Deals

Rising stars on the future of sustainability in private markets

Up-and-coming talent from across PEI Group’s under-40 lists share the sustainability and impact trends that are gaining momentum in alternatives.

Private capital’s role in the fight against climate change

As the all-important 2030 deadline to limit global warming looms, are private markets on track to help meet the world’s critical climate needs?

Alternatives managers change tack on ESG comms

As anti-ESG rhetoric in the US intensifies, private markets players appear to be dialling down their messaging, but not their actions.

Sustainability: Managers double down on value creation and metrics

After an era of exuberance, expansion and ‘rockstar’ roles, sustainability in private markets is being more closely tethered to value creation.

First Brands bankruptcy prompts questions over private credit exposure

The Ohio-based concern’s term loans were primarily underwritten and syndicated by investment banks.

Premium ‘still there’ as spreads decline

The private debt market does not want spreads of less than 500bps to become standard, delegates at the PDI DACH Forum in Munich heard.

Fasanara signs €150m deal with SME lender Teylor

The deal will enable Teylor to expand its lending business across Europe while providing a template for future global ambitions.

KKR expects M&A revival to speed up credit market development

The relationship is coming into even closer focus now, given innovative financing structures, says influential newsletter.

Tricolor failure could prompt scrutiny of ABF

The collapse of the US auto lender was a talking point at this week’s PDI Network New York Forum.

Temasek unit and Nexus take equity stakes in Post Advisory Group

The deal, expected to close this year, will bring new capital to the CLO platform as Principal and Nippon exit.