Senior direct lending’s return outpaced MSCI’s high-yield bond and IG corporate bond indexes in Q1.
3 min read · 01 July 2025
Private debt is increasing its importance as a source of financing in Italy. Vieri Betti Guaraldi of Houlihan Lokey explains why.
4 min read · 01 July 2025
Pension Protection Fund, a UK organisation that offers refuge for pension schemes transferred from insolvent parent companies, has got used to navigating its way through volatility. Sanjay Mistry, the firm’s head of alternative credit, outlines its adaptable approach.
10 min read · 01 July 2025
A challenging fundraising environment last year was felt by infrastructure debt GPs, resulting in some re-shuffling but also the emergence of new entrants.
3 min read · 01 July 2025
Lenders are increasingly recognising that strong interconnectivity and business resilience strategies will be key to infra investment going forward, say Ropes & Gray partners Paul Armstrong and Emmanuel Mimin and counsel Sean Darling.
7 min read · 01 July 2025
Those looking to shield their projects from the increasing politicisation of the energy transition may just need to stick out the tougher rhetoric – or look to Europe for new opportunities.
6 min read · 01 July 2025
It may be less publicly discussed in this political climate, but the subject has not disappeared as a key part of risk management.
4 min read · 01 July 2025
In Europe, ESG remains a key consideration for investors, while elsewhere the conversation has become more muted. Peter Arnold, head of European private markets at LBP Asset Management, examines the landscape.
5 min read · 01 July 2025
Specialty lending and real estate debt were mentioned as areas an interest for the next round of commitments from the $500bn-plus system after adding $18bn this fiscal year
3 min read · 30 June 2025
