Credit markets continue to rally, further emboldened by ECB actions last week, according to bank analysts.
2 min read · 09 June 2014
The ECB president’s attempts to spark increased bank lending to European SMEs this week could have given private debt funds serious cause for concern. Here’s why they should breathe easily.
3 min read · 06 June 2014
Alaska's huge $750m separate account with Apollo, focused purely on credit strategies, shows just how important private debt has become for institutional investors and is further proof that such accounts are growing in popularity.
3 min read · 30 May 2014
A recent government-backed survey has found SME borrowers are dissatisfied with their banking partners, while another report suggests many are declining to access external financing altogether. The finds come as the UK Government considers a law that would compel banks which decline loan applications to refer the potential borrower to private debt funds.
3 min read · 29 May 2014
ICG’s fundraising success through the last 12 months speaks to a broader acceptance of new strategies.
3 min read · 23 May 2014
Demand for financing is growing in neglected parts of the market, according to a Laxfield Capital’s second Debt Barometer report.
3 min read · 23 May 2014
Yields in the European leveraged loan market fell below equivalent US figures, according to a Marlborough Partners report, citing S&P Capital IQ LCD data.
3 min read · 06 May 2014
S&P figures for both Europe and the US show leverage multiples are creeping back up to pre-crisis levels.
2 min read · 29 April 2014
Numericable’s jumbo high yield bond issue this week set a new benchmark as the biggest to date, and in so doing, provided a welcome insulin spike to the moribund European M&A market.
3 min read · 25 April 2014
Private debt firms stand to benefit from clarified regulatory guidelines on leveraged lending.
3 min read · 18 April 2014
