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John Bakie

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 will take a stronger approach on ESG than its predecessor, including pricing incentives, to help businesses recover sustainably.
The vehicle marks a major expansion of Amundi’s impacting investing activity.
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The vehicle has received backing from Ireland’s Strategic Investment Fund to support SMEs as the economy recovers from the covid-19 pandemic.
The French asset manager will handle the raising and deployment of €350m of capital to help Belgian companies recover from the pandemic.
Venture debt is a relatively unknown asset class, but recent rapid expansion signals a bright future. By John Bakie
Dechert's Michael Wong reflects on how debt secondaries are maturing.
A growing body of data shows that H1 2021 was one of the strongest periods for private debt deal activity ever seen.
The US based firm reports strong interest from institutional investors to gain exposure to non-agency US mortgage loans.
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The German market has seen a strong recovery from the pandemic with debt funds dominating the banks.
There is no uniform view on what should come next as the reference rate for loans, but decisions will need to be taken soon.
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