European private debt deal volume surged in Q4, but that resurgence has been mixed across geographies.
3 min read · 04 May 2021
New guidelines clear away a web of no-action letters and provide new guidance, possibly opening up the opportunity for private funds to innovate, but coming with their own complexities.
10 min read · 04 May 2021
Potential growth in the sector is hard to predict and will be driven by the ability of participants to keep devising new solutions, writes Daniel Roddick of Ely Place Partners.
6 min read · 04 May 2021
Credit ratings are a vital tool for corporate debt borrowers and issuers. They should not get mixed up with non-rating opinions, writes Joshua Thompson, a partner in law firm Sidley’s global finance practice.
6 min read · 04 May 2021
The secondaries market in private debt has been showing promising growth, as GP-led deals claim a larger slice of the cake.
5 min read · 04 May 2021
Any hopes of a quick rebound for the private debt fundraising market in 2021 appear to have been dashed by the first-quarter fundraising figures.
3 min read · 04 May 2021
Private funds that ignore the new SEC Rule 2a-5 do so at their own peril, says a Duff & Phelps valuations expert.
2 min read · 04 May 2021
A unique set of circumstances has arisen for those willing to take risks that the banks are not, write Aymen Mahmoud and Felicia Gerber Perlman of McDermott Will & Emery.
5 min read · 04 May 2021
The organisation aims to cut down on the time, money and energy put into the NDA process.
4 min read · 04 May 2021
The World Bank Group’s member organisation has backed an Africa-focused private debt vehicle.
1 min read · 03 May 2021
