With some portfolio companies needing urgent financing support, private equity managers may once again consider adding debt operations – but it comes with challenges.
2 min read · 06 August 2020
The $500m fund has started deploying capital, focusing on corporate and real estate investments across selected countries in Asia-Pacific.
2 min read · 06 August 2020
Andrew Lockhart of Metrics Credit Partners and Kelly Morton of Skye Capital Advisory discuss what’s happened to portfolio companies and deal pipelines since the March meltdown, and what the implications are of public relief funds for mid-market lenders.
1 min read · 05 August 2020
The Milan-headquartered asset manager has acquired the interest through a US subsidiary, which provides firms with permanent capital to support their further growth.
2 min read · 04 August 2020
The New York-headquartered investment firm has made two senior hires to push through private debt investments in the region.
2 min read · 28 July 2020
The deal will give the fund manager a larger presence in the NPL servicing market in Italy.
2 min read · 23 July 2020
Lockdown restricted both fundraising and deal activity but the fund manager expects a swift recovery in the coming months.
2 min read · 22 July 2020
Sustainability needs to be at the heart of their approach if private lenders are to become an essential part of the financing landscape post-pandemic, says Deborah Zurkow of Allianz Global Investors.
4 min read · 22 July 2020
Wall Street piled into the US housing market, drove down pricing and increased leverage. As defaults have increased, the market has begun to return to its roots. By Jan Brzeski of Arixa Capital
5 min read · 13 July 2020
BlackRock’s head of Asian Credit, Neeraj Seth, tells PDI why he expects financing gaps to accelerate in parts of Asia.
3 min read · 13 July 2020
