Family Offices

Barings on the key drivers boosting infra debt growth

A confluence of structural mega-trends coupled with new types of capital entering the market make this an exciting time to be financing the energy transition, says Barings’ head of global infrastructure debt Pieter Welman.

Cambridge Associates eyes credit secondaries, speciality lending

Singapore-based partner Audrey The sees fast growth in the investment advisory firm’s wealthy client base in Asia and a continued rise in new allocations to private credit.

Saba Capital to expand second-hand liquidity platform for BDCs, interval funds

The hedge fund and activist investor says it will target public and private BDCs at 30% or more discounts to NAV.

Where family offices are hunting alpha in private debt

Germany’s Perpetual and Lithuania’s Willgrow are targeting new or niche areas of illiquid credit, as double-digit returns get harder to come by from the asset class.

Private wealth: The next frontier for private credit

A wave of evergreen fund launches aimed at opening alternative asset classes to high-net-worth individuals means many are optimistic about the viability of retail investments.

CLOs are ready for the retail wave

The key to strong activity levels is that the CLO structure has something to offer investors all along the capital stack.

Family offices sharpen focus on private debt

The asset class is attracting growing attention from family investors amid volatility and high interest rates. PDI examines which strategies are being employed.

Fund structuring: Searching for liquidity among the evergreens

Opening private markets to individual investors has brought concerns about liquidity to the fore.

BridgeInvest closes real estate credit fund at $670m

BridgeInvest Specialty Credit Fund IV has an equal split of foreign and domestic LPs.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett: There is an evolving menu of options to tap private wealth in Europe

Europe is playing catch-up compared with the US when it comes to attracting private wealth. James Board and Owen Lysak, partners at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, chart the progress that has been made.