The firm’s Europe debt head Jim Blakemore says fundraising for the regional vehicle was ‘a lot easier’ than it was for its first UK debt product thanks to investors being more comfortable with the strategy nowadays.
3 min read · 13 December 2017
The deal will give Hayfin a footprint in the US market and provide CLO specialist Kingsland with a capital partner for new issuance.
2 min read · 13 December 2017
Current market conditions are showing echoes of the global financial crisis. But Graeme Delaney-Smith, head of European direct lending at Alcentra, explains why, despite the pressure, the future is bright for those most adaptive to change.
4 min read · 12 December 2017
UK and US fund managers are dominant forces in European private debt but Brexit may shift the balance of power.
1 min read · 12 December 2017
The small business specialist says global demand for UK private debt remains strong.
1 min read · 08 December 2017
Last year you voted in your thousands. This year, we are hoping the eventual tally will be even larger as we launch our biggest-ever PDI awards. See here to get going in our survey – it won’t take long to complete. Twelve months ago, we raised the number of categories by four from 39 to […]
1 min read · 07 December 2017
As alternative forms of finance have eaten into banks’ market share in Europe, how are the traditional lenders responding?
5 min read · 05 December 2017
Southern Europe’s private debt market remains small, but growing dealflow bodes well for the future.
1 min read · 04 December 2017
AIMA and Germany’s BAI will cooperate to influence regulation alongside the ACC.
1 min read · 04 December 2017
