While leveraged loans and the upper mid-market possess worrying features, there remain compelling opportunities off the beaten path, finds Andrew Hedlund.
3 min read · 04 April 2019
With record amounts of capital to deploy, managers are eyeing opportunities on the continent. We examine some of the potential areas of focus and how the market differs across the Atlantic.
5 min read · 01 April 2019
With abundant liquidity, deal terms have been loosening in both the US and Europe. Stephen Boyko and Faisal Ramzan look at the sectors and geographies holding promise for lenders amid this atmosphere.
8 min read · 01 April 2019
Lenders are pushing back against overly generous deal terms, but it is easier said than done, and there are various pressure points for deal makers.
8 min read · 01 April 2019
Japan’s Norinchukin Bank has emerged as an unlikely force in the leveraged loan market, but views vary on the desirability of this development.
3 min read · 28 March 2019
The firm is also is seeking up to $300m for its second fund, which extends loans to businesses in the lower mid-market with $3m of EBITDA or more.
2 min read · 25 March 2019
The two Canadian firms have made a definitive agreement that would pay IAM shareholders in cash, stock or a combination of the two, pending the selling firm’s stockholders vote in favour of the deal.
3 min read · 25 March 2019
Deal growth has remained healthy as record fundraising in 2017 has created pressure to deploy funds.
2 min read · 25 March 2019
Sister title PEI’s interactive charts paint a picture of how the two would marry together.
1 min read · 25 March 2019