Operating remotely is encouraging investors to play it safe by backing brand-name managers, but niche managers may yet fight back with more sophisticated pitches.
2 min read · 08 April 2021
Oaktree’s substantial deployment of its latest property fund is not indicative of dealflow in the market overall, but rather that it is ahead of the pack.
3 min read · 01 April 2021
With portfolios largely intact and banks in retreat, the mid-market private debt industry is ready to declare victory over covid.
9 min read · 01 April 2021
The mid-market appears to have shaken off covid-19, with help from the disciplined approach taken by managers.
5 min read · 01 April 2021
Private credit has fared well during this crisis, but the real test may come at the back end, say Barings’ head of private assets Eric Lloyd and CFO of Barings BDC Jon Bock.
6 min read · 31 March 2021
A high-velocity vaccine rollout, $1.9trn stimulus package and a year of pent-up consumerism mean the future is bright for US mid-market direct lending, says Churchill Asset Management’s Randy Schwimmer.
5 min read · 31 March 2021
Panellists at our Investor Day predicted a bright future for the asset class, but there was a word of warning for US managers to up their game on ESG.
2 min read · 25 March 2021
The alternatives giant had said in January it would focus more effort on governance and reputational risk.
3 min read · 22 March 2021
With covid-19 causing complex disruption to the world of commerce, private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and lenders can work together to deal with financial covenant breaches encountered as a result of operating in such unprecedented times.
4 min read · 16 March 2021
