Canada’s Northleaf is raising an evergreen senior debt vehicle that has attracted the country’s mutual funds, providing a glimpse of what life for US managers could look like if a key rule were rolled back.
2 min read · 18 April 2019
The private equity firm launched its private debt arm in 2016 and has so far raised over $500 million for its closed-end fund.
2 min read · 17 April 2019
The growing investor appetite in private loans echoes in the IFC’s emerging market private loan program, sized over $7bn and backed by global insurers and Chinese and Hong Kong institutions.
3 min read · 16 April 2019
The vehicle is meant to compliment the firm’s existing closed-ended credit fund, both of which will invest in mid-market companies.
2 min read · 15 April 2019
The buyout shop was looking to raise $750m-$1bn for the vehicle and is targeting returns from 20-25%
2 min read · 15 April 2019
Lending platform expects loans to create more than 2,500 jobs as part of a European investment plan.
2 min read · 15 April 2019
CBRE’s head of loan advisory expects an increasing number of non-performing retail loans to hit the market in the next two years.
1 min read · 15 April 2019
Speculation is rife about the ending of the cycle and what political developments may be coming round the corner. Alex Schmid of ESO Capital is staying focused on doing deals others overlook
3 min read · 15 April 2019
European private debt deal volumes have more than doubled in just six years.
1 min read · 12 April 2019