Guest Writer
With a new and modernised approach to legal rights, Italy may be set to give greater encouragement to direct lenders interested in participating in the market.
PLEXUS Research's Matthias Kirchgaessner recounts a debate he initiated on the topic at PDI Germany Forum, with representatives of the lower, mid-market and upper-mid-market.
In a highly leveraged market, holdco financings are becoming increasingly popular, but lenders need to be aware of some distinguishing features, say Proskauer's Evan Palenschat and Eitan Goldberg.
The sale-leaseback is in fashion due to a combination of a manufacturing construction revival and a credit crunch.
As the US witnesses an increase in lender infighting, is it a phenomenon likely to spread to the other side of the Atlantic? Michael Jacobs of Boies Schiller Flexner weighs up the prospects.
A difficult macro backdrop has not spared the healthcare sector entirely, but Aymen Mahmoud of McDermott Will & Emery thinks activity in selected areas is likely to pick up.
Regulatory pressure is curtailing banks’ willingness to lend and playing into the hands of non-banks, says Charlie Perer of SG Credit Partners.
In an era where cash is king again, private debt has to offer something exceptional to investors – and in some areas it can, says Claire Madden of Connection Capital.
Private debt fund managers are examining their options as investors ponder whether steep interest rate rises have made hurdle rates too easy to achieve, says Macfarlanes' Margarida Ferreira.
Predictions of doom and gloom are not proving correct as 2023 draws to a close, and there are reasons for expecting the deals market to be prolific next year.