Credit ratings are a vital tool for corporate debt borrowers and issuers. They should not get mixed up with non-rating opinions, writes Joshua Thompson, a partner in law firm Sidley’s global finance practice.
6 min read · 04 May 2021
Private funds that ignore the new SEC Rule 2a-5 do so at their own peril, says a Duff & Phelps valuations expert.
2 min read · 04 May 2021
The organisation aims to cut down on the time, money and energy put into the NDA process.
4 min read · 04 May 2021
Investing in the debt of a company with a view to converting it to equity is a complex strategy that can be thwarted in numerous ways. Leonard Klingbaum and Milap Patel of Ropes & Gray explain why it is nonetheless gaining in popularity.
6 min read · 01 April 2021
In Europe and North America, lenders can only dream of the tight documentation available in Asia-Pacific. We examine a divide which, in some ways, the pandemic has accentuated.
10 min read · 01 April 2021
Retail funds for alternative assets, including private debt, have had some false dawns. The UK is launching a new version which it hopes will overcome the challenges and lure pension schemes. By Lora Froud and Gavin Haran of Macfarlanes.
6 min read · 01 April 2021
The shift from LIBOR as a reference rate for many types of transaction may have been delayed, but that’s no excuse for a lack of preparation among private debt firms, say Jennifer Press and Aaron Read of Duff & Phelps.
5 min read · 01 February 2021
The growing demand for private debt in Asia is prompting regulators to home in on credit funds.
7 min read · 02 November 2020
Politics and red tape are preventing bailout funds from reaching the companies that need them most, reports Robin Blumenthal
6 min read · 28 September 2020
