The newly launched litigation finance specialist Contingency Capital has received significant backing for co-investments from several asset managers.
1 min read · 08 October 2020
Many private funds ran up against their boards and auditors in the process of valuing their portfolios at the beginning of the covid pandemic. Valuations firm VRC reviews some examples of how, and the lessons learned.
4 min read · 08 October 2020
The first transaction comes in the form of a A$130m senior syndicated loan facility, with capital funded via a separate account.
2 min read · 07 October 2020
Up to now, net asset value-based fund finance facilities have mainly focused on broad, diversified portfolios, but that may be changing.
7 min read · 01 October 2020
LPs are increasingly using sustainability criteria as a factor in fund manager choice.
6 min read · 01 October 2020
Our annual conference in New York (virtual of course) lifted the lid on how participants in the direct lending market are faring in a changed landscape.
2 min read · 24 September 2020
The private markets giant says this is the largest such fund ever, and it will seek to deploy capital opportunistically.
3 min read · 23 September 2020
The partnership, which will target European mid-market businesses, follows the launch earlier this year of an Apollo/Mubadala tie-up aimed at the larger deal space.
2 min read · 23 September 2020
For better or worse fundraising will have to be conducted with less of a human touch.
3 min read · 17 September 2020
