Economic shocks to the system may prompt allocators to consider changing their portfolio mix. Alternative assets could stand to benefit.
2 min read · 01 June 2022
In the wake of the global financial crisis, private debt firms took over much of the banks’ traditional corporate lending business in the mid-market. Today, the two sides are in competition again – this time for larger deals. Andy Thomson examines the implications
10 min read · 01 June 2022
Having started life purely as a direct lender, the UK-based fund manager has recently launched several other strategies. John Bakie met with co-founder Symon Drake-Brockman to find out more
7 min read · 01 June 2022
Andy Thomson investigates how blockchain technology is giving retail investors access to litigation financing.
3 min read · 01 June 2022
Credit fund managers are increasingly looking for liquidity, but in the past their options have been limited.
3 min read · 01 June 2022
Private debt has an opportunity to grow in the region as banks face restrictions, but regulatory complexities present a challenge. However,there are signs of hope amid developments in Hong Kong and Mainland China
4 min read · 01 June 2022
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s Mayans talks about how market turmoil is playing into the hands of private markets investors.
5 min read · 01 June 2022
The appetite for software deals among private credit firms shows no signs of abating as lenders continue to raise bumper capital pools to target the sector.
5 min read · 01 June 2022
Carlyle’s global credit platform is on a roll. Under Mark Jenkins, the firm’s head of global credit, the platform’s assets under management recently nearly doubled to more than $141 billion on a pro forma basis – and all in the space of a few months, writes Robin Blumenthal.
2 min read · 01 June 2022
The acquisition, valued at $700m, will double the US manager’s private credit assets under management.
3 min read · 31 May 2022
