Debt funds and banks are finding new ways to work together and the resulting structures are starting to cascade into new markets.
2 min read · 26 June 2015
Alternative lenders want to provide credit but could European businesses’ over-reliance on debt be holding back the development of the non-bank lending market?
3 min read · 12 June 2015
The report showed that French deals still dominate the market and deals for under €50 million make up the largest share of transactions
2 min read · 09 June 2015
The syndicated mezzanine remains weak, but fans of the product should not despair. It has adopted the direct lending approach to stage a comeback
3 min read · 05 June 2015
The German regulator has given the nod to origination by non-bank lenders. The authorities in Brussels should do the same
2 min read · 29 May 2015
Everyone loves to read and talk about other people's fundraising goals. But many of them change along the way, and some offerings disappear altogether. Do initial targets actually matter?
3 min read · 21 May 2015
3i’s credit business is growing rapidly, and will face its first big test in the next downturn. The same is true for the private debt industry as a whole.
2 min read · 15 May 2015
Borrowers considering debt from relationship perspective, both from banks and funds, delegates at LMA hear.
2 min read · 14 May 2015
A new report from the Alternative Investment Manager Association highlighted the growth of private debt funds, saying that they match liquidity better than banks and have a good handle on risk.
3 min read · 07 May 2015
While the GE Antares business has potential bidders lining up, suitors of GE Capital’s European leveraged finance operation will want to buy the €6 billion loan portfolio rather than the business itself.
2 min read · 01 May 2015
