Andy Thomson
The global investment firm is backing a Dutch holiday park operator and UK outdoor advertising business.
There are few clues as to what Donald Trump’s US election victory really means. But a seminar in London this week provided food for thought.
Experts at a Duff & Phelps seminar at London’s Shard building shone some light on the outcome of the (latest) unexpected election result.
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A survey from Elian, revealed exclusively to PDI, shows almost three-quarters of LPs maintaining or increasing their private debt allocations.
In New York, Hong Kong and Osaka, private debt leaders have been wrestling with some weighty issues. PDI was at three conferences taking the industry’s pulse.
Benoît Durteste, executive director and head of European investments at ICG, discusses current market conditions and why national shocks will not eliminate investors’ appetite for yield.
The London-based specialist credit investment firm has raised more than €2bn in total for its Credit Opportunities III strategy.
The deal sees the EIB participate in its first public asset-backed securitisation in Austria, with Raiffeisen aiming to lend more to SMEs.
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Mark Brenke, who set up ICG’s European direct lending business, will work alongside Ardian veteran Olivier Berment (pictured) at the head of the firm.
Credit veteran Ben Gulliver will be involved in the firm’s launch of new strategies over the coming months.