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John Bakie joined Private Debt Investor in November 2017 as news editor. He has spent over a decade covering a wide range of financial services including private equity, venture capital, retail investment, securities trading and asset custody.
The fund has already committed to 65 aircraft in 13 transactions.
The fund manager received a substantial cornerstone investment to co-invest in emerging market credit focused on making developing economies more sustainable.
Former BlackRock executive Anis Ghamgui has joined Pemberton to lead its efforts to develop closer relationships with investors in the Middle East.
The fund has raised €435m of a €750m target to invest in capital-intensive businesses in the infrastructure sector.
The deal will free up liquidity for existing investors, while allowing a new group of investors to gain exposure across three Eurazeo vehicles consisting of senior and subordinated debt and equity.
Private debt fundraising is recovering from the lows of 2020, but the covid pandemic has changed the way LPs and GPs interact.
Demand for capital in the wake of the covid crisis has led to record deal volumes for private debt funds. We take a look at what's driving that trend.
The firm’s third SME fund has received backing from new and existing investors including £30m from British Business Investments.
Strong demand for alternative lending and significant capital reserves contributed to the highest deal numbers seen so far.
Moving to green energy will need huge sums of capital. Private lenders are well placed to marry institutional money to vital projects. John Bakie reports
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