Regulation

Alongside performance and credit quality, liquidity has emerged as an equally important consideration, writes the global head of the Alternative Credit Council.

Credit managers that maintain a thoughtful approach to deployment stand to gain as allocations to the asset class continue to increase, say Brinley Partners’ Kerry Dolan and Rex Chung.

For complex special situations, liability management and restructuring matters of R&G clients.

US bankruptcy court approves sale of rent-stabilised residential properties, setting aside housing-based objections from New York City.

With a new year under way, we present the topics we think will be major talking points in the months to come.

Both in terms of its use cases and sources of capital, fund finance is stepping into a new era. Adam Summers and Ariel Zell, co-heads of Fried Frank’s Fund Finance Practice, alongside their new partner John Oberdorf, explain this evolution.

Debt managers have identified a niche in last-mile multifamily bridge loans.

As recovery rates plunge, a new report points to second-lien mortgages, European SME ABF and US equipment finance as areas of opportunity.

The enforceability of default interest clauses has long been a critical issue for lenders and investors in the private debt market. Donna Newman and Peter Sequeira of Stephenson Harwood examine the lessons from Houssein v London Credit.

Effective 1 January, state insurance regulators will have more leeway to challenge credit ratings