Following the launch of its Novo fund five years ago, the asset manager has unveiled a successor to continue backing French mid-market companies.
1 min read · 30 April 2018
Private firms are growing their share of Europe’s economy and increasing leverage levels to help them expand.
2 min read · 30 April 2018
The shipping industry has suffered through the difficult post-crisis years, but as the global economy picks up, banks may not be ready to finance its recovery. John Bakie reports
5 min read · 30 April 2018
Online lending platforms are graduating from their P2P origins. Several have become large credit sourcing operations deploying data and teams of credit assessors to serve, in some cases, tens of thousands of SMEs. Meanwhile, a large proportion of the capital now being lent through the top platforms is from insurers and pensions attracted not only […]
5 min read · 30 April 2018
What are the mid-market‘s key trends? PDI examines private debt’s most dominant strategy.
4 min read · 27 April 2018
The fund will invest $5m-$25m for each transaction.
2 min read · 26 April 2018
The firm anticipates raising its next junior debt investment vehicle later this year.
3 min read · 26 April 2018
A fully interactive and granular presentation of the key numbers and trends arising from our fundraising data from the first quarter of 2018.
1 min read · 26 April 2018
The leveraged loan boom has been partly fuelled by the central bank-driven low interest rate environment. What happens when the tide turns?
2 min read · 26 April 2018