Direct lending has enjoyed years of tailwinds – now it must confront the headwinds.
2 min read · 15 October 2020
Borrowers have held the balance of power for some time when it comes to deal negotiations. There are signs that their grip is being loosened, if only a little.
2 min read · 08 October 2020
New research suggests there is a real estate refinancing debt funding shortfall ahead. But the problem is unlikely to be as severe as in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
3 min read · 01 October 2020
For better or worse fundraising will have to be conducted with less of a human touch.
3 min read · 17 September 2020
Politics and red tape are keeping bailout funds from reaching the companies that need it most.
2 min read · 10 September 2020
Amid the turmoil caused by the pandemic, technology and life science firms are seeing strong growth – and lenders are taking advantage.
2 min read · 03 September 2020
We sought the views of asset class professionals about the ways in which the crisis is shaping private debt.
2 min read · 27 August 2020
Payment holidays and government-backed loans are creating an enormous debt burden.
2 min read · 21 August 2020