Non-bank lenders are positioning themselves as partners to SMEs going through transformative events. Andy Thomson hears about perceived opportunity and concerns about the cycle.
10 min read · 08 November 2017
Direct lending platforms serving SMEs have seized the opportunity left by banks retrenching from the market.
5 min read · 08 November 2017
In an historically low-interest-rate environment, the TIAA Private Capital and Churchill Asset Management executive team has seen more investors focused on private debt strategies.
5 min read · 08 November 2017
If obstacles are inevitable, how should managers approach non-performing or defaulting loans? Neil Rudd and Joseph Lazewski of NXT Capital offer their views.
5 min read · 08 November 2017
The asset class continues to make inroads with limited partners even as deal documentation deteriorates.
5 min read · 08 November 2017
There was no shortage of takers for the debt financing backing the buyout of German drugs firm Stada, despite an aggressive element to the structure.
3 min read · 08 November 2017
There are multiple choices to be made when choosing the right private debt fund. Stephen Osmont of the Aztec Group considers the options.
6 min read · 08 November 2017
Infrastructure debt is increasingly on the radar of investors. We sought to find out why from Tommaso Albanese, head of the $4 billion infrastructure investment platform at UBS.
7 min read · 08 November 2017
Private debt funds of funds are struggling to gain traction; do alternative models offer the kind of access investors are looking for? John Bohill talks about StepStone’s SMA network.
2 min read · 08 November 2017
The mid-market lender cut its dividend by 33% and reduced its annual net investment income outlook.
2 min read · 08 November 2017
