GSO's €403.7 Grand Harbour I is said to be the largest European CLO since the crisis.
2 min read · 19 April 2013
It’s tempting to view debt finance as simply numbers on a balance sheet. But for borrowers, living and working with debt is a daily issue. That’s why putting together an appropriate capital structure is so important.
2 min read · 19 April 2013
The US manager’s fund of credit-focused hedge funds, launched in January, is short of its return goal of 8 – 12% after its first full quarter.
1 min read · 19 April 2013
A mismatch in supply and demand has created big opportunities for credit and distressed lending in Asia, delegates heard at the PEI Global Alternatives Investment Forum in Tokyo this week.
3 min read · 19 April 2013
GSO Capital Solutions II has already $3.3bn in commitments, says Blackstone president Tony James, as the firm also markets an ETF designed to appeal to retail investors.
2 min read · 18 April 2013
Debt fund manager CVC Credit Partners, managed by Marc Boughton, continues to build its team with two senior hires: ex-UBS credit originator Stuart Levitt and former operations head at Chalkhill Partners Julia Agafonova.
2 min read · 18 April 2013
The firm plans to raise $40m to offer debt capital to businesses in low income communities. The firm already has commitments from a number of local and foreign LPs.
2 min read · 17 April 2013
The $9.2bn retirement association may add a 10% allocation to private debt strategies as early as August, according to meeting materials.
2 min read · 17 April 2013
Institutional investors could be poised to make greater inroads into Europe’s non-performing commercial real estate loans market, according to a report published today by professional services giant Ernst & Young.
2 min read · 16 April 2013
By providing real estate debt financing alongside its more typical equity investments, the London-based private equity real estate firm has generated impressive returns for its second opportunity fund.
2 min read · 16 April 2013
