Regulation & Legal

IMCO’s Hartviksen on building a strategy from scratch

Five years ago, IMCO Invest set out to build a global credit strategy. Ahead of the Women in Private Markets Summit, the pioneer of that strategy, Jennifer Hartviksen, tells us how it has developed.

Why managers may struggle to cope with the demands of ABF

Recent bankruptcies have highlighted the need for extensive due diligence and, also, post-deal monitoring of risk in asset-based finance. Are relative newcomers to the space sufficiently equipped?

A PE roll-up gone wrong and the lenders who feel the pain

Is the problem a mark-to-model issue or the lack of a sound business plan by a mid-market concern?

LPs may turn their backs on retail-friendly GPs, early ILPA survey data suggests

Early results from an ILPA survey suggest LPs are ready to draw a line in the sand when it comes to investing with managers chasing retail capital.

Asian insurer FWD names new CIO for Hong Kong, Macau

The incumbent has left the Hong Kong-based firm, which has a $46.5bn investment portfolio, after a seven-year tenure.

Australian regulator flags further surveillance of private funds market

ASIC says it needs ‘greater visibility’ to support market integrity and help maintain confidence, and will carry out ‘targeted surveillance’ in the next 18 months.

Regulation: Private credit holds fast for more rulings

Private debt has flourished by virtue of a different regulatory treatment to banking, but consensus is developing that this environment cannot last forever.

Davis Polk & Wardwell: The sky is the limit for private credit

The private credit funds that will emerge at the top of a crowded but increasingly bifurcated field will be those that find creative ways to deliver value, say Davis Polk & Wardwell’s Jason Kyrwood, Zachary Frimet and Ruben Henriquez.