US real estate firm Transwestern continues to build its capital markets team with two senior hires: ex Grubb & Ellis head of debt and structured finance Matthew Schnurr and former head of capital markets at Advance Reality Group Gary Sopko.
1 min read · 01 May 2013
Royal Park Investments, a vehicle formed to manage the toxic assets of Fortis after the Belgian bank collapsed in November 2008 has been sold to US private equity firm Loan Star Fund and Credit Suisse.
1 min read · 30 April 2013
M&A-specialist investment bank Lincoln International is expanding its restructuring team with the hire of Alex Stevenson
1 min read · 30 April 2013
Diane Raposio’s appointment is KKR’s second senior Australian hire this year, following the recent appointment of Carlyle Group’s vice-president Leigh Oliver as a principal.
1 min read · 29 April 2013
The deal is Standard Chartered Private Equity’s first realisation of a mezzanine investment in the Middle East.
1 min read · 29 April 2013
The government has increased the ceiling for the amount of Indian corporate debt issued or held by foreign investors to $51bn from just $1bn, a move likely to provide foreign firms with attractive opportunities in India’s credit market.
2 min read · 25 April 2013
S&P Capital IQ believes demand for high yield bonds will continue to rise as investors seek alternatives to government and investment grade bonds, despite decreasing returns.
2 min read · 24 April 2013
Future Fund has replaced Mitchell Stack, who resigned in November 2012, with David George as head of debt and alternatives.
1 min read · 24 April 2013
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee today revealed changes to the £80bn Funding for Lending scheme, boosting the supply of cheap credit to small businesses.
2 min read · 23 April 2013
The law firm has appointed Mark Wesseldine as partner in a bid to expand its team of debt specialists focusing on restructuring, debt financing, mezzanine and high yield bonds.
2 min read · 23 April 2013
