Andrew Hedlund
Two generally beats one – in goalscoring, number of ice cream scoops and weeks of holiday. One exception though is in the number of legal agreements to negotiate before completing a deal, writes Andrew Hedlund.
After New York-based MCC faced vociferous opposition to its original internal merger proposal, the firm reworked its offer and is moving ahead with an altered proposal.
The credit manager will make 10-12 investments from the vehicle, the firm said.
Unitranches, mid-market CLO issuance and leverage are all topics that could be big in the new year.
Eversheds Sutherland executive partner Cynthia Krus shares what the coming year likely has in store for business development companies.
Aircraft leasing has become a more crowded area as the sector has garnered more attention from larger asset managers.
Independent sponsors, once known as fundless sponsors, have proliferated in recent years as they shed a reputation for inability to deliver, and have appealed to LPs wanting to commit capital to individual deals.
With the hires of Meg McClellan and Michael Apfel, respectively, the two firms are putting further emphasis on credit products.
PDI’s private debt prognosticators take a crack at predicting several of the big themes that will be front of mind next year.
The merger would, as of the end of the third quarter, produce a BDC with investments and commitments of $3.25bn.