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Investors are poised to take a bigger slice of a market traditionally associated with banks. Jerome Henrion, co-head of specialty finance at M&G Investments, explains why
Asset-based lending may be in vogue, but it requires a different skill set than other private credit strategies, according to Andre Hakkak, chief executive of White Oak Global Advisors
Investors are poised to take a bigger slice of a market traditionally associated with banks. Jerome Henrion, co-head of specialty finance at M&G Investments, explains why
IPEV guidelines were brought in with private equity in mind and have an increasingly questionable application to private debt. Laurent Capolaghi of EY says changes may be made
ESG credentials are now an integral part of any effective commercial real estate debt strategy, explains Richard Hamilton-Grey, sustainability manager of TH Real Estate
A cheaper alternative to the Credit Default Swap, the fiducie is expected to play a bigger role as the use of French law increases post-Brexit. Benjamin Raillard of Solutions Fiducie explains its applications.
He tells PDI how a firm viewed as a pioneer of private debt in Central and Eastern Europe came into the asset class almost by accident.
A small but active group of venture debt funds can make strong returns from Silicon Valley’s next tech stars. David Spreng of Runway explains why profitability is not a prerequisite
Identifying asset-based lending niches is the way to avoid the excesses of the leveraged loan market, maintain Bruce Spohler and Michael Gross of Solar Capital
Continued selling by European banks and a possible negative turn in the economic cycle in the US suggest opportunities could be rife. Rich McKinney and Marianna Fassinotti of the D. E. Shaw group discuss various factors driving these developments