The deal is Standard Chartered Private Equity’s first realisation of a mezzanine investment in the Middle East.
1 min read · 29 April 2013
KKR has agreed to provide Spanish building materials company Uralita with a €320 million seven-year facility to repay current lenders.
2 min read · 29 April 2013
Minneapolis-based Värde Partners specialises in credit, special situations and distressed investments across a variety of assets.
1 min read · 26 April 2013
TPG and Apollo will contribute $250m each to ease Caesars Entertainment's capital structure woes.
3 min read · 25 April 2013
After struggling to crack $100m in commitments a year ago, the Sullivan Debt Fund is well on its way to closing on its targeted $300m, according to a Texas State Board of Education webcast.
2 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 firm had been scheduled to hold a final close at some point in the first half of this year, according to San Jose pension fund documents.
2 min read · 23 April 2013
The real estate manager’s First Mortgage II fund had been expected to hold a first close in 2011, according to meeting materials.
1 min read · 19 April 2013
GSO's €403.7 Grand Harbour I is said to be the largest European CLO since the crisis.
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