The JPMorgan-owned manager doubled the size of its $2.5bn predecessor fund, setting a new benchmark for post-crisis mezzanine fundraising.
2 min read · 18 March 2013
Martin De Ville will join bond broker Cantor Fitzgerald as part of its private debt structuring team to execute leveraged private lending in Europe.
1 min read · 18 March 2013
The Bank of England has warned that over-leveraged companies acquired by private equity during the buyout boom of the early 2000s could spark a new financial crisis in the event of widespread defaults.
3 min read · 14 March 2013
IPF Partners, a fledgling private debt manager, is nearing a first close for its maiden investment vehicle as it looks to raise between €150m and €200m to invest in the debt of European healthcare companies.
2 min read · 13 March 2013
Partners Group predicts the favourable characteristics of European mezzanine investments – high returns and low default rates – over the last 21 years will foster increased interest in the credit instrument.
2 min read · 13 March 2013
German lender Commerzbank is reportedly being courted by a host of private equity groups interested in acquiring a portfolio of real estate loans formerly held by its Eurohypo subsidiary worth £5bn (€5.7bn; $7.4bn).
1 min read · 13 March 2013
La Banque Postale Asset Management has held a first close for an innovative infrastructure and real estate debt fund on €500m.
3 min read · 13 March 2013
AXA Private Equity, which has built out its private debt arm in recent years, has arranged what it claims is the largest unitranche financing in Europe to back the buyout of industrial parts supplier IPH.
1 min read · 05 March 2013
A UK Government-backed scheme to spur banks into increased lending has so far failed to bear fruit, suggesting the funding gap shows little sign of closing in the near future unless other sources of debt can be brought to bear.
2 min read · 05 March 2013
Hedge fund manager Eyck Capital is expected to begin trading with its first European distressed debt hedge fund next month.
2 min read · 01 March 2013
