The private funds industry is institutionalising, but the methods for calculating and reporting performance are still all over the place.
3 min read · 16 February 2018
Paris-based SCOR Investment Partners has linked up with the private equity firm to provide European mid-market loans.
1 min read · 16 February 2018
PDI catches up with Deborah Zurkow to find out why she is feeling optimistic about the future of private markets.
1 min read · 16 February 2018
Martin Kelly reveals the inside story of Apollo Investment Fund IX which made history when it closed just shy of $25bn.
5 min read · 15 February 2018
The firm has also set a new dividend policy with the potential for special dividends when performance fee income is particularly elevated.
3 min read · 15 February 2018
A benign environment of high liquidity and low interest rates may be coming to an end. Distress specialists can’t wait for the fun to start.
2 min read · 15 February 2018
The specialty financer closed its second global debt fund amid a five-year down-cycle in the mining sector where companies still have tight cashflows.
2 min read · 14 February 2018
Europe’s wildly different legal jurisdictions and business cultures make it complicated for debt investors to navigate.
5 min read · 14 February 2018
The winddown of Ares’ Senior Secured Loan Programme allowed it to commit additional funds to the current effort with Varagon.
2 min read · 13 February 2018
In conversation with Cyril Tergiman, the EQT Credit partner says some direct lenders are being aggressive in documentation to win business. Watch this two-minute video.
1 min read · 13 February 2018
