Andy Thomson
Amid fears that the market has been getting overcrowded, LPs stepped back from senior debt strategies last year.
Market sources are not predicting a reversal of last year’s decline in capital raised, but support for the asset class remains strong.
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A new report shows that the share of German LBO debt financing accounted for by funds declined from 26% in 2015 to 18% last year.
The private equity firm’s debt management arm is sole lender in a refinancing of LDC-supported Away Resorts.
A new report from S&P Global is not expecting dramatic change as a result of the European Central Bank’s draft guidance on leveraged deals.
Our latest figures show a small fall in global fundraising for private debt last year, but the numbers are still high on a historic average basis.
The Switzerland-headquartered private markets firm has provided A$160m in debt to support the take-private of SAI Global.
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The deal represents the third direct lending transaction to be executed by the asset manager’s team in Italy.
We present a range of predictions covering various aspects of the market from leading executives at Duff & Phelps, AlbaCore and EQT Credit.
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NXT Capital presents the three key questions investors should ask to understand the impact of unitranche loans on a fund’s risks and returns.