Non-bank lenders are positioning themselves as partners to SMEs going through transformative events. Andy Thomson hears about perceived opportunity and concerns about the cycle.
10 min read · 08 November 2017
Direct lending platforms serving SMEs have seized the opportunity left by banks retrenching from the market.
5 min read · 08 November 2017
In an historically low-interest-rate environment, the TIAA Private Capital and Churchill Asset Management executive team has seen more investors focused on private debt strategies.
5 min read · 08 November 2017
If obstacles are inevitable, how should managers approach non-performing or defaulting loans? Neil Rudd and Joseph Lazewski of NXT Capital offer their views.
5 min read · 08 November 2017
Commercial real estate senior debt isn’t all about lending against trophy assets and in times of uncertainty. ICG-Longbow believes the best opportunities may lie further afield.
6 min read · 08 November 2017
The investment professionals at Twin Brook Capital Partners, which targets transactions involving a financial sponsor, maintain there are many benefits to working with private equity firms.
8 min read · 08 November 2017
There are multiple choices to be made when choosing the right private debt fund. Stephen Osmont of the Aztec Group considers the options.
6 min read · 08 November 2017
Infrastructure debt is increasingly on the radar of investors. We sought to find out why from Tommaso Albanese, head of the $4 billion infrastructure investment platform at UBS.
7 min read · 08 November 2017
Active in the German Mittelstand – or mid-market – for over a decade, Swiss lender Patrimonium has carved a niche for itself in the non-sponsor space. Daniel Heine, the firm’s head of private debt, offers PDI some insight on the firm’s strategy.
6 min read · 31 October 2017
Stability and income generation are among the factors why commercial real estate debt is generating interest says Jack Gay of TH Real Estate.
6 min read · 30 October 2017