Andy Thomson
PDI’s Germany Forum examined the upcoming opportunity set for distressed and special situations as a refinancing wave looms.
The PDI Awards are back and now is the time to nominate your firm in any of our 50 categories that cover global private debt activity across fund management, investment and advisory.
Fund managers are celebrating their good fortune when it comes to new transactions, while also fearing what might lie ahead for their existing portfolios.
Deals are getting larger, and those providing the loans are becoming more trusted and sophisticated. Craig Packer of Blue Owl Capital thinks these are reliable indicators that direct lending is set to expand and prosper.
London has played a bigger part in Michael Carruthers’ life and career than he might have imagined.
Assisted by volatile market conditions, private debt firms have carved out a place for themselves in the mega-financing arena once solidly occupied by the banks.
Private credit has received plenty of acclaim as a well-positioned asset class for the times, but investors are not entirely void of concerns.
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.
The deal cements parent company LCFH’s position in the management of consumer and SME loans, leases and mortgages across Europe.
Muzinich & Co can claim an unusual status in being a New York-headquartered fund manager that made Europe its initial target market.