Mid-Market

US Supreme Court: Defendants have right to jury trial for securities fraud allegations

Case involving hedge funds lending to start-ups represents a blow to the SEC.

Orix USA realigns private credit, brings on BlackRock’s Singhal

Manager splits the asset class into two verticals, with Singhal heading direct lending and Shtaingos leading securitised credit.

Casting the net wider post-covid

Sector focus is changing as lenders reassess the mid-market.

Adams Street Partners on the compelling opportunity in mid-market credit

Yields from private debt are currently at decade highs, potentially making this a very attractive vintage for the asset class, says Bill Sacher, partner and head of private credit at Adams Street Partners.

Bridgepoint Credit: The tide is turning for new mid-market deals

Private equity sponsors have the confidence to step back into the market after a sluggish 2023, say Bridgepoint Credit’s Paul Johnson and Andrew Cleland-Bogle.

Apera Asset Management on why it pays to think small in the mid-market

With low levels of leverage, enhanced structural protections and limited competition, the European lower mid-market is the place to be, say Apera Asset Management partners Klaus Petersen and David Wilmot.

Growth opportunities: Lower mid-market lending

LPs are attracted by the strong performance of established players.

Growth opportunities: Asset-based lending

Lenders are keen to diversify away from cashflow-based lending into more esoteric areas.

Growth opportunities: Impact lending

Impact funds are winning favour in Europe among LPs looking for differentiated strategies.

NXT Capital: When it comes to the mid-market, bigger is not always better

The lower mid-market offers distinct advantages in all kinds of macroeconomic weather, say NXT Capital co-heads Ted Denniston and Joe Lazewski.