The common feeling on the morning of PDI’s London conference was that the asset class will continue to flourish, but Brexit uncertainty and intensifying competition pose threats to fund managers.
3 min read · 18 October 2016
The US firm is to looking to market to European investors for its globally-mandated, open-ended platform. It focuses on investing in short-term loans and has a target return of between 9 and 11 percent.
2 min read · 17 October 2016
The UK regional law firm will benefit from a multi-million pound loan from Permira’s second debt fund, which has invested 80% of the £800m committed to the platform.
2 min read · 17 October 2016
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1 min read · 14 October 2016
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1 min read · 14 October 2016
The entity, established by Klaus Petersen, will operate under the name Apera and is due to launch its strategy in the first quarter of 2017.
1 min read · 13 October 2016
New appointment Gabriella Kindert will lead the insurance firm’s expansion of its illiquid fixed income effort.
2 min read · 12 October 2016
The pension fund chose Apollo after considering three other potential managers.
2 min read · 11 October 2016
Paola Leocani and Nicholas Lasagna both join the firm’s financial markets team in the Milan office.
1 min read · 11 October 2016
Optimism was in abundance on the first day of the LendIt conference held in London yesterday, but questions remain over the longevity of the model.
4 min read · 11 October 2016
