UK private debt deal volume rose by 48% in the final quarter of 2016 as sponsors took advantage of the high levels of liquidity available, but it may be a temporary phenomenon warns Deloitte.
2 min read · 29 March 2017
Despite some dark clouds on the horizon, a new S&P report predicts default rates in Europe will continue to hover around the 2% mark this year.
2 min read · 15 March 2017
Leveraged loans were up last year, while high yield bond issuance continued a downward trend, according to an AFME report. Default rates were up slightly with an expected rise above 2% in 2017.
1 min read · 23 February 2017
Private credit is increasing in popularity across all emerging markets, but it is distressed opportunities in emerging Asia that are particularly attracting the interest of investors, an EMPEA report shows.
2 min read · 22 February 2017
Borrowers will continue to benefit from debt funds and banks providing higher leverage multiples, an EY report has concluded.
2 min read · 20 February 2017
A study has found that almost three-quarters of UK and Irish SMEs are not aware of the ability to secure funding based on their turnover.
2 min read · 20 February 2017
An S&P report shows bank lending to project financing is dropping in the EMEA region. While banks are trying to find ways around the Basel III restrictions, a space is opening up for institutional investors.
2 min read · 01 February 2017
Several alternative lenders have restructured oil and gas companies under Chapter 11 protection.
2 min read · 20 January 2017
Amid fears that the market has been getting overcrowded, LPs stepped back from senior debt strategies last year.
1 min read · 20 January 2017
Our latest figures show a small fall in global fundraising for private debt last year, but the numbers are still high on a historic average basis.
1 min read · 05 January 2017
