KKR made a splash last year, with more than $1bn invested or committed to new private credit deals across the region.
5 min read · 01 March 2021
The market has sailed through covid and defied worries of a debt crisis. Have we collectively ‘broken’ the corporate debt cycle, asks Konstantin Danilov.
3 min read · 01 March 2021
Opportunities are presenting themselves to a private debt industry that appears to have shown resilience through the health crisis, but challenges remain.
8 min read · 01 March 2021
It is crucial for portfolio managers to evolve their portfolio management, data workflows and risk management systems as deal structures become more complex.
3 min read · 01 March 2021
Amundi is set to launch a second fund focused on inventory finance for Italian food producers. We find out more about the strategy and the firm’s use of the ELTIF fund structure.
5 min read · 01 March 2021
Charismatic Capital, a Singapore-based manager, has pioneered a strategy that involves investing in fully secured stock loans. We find out more from founder Lam Ching Ching.
5 min read · 01 March 2021
What lessons were learned in 2020 by firms using portfolio financing solutions, and how have these insights shaped the outlook for the year ahead? Richard Wheelahan and Trey Burdick of Fund Finance Partners investigate.
7 min read · 01 March 2021
A sense of hope is permeating the private debt market but now is not the time to let our guard down, say Monroe Capital’s Tom Aronson, Michael Egan and Zia Uddin.
1 min read · 01 March 2021
Barings’ heads of North American and European private finance Ian Fowler and Adam Wheeler discuss the trends – as well as the key differences – shaping their respective markets.
5 min read · 01 March 2021
Although many managers have faced considerable challenges, the UK’s private debt industry weathered the challenges of the pandemic and came of age in 2020, argues Spencer Wells, regional director, Alter Domus.
5 min read · 01 March 2021
