Direct lending funds need to take a step into the modern world to deliver more value to their investors, Matthias Kirchgaessner of Plexus Investments tells John Bakie
3 min read · 06 November 2018
Private debt funds went from just 16% of fundraising in the German LBO market in 2016 to 34% in 2017. Some predict even more growth to come.
6 min read · 01 November 2018
A US regulation aimed at providing investors greater clarity has resulted in a less engaged BDC shareholder base. Moves to spark change are afoot.
2 min read · 01 November 2018
In the latest draft amendments to its valuation guidelines, the organisation for the first time looks at debt investments in their own right and not just as part of private equity deals.
2 min read · 31 October 2018
View all the key PDI fundraising data from a series of slides presented to delegates at our recent Capital Structure Forum in London.
1 min read · 30 October 2018
While happy with short-duration debt, and now considering longer-duration strategies, Blu Family Office’s Tom Tardif is not impressed with some funds’ low deployment rates.
5 min read · 29 October 2018
Australia’s largest superannuation fund, has entered the European real estate lending market. Real Estate Capital finds out about its plans.
10 min read · 24 October 2018
Investors from the two regions have different approaches to private credit investing, including how they look at co-investments.
3 min read · 23 October 2018
Private debt managers need to accelerate their take-up of new technologies to avoid becoming yesterday’s news.
3 min read · 19 October 2018
If the cycle is about to turn, it would not come as an unwelcome development to some investors.
3 min read · 11 October 2018
