News & Analysis

LCM completes European servicer purchase

The deal cements parent company LCFH’s position in the management of consumer and SME loans, leases and mortgages across Europe.

Infrastructure debt: M&A is down, but refinancings grow

Infrastructure debt isn’t immune from the turmoil in the wider market, but it does offer protection for investors.

How regulators might tie lenders’ hands

Policymakers are looking at whether private debt poses a risk to the financial system, while defenders of the industry challenge some of the assumptions being made, says McDermott Will and Emery’s Aymen Mahmoud.

Expanding horizons: Why it’s time to look beyond direct lending

Fundraising may have slowed, but US private debt still looks resilient.

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Latham & Watkins: Private debt is expanding its toolkit in Germany

The German market is branching out from unitranche to other types of financing, as well as seeing innovations in documentation, write Thomas Weitkamp, Rainer Adlhart and Anna-Maria Kuckerz of Latham & Watkins

A useful tool, or hidden default? Take your PIK

Seen by some as a sign of trouble but by others as a practical way of helping firms through a rate-rise environment, payment in kind has returned to centre stage.

Asia is latest destination for expansive Muzinich

Muzinich & Co can claim an unusual status in being a New York-headquartered fund manager that made Europe its initial target market.

Will NAV loans emerge stronger than ever?

A burgeoning asset class is facing its toughest test yet. Will NAV finance come through the challenge intact?

Yes, banks and private debt can co-exist

The maritime world is trying to figure out a new sustainable fuel mix, which ought to inspire elevator pitches to private debt managers.