Opportunistic Credit

Low loss performance, low distributions from PE and willingness to trade liquidity for yield bringing family offices off the sidelines.

The London-based opportunistic credit specialist has held first closes on a number of different strategies as it says investor interest in Europe is growing.

Direct lending may be the most popular strategy for private debt investors, but heightened competition for deals means lenders are branching out.

Major private markets allocator with $211bn in assets introduces framework for portfolio with direct lending, opportunistic and distressed strategies

The US start-up Firebrand Investors has senior management in place and is working to build out its investment team, Private Debt Investor has learned.

For credit funds looking to move beyond corporate debt, asset-based lending offers a huge opportunity set – but the barriers to entry are high.

Non-bank asset-based finance may be viewed as opportunistic by some investors, but in reality it is a vast and established asset class offering compelling diversification, say AB CarVal’s James Sackett and PJ Collins.

Following a bumper year for co-op arrangements between different creditors, the distressed debt investment world is watching the space with interest.