John Bakie
DC schemes often falsely assume that regulations are preventing them from accessing private markets.
Writing a loan referencing SONIA could help drive industry consensus on a replacement for LIBOR.
The group saw strong deployment of its European funds and said it is well protected from short-term market movements.
The SME lending specialist is seeking up to €150m with the backing of the EIF as part of the Juncker Plan.
Zurkow joined the business in 2012 initially to develop its infrastructure debt strategy.
The Paris-based manager has held a final close on the fund, which will focus on investment-grade European infrastructure and aims to provide up to €75m of debt per project.
The newly-independent private debt manager will launch a capital solutions strategy next year designed to help sponsors turn around underperforming businesses.
Private equity funds have become prolific users of private debt products. But what is it about this type of lending that attracts them, given its higher price? John Bakie finds out
Investing in real assets has become increasingly popular, and debt funds that provide financing for real assets projects are no exception, writes John Bakie.
The debt manager is expanding its LP engagement as it plans to raise additional capital for new and existing strategies.