The refinancing of Acromas, which is helmed by Andrew Goodsell (pictured), is expected to launch this month and will see approximately £2.5bn of underwritten bridge loans sold to the bond market as WBS bonds.
2 min read · 07 May 2013
Distressed specialist Strategic Value Partners (SVP) is poised to recoup its investment in Klöckner Pentaplast by refinancing existing debt with new-issue PIK notes.
2 min read · 03 May 2013
Mumbai-based L&T Infrastructure Finance (L&T) is joining a handful of private equity firms taking advantage of distressed opportunities in India’s infrastructure market.
1 min read · 03 May 2013
Mumbai-based L&T Infrastructure Finance (L&T) is joining a handful of private equity firms taking advantage of distressed opportunities in India’s infrastructure market.
1 min read · 03 May 2013
Cambridge & Counties Bank (CCB), jointly owned by Cambridge University Endowment Fund and Cambridgeshire Local Government Pension Fund, is profiting from a surge in refinancing activity by UK-based SMEs.
2 min read · 02 May 2013
Credit market euphoria is creating the next wave of distressed investment opportunities, according to Wilbur Ross and Apollo's Joshua Harris, who spoke at the Milken Institute's Global Conference this week.
3 min read · 01 May 2013
Apollo's been taking advantage of buoyant markets on the sell-side, while targeting non-traditional deals including buying some $12bn in European loans over the past 36 months, according to founder Leon Black (pictured).
3 min read · 01 May 2013
The New York-based firm has raised $154 million to provide balance sheet financing for transitional properties throughout the US.
1 min read · 01 May 2013
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