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Loan Note: Limited partners want more private debt; strong performance from Europe's mid-marketColler finds strong appetite for private credit; European mid-market performing well; and new private credit blockchain solution launched.
Loan Note: Healthy signs for US direct lending; Europe's BSL market revivalEncouraging data for US direct lending; refinancings drive a revived broadly syndicated loan market in Europe; and LPs not as negative as you might think on NAV loans.
Why Middle Eastern LPs are looking to the USBoth sovereign wealth funds and Middle Eastern family offices are seeking opportunities in US private debt.
BlackRock adds senior role for Spanish and French private creditCamille de Lamotte will join the firm from Goldman Sachs to lead Spanish activity and co-head French deals.
Loan Note: Net-zero guidelines for private debt; Alcentra weighs BSL versus direct lending'Grace period' forms part of new net-zero guidelines for private debt; Alcentra tracks some key implications of the broadly syndicated loan market's revival; and Antares' latest hires reflect emphasis on the wealth channel.
BlackRock’s Caron: ‘Returns have never been so high’M&A activity will pick up as borrowers and lenders gain confidence from a more stabilised rate environment, says the firm's head of European mid-market private debt.
Loan Note: How AI might be the saviour of ESG investing; insurers persuaded of alternatives' benefitsArtificial intelligence tipped to be the saviour of ESG investing; KKR thinks insurers' shift to alternative assets is permanent; and why borrowers have gone from public market to private (and back again).
Loan Note: Fees on the rise in direct lending; mixed signals on fundraisingAverage direct lending fees move higher than last year; fundraising totals low but sentiment remains positive; and BlackRock seeks out value in the credit universe.
Loan Note: Cliffwater index shows positive returns outcome; AGL, Barclays launch new credit platform2023 returns for US mid-market corporate loans beating long-term averages; ADIA-backed credit platform launches; and survey finds growing concern over regulatory fines.
WeWork: A former unicorn in a real-world bankruptcySoftBank’s March 2023 uptiering has met resistance in the wake of WeWork’s November chapter 11 filing.