Anna Devine
The buying spree continues with Wells Fargo still said to be in the running for GE Capital’s $40 billion US commercial lending and leasing business.
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Magnus Lange joins from Cushman & Wakefield as real estate-focused adviser takes on seven managers and analysts
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The UK-based Momondo Group, which runs travel website Cheapflights, is seeking to expand is global reach.
The US private health investment firm has raised a total of $600 million through three subordinated debt funds.
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John Davison has left Royal Bank of Scotland to join Pillarstone as chief executive officer and co-investor.
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The firm is targeting the North West of England where it says SMEs are underserved in terms of financing.
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The real estate manager has up to €2bn available to invest in European real estate debt annually.
UK logistics firm Kinaxia is the first deal without a private equity sponsor from Permira Debt Manager’s second direct lending fund. Anna Devine delves into the detail.
Solvency II will see more investment in private debt by insurance companies. But against a background of retreating banks and low yield, that’s only one piece of the puzzle, Anna Devine finds.
Institutional investors take greater share while bank participation as a proportion of whole loan market dips, says Partners Group.