Investors

Investors prioritise asset-based finance and special situations as direct lending margins come under pressure, our LP Perspectives 2026 Study shows.

Five years ago, IMCO Invest set out to build a global credit strategy. Ahead of the Women in Private Markets Summit, the pioneer of that strategy, Jennifer Hartviksen, tells us how it has developed.

Recent bankruptcies have highlighted the need for extensive due diligence and, also, post-deal monitoring of risk in asset-based finance. Are relative newcomers to the space sufficiently equipped?

Entries for the PDI Awards 2025 must be received by midnight (PT) on 21 November.

Mitsui, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based MS&AD Insurance Group, will pay $1.44bn.

Germany’s Perpetual and Lithuania’s Willgrow are targeting new or niche areas of illiquid credit, as double-digit returns get harder to come by from the asset class.

Entrants now have until 21 November to submit their entries for the PDI Awards 2025.

Do customisable models incorporating both public and private markets exposure represent the next step in the democratisation of alternatives?

Companies are staying private for longer, but our economies need fully functioning and vibrant public markets as well.

Thanks to the evolution of a robust private market ecosystem that includes private credit, secondaries and unprecedented amounts of capital, companies are growing bigger and staying private for longer than ever before. Nevertheless, the dream to go public is still very much alive.