A large wave of redemption notices have been submitted to Claren Road. The Carlyle-controlled firm is a long/short credit hedge fund which has already suffered a run of redemptions which hit Carlyle’s second quarter results.
2 min read · 18 August 2015
There has been a noticeable smatter of mergers and acquisitions among managers in the private debt market recently. So has the anticipated wave of consolidation begun? And does it benefit investors as much as the managers?
2 min read · 14 August 2015
One of the UK’s most well-known schools has, for the first time, tapped the debt market to invest in its endowment trust.
1 min read · 13 August 2015
The California pension fund has issued a request for proposals for two separate direct lending allocations, one European and an Asia/Pacific direct lending strategy.
2 min read · 13 August 2015
The vehicle invests in discounted insolvency claims across Asia, Europe and North America.
2 min read · 11 August 2015
In an effort to minimise third-party fees, the pension fund manager has also hired a credit portfolio manager.
3 min read · 11 August 2015
A survey of institutional investors by Amicus Finance also shows that 64 percent of institutional investors believe that SMEs are too dependent on bank funding.
1 min read · 10 August 2015
The syndicated loan market does not offer debt investors the best value for money – for that you need to go properly private. And this week TICC Capital Corp found someone to guide it in that direction.
3 min read · 07 August 2015
The Department of Treasury is asking marketplace lenders for suggestions on how the financial regulatory framework should evolve to support the safe growth of the industry alongside a general information gathering exercise on the newly established online lending market
3 min read · 04 August 2015
The new vehicle includes investment by regulated German investors for the first time as well as allowing investors to recycle capital.
2 min read · 03 August 2015
