The firm begins the new year with more than $3bn in committed capital raised.
2 min read · 02 January 2019
An example of bank/fund collaboration, the vehicle allows the Swiss fund manager to take a slice of loans originated by the financial services giant.
2 min read · 02 January 2019
Private debt lenders are heavily focused on supporting smaller businesses.
1 min read · 02 January 2019
While 2018 was a solid year for private debt managers, the year is ending on a rockier note than it started, leaving question marks in 2019 for credit shops surrounding their portfolios.
3 min read · 31 December 2018
Political and economic concerns will be on investors minds in 2019, but market conditions could begin to favour lenders.
3 min read · 31 December 2018
Houlihan Lokey’s Jeff Hammer says that while there is a broad base of potential actors, that loans are repaid over a given period or refinanced likely constrains the size of the market.
2 min read · 29 December 2018
With so much capital raised in 2017, deploying it wisely and avoiding bad terms has become a major focus for managers in the past year.
3 min read · 28 December 2018
With the UK Parliament’s vote on its deal to leave the European Union put off to January, firms still lack clarity on whether the UK will be applying upcoming tax rules. Ceinwen Rees, a partner at Macfarlanes, details the key tax issues firms need to keep in mind.
4 min read · 27 December 2018
Despite lower headline numbers, 2018 was a strong fundraising year, with investors increasingly moving towards the biggest funds.
3 min read · 27 December 2018
