Amid concerns over pressure on existing loans and revived competition from the syndicated market, there is still an overall positive tone at the PDI Germany Forum in Munich.
2 min read · 15 October 2024
It’s a topic that will be under consideration at our upcoming PDI Germany Forum: the likelihood of risk-averse investors being tempted by private debt’s ‘next big thing’.
3 min read · 29 August 2024
Mid-market lending came in for scrutiny at Private Debt Investor’s Europe Summit in London, with investors raking over what defines the sector and where it needs to look next.
5 min read · 03 June 2024
So much has changed in the private debt world over the last year or so, and Europe has its own particular set of challenges. Delegates at our Europe Summit this week tuned in to the key talking points.
3 min read · 09 May 2024
The industry veteran doesn’t believe private credit will bring down the system, but some managers will struggle in a higher-rate environment, he told attendees at PEI Group’s NEXUS 2024 summit.
2 min read · 07 March 2024
At our gathering of private debt professionals from the US and elsewhere, participants had a sense of resilience and opportunity – while also acknowledging that tough times may lie ahead.
2 min read · 06 September 2023
The direct lending market was catalysed by banks’ withdrawal from mid-market corporate lending, and many are predicting that private credit firms in asset-based finance will be boosted in a similar way.
3 min read · 02 November 2020
Some observations we heard from the direct lending market during PDI’s New York forum in September.
3 min read · 30 October 2020
There is the same kind of dislocation in the market that enabled Canada’s PSP to make high returning investments when it first launched into private debt.
2 min read · 20 November 2019