In the 2009 film ‘The Hangover’, the protagonists begin their apocalyptic, eve-of-wedding bender at Caesars Palace. The fallout from their exploits proved predictably catastrophic.
2 min read · 26 April 2013
It’s tempting to view debt finance as simply numbers on a balance sheet. But for borrowers, living and working with debt is a daily issue. That’s why putting together an appropriate capital structure is so important.
2 min read · 19 April 2013
A mismatch in supply and demand has created big opportunities for credit and distressed lending in Asia, delegates heard at the PEI Global Alternatives Investment Forum in Tokyo this week.
3 min read · 19 April 2013
Credit-related funds are starting to appear in Asia. Chris Chia, managing partner at mezzanine and growth capital firm Kendall Court, discusses challenges PE firms may face moving into this market.
3 min read · 15 April 2013
Debt will be the engine of growth 2013-04-12 Oliver Smiddy Private Debt Investor spoke this week with two private debt fund managers who service the lower end of the market. Kreos Capital and Harbert Management are both at different stages in their fundraising processes, but both are look
2 min read · 12 April 2013
2 min read · 15 March 2013
Partners Group predicts the favourable characteristics of European mezzanine investments – high returns and low default rates – over the last 21 years will foster increased interest in the credit instrument.
2 min read · 13 March 2013
The ratings agency is warning Allianz Capital Partners, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority that forward-looking tariff cuts might lead to a downgrade of part of the consortium’s outstanding debt commitments.
3 min read · 21 February 2013
Separately managed accounts, which have become much more visible in the industry recently, are helping to set new standards in the GP/LP relationship, writes Tara Blackburn of Hamilton Lane.
5 min read · 15 February 2013
Goldman Sachs is preparing to launch a $2 billion US and European real estate debt fund this month, providing further evidence of the way managers see an opportunity in credit.
3 min read · 15 February 2013
