News & Analysis

Foreign investors are seeing increasing opportunities in China’s credit crisis

Following a period of loose credit in China, international investors are looking to snap up the wealth NPLs it has generated.

Healthcare under the microscope

There are many approaches to healthcare debt, ranging from investing in companies with negative cashflow up to profitable mid-market businesses. We lift the lid on four ways to engage with the sector

‘There’s an assumption people deserve to be paid a huge amount of money’

What does alignment of interest really mean and does the key to it lie in the economics? We asked four limited partners in Europe what they think about crucial aspects of private debt fee charging

Five leading trends in distressed debt and special situations

The prospect of an economic downturn has stimulated interest in the strategies.

Despite wariness over leveraged loans, there is no need for a clampdown on alternative credit

As global leveraged loan levels rise, regulators around the world are becoming concerned about a new debt crisis.

The real me: Tim Atkinson

The principal at Meketa Investment Group speaks about his typical day and passions outside work

Human underwriters still have the edge over their AI counterparts

Artificial intelligence is gaining ground, but humans still have their uses in private debt underwriting

‘We are finally starting to see a greater number of managers take responsible investment seriously’

Roy Kuo, the head of the Church Commissioners for England’s alternative strategies team, outlines the role of private debt in its investment strategy

Dividend recapitalisations are back on the rise

With fears of a financial downturn in 2019 on the back burner, the strategy of adding additional leverage is trending upward.

HPS seeks $600m for distressed mid-market loans – exclusive

The firm, which sees managers making decisions they will later regret, will invest in privately negotiated transactions on already-originated loans.