Klaus Petersen has left his role at BlueBay as head of the German direct lending team. The firm has found a replacement, who will start at the end of August.
1 min read · 19 July 2016
As opportunities in the private debt market grow, it is important that they come with a USP, says Mark Hedges, CIO of the Nationwide Pension Fund.
3 min read · 18 July 2016
The six-year loan is expected to deliver returns in the mid-teens.
2 min read · 15 July 2016
Mezzanine Management is in the pre-marketing phase of its fourth fund targeting investments in Central and Eastern Europe.
2 min read · 15 July 2016
As PDI readers gobble up our fundraising updates, many background conversations with managers seem to suggest that GPs are increasingly trying to tap new sectors or geographies to raise money.
3 min read · 14 July 2016
The French marketplace lender’s fund is the first of its type in Europe dedicated to SMEs.
2 min read · 14 July 2016
Jeremy Bennett, a former CEO of Nomura International, has joined the UK P2P lender as CFO.
2 min read · 14 July 2016
The Connecticut-based credit hedge fund has reached a first close on its Ellington Private Opportunities fund, which targets a variety of real estate loans.
2 min read · 13 July 2016
The New York-based debt arm of the alternative investment firm is aiming to collect between $500m and $700m for its first lending fund.
2 min read · 13 July 2016
MetLife’s loan book rallies as US producers seek fixed rates 2016-07-13 Clare Pennington MetLife’s agri loan book is now growing again after the insurer it issued $400 million less in agricultural loans in 2015 than the $3.6 billion it issued in 2014. The gains are coming from recapitialisati
2 min read · 13 July 2016
