The relatively small fundraising figures for CLO-focused private debt funds belie a larger opportunity.
1 min read · 29 June 2018
Private equity firms launching debt arms must act very carefully to avoid conflicts of interest.
3 min read · 28 June 2018
Private debt stands to benefit from changes allowing Sweden’s AP funds greater investment flexibility. Kalliope Gourntis of sister title Infrastructure Investor reports
2 min read · 28 June 2018
In a market where they’ve never had it so good, borrowers are able to dictate who loans can and cannot be assigned to – and some investors are finding themselves out in the cold.
5 min read · 28 June 2018
Private debt has been slower than private equity to prioritise sustainability issues, but investors are now making the case that taking them seriously will add value to GP offerings.
5 min read · 28 June 2018
The EU is looking to insurers to help bring a €150bn boost to its securitisation market, but CLOs still face swingeing capital charges.
4 min read · 28 June 2018
The first fund of this type has invested mainly in BB and BBB- rated loans for projects in the US and Europe.
2 min read · 28 June 2018
As investor allocations increasingly come from fixed income pools, YIELCO thinks providing yield will become a bigger focus for funds.
3 min read · 28 June 2018
Reducing political risk is good, but institutional investors are more sensitive to rate changes in the US, the CIO of Korea’s Public Officials Benefits Association tells PDI.
2 min read · 25 June 2018
US private managers agree that the retrenchment of US banks from US lower mid-market lending is permanent.
2 min read · 22 June 2018
