Ares and friends participate in a billion-pound finance, £1.875 billion to be exact. Plus: SME funds are springing up to help firms get through the coronavirus crisis and Yieldstreet has launched a private credit vertical for its retail investors.
3 min read · 29 June 2020
BC Partners and Mount Logan have brought the interval fund back into the spotlight. Plus: Oaktree launches a new sourcing and origination group and Ares is the latest with a Zeitgeist fund.
3 min read · 25 June 2020
Jon Moulton warns on debt levels and makes the argument for a new industrial strategy. Plus: Bridgepoint takes over EQT credit arm, more examples of revenues ignoring coronavirus impact, and danger signals in CLOs and real estate.
5 min read · 18 June 2020
Why ESG is more important than ever amid the covid-19 crisis. Plus: Ups and downs in the CLO market and evidence that distress is on the rise.
3 min read · 11 June 2020
Syndications are a new source of dealflow (unless you’re a distressed fund). Plus: British Business Investments gets behind venture debt and Oaktree heads back into the market.
3 min read · 08 June 2020
Far from shifting the balance of power between borrower and investor, the covid-19 crisis might just perpetuate the status quo. Plus: KKR’s role in the dislocation boom, and the funding gap for smaller businesses. Here’s today’s brief, for our valued subscribers only.
4 min read · 04 June 2020
