Fund Management

Impact and SFDR classification has always been an awkward marriage. It’s no surprise sophisticated market actors are moving away from it.

The next wave of private debt is just starting to build – and it’s called asset-based lending. But supply of GPs is not yet keeping pace with demand from LPs.

A brief truce between the asset manager and rival start-up Corinthia has broken down, with motions to dismiss a Barings lawsuit filed.

Lenders accustomed to the ultra-low rate environment have had to adjust quickly to very different circumstances.

Tree Line’s ‘underwriting discipline’ attracted the insurance giant in its pursuit of exposure to mid-market direct lending.

So much has changed in the private debt world over the last year or so, and Europe has its own particular set of challenges. Delegates at our Europe Summit this week tuned in to the key talking points.

CFO John Redett says CLOs business ‘has great margins’ and CTAC has ‘strong inflow’.

A Moody’s report and a Lombard Odier white paper offer different visions of risk and opportunity for lenders in the sustainability space.

Private debt has found another area of financing where traditional players are struggling to maintain their dominance.

Are there systemic and valuation risks in the private credit market? VRC’s John Czapla investigates.