Andy Thomson
The holidays are here, but PDI will be keeping you up to date on all the key developments in private debt.
Deloitte’s Alternative Lender Deal Tracker shows continental European deals up 29% in the third quarter with UK deals down 21%.
The UK’s Environment Agency Pension Fund, which has around £3bn in assets, is supporting Permira’s PCS III fund.
After 20 years, Norton Folgate, a London-based asset finance and leasing specialist, has changed its name to Amicus Asset Finance.
S&P has reported two more defaults this week, bringing the yearly tally to 148 so far this year compared with a full-year total of 113 in 2015.
LCM Partners has a long history in which it has shifted from balance sheet investing to raising third-party capital. With its new oversubscribed fund wrapped up, Paul Burdell explains to PDI how the firm has expanded through word of mouth.
A recent PEI survey provided some interesting insights into current LP thinking. Andy Thomson explores some of the key findings.
The global alternative asset manager will invest in senior secured loans from its latest vehicle, which was wrapped up on around $507m.
In a world changed by the UK’s EU referendum and US election, PDI gathered seven leading asset class professionals in London to consider the way forward.
Private debt fund managers are not yet gripping their arm-rests, but some stress is evident in light of recent events.