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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 appointment forms part of Tikehau’s push to build stronger relationship with investors across the MENA region.
The firm is creating a dedicated team to invest across private credit, equity and real assets with a focus on ESG, sustainability and impact.
Industry experts tell PEI's Nicole Douglas how they're planning to deal with the challenges ahead in 2021.
Le Stryge Chimera sculpture overlooks Paris from Notre Dame cathedral with Sacre Coeur basilica on the background
French lending has been hit by covid-19, but banks have also been affected and the crisis is showing how private debt’s reactive nature can offer financial lifelines in difficult times.
The mandate is the first infrastructure debt allocation made by two Dutch pension funds.
The joint venture is one of the first of its kind since the UAE and Israel signed a peace accord last year.
BBI has previously backed venture debt vehicles managed by the Claret Capital team.
PDI Fundraising Report 2020
Fundraising dipped in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic hit fund managers and investors.
The pandemic has taken its toll on fundraising, but the largest managers appear to be benefiting.
The fund is the firm’s first closed-ended private debt vehicle and builds on 10 years of balance sheet lending.
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