Private securitisations could be a new way for investors to access SME finance assets and bolster the real economy, according to Zenzic Partners’ Robert Ainscow and Viktor Petkov
4 min read · 16 March 2020
There is light at the end of the tunnel for the private debt market as long as it learns from past crises, argues Gabriella Kindert of Mizuho Europe.
6 min read · 16 March 2020
Returns are coming under pressure in the direct lending market, but the lack of other options means it will remain popular for the foreseeable future. Andrew Hedlund reports
5 min read · 16 March 2020
The world’s second-largest PE firm enforces a firm-wide travel ban in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
2 min read · 12 March 2020
The bonds’ performance is linked to the number of confirmed cases and deaths from the coronavirus outbreak.
3 min read · 12 March 2020
Private debt professionals have frequently shared the view that the good times couldn’t last forever. Amid the global spread of coronavirus, they are set to be challenged as never before.
3 min read · 12 March 2020
The pension funds vow to avoid investment managers that fail to consider environmental, social and governance or diversity issues
3 min read · 11 March 2020
Lawyers from Paul Weiss pinpoint the areas of a private equity firm operations that may need to be adjusted to account for the coronavirus outbreak, including fund documentation, valuation and banking relationships.
5 min read · 11 March 2020
The European asset manager’s real assets, structured finance and hedge fund businesses will combine to form the new entity.
3 min read · 11 March 2020