Oliver Smiddy
In Part II of our keynote roundtable, our experts discuss the structural changes in the debt markets, the regulatory initiatives that have precipitated that change, and consider where private debt allocations will fit into investors' portfolios.
Six industry experts discuss the changing face of debt: who’s stepping into the void created as banks retrench? Why should investors be excited about private debt funds? And do traditional lenders still have a role to play?
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Plymouth County Retirement Association is hunting for managers to oversee two debt programmes, focused on emerging markets and domestic high yield bonds.
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Greypoint Capital, a Toronto-based start-up launched by former PwC partner Holly Allen, has held a final close for its first debt fund.
Intermediate Capital Group has hired the National Australia Bank’s Matthew Turner to lead its new Sydney-based, Australia-focused senior loans business.
In the first of our series of features examining significant debt deals, we examine how Goldman Sachs and a pair of US hedge funds wrested control of UK hotel chain Travelodge from equity holder Dubai International Capital. Oliver Smiddy reports
Having made four investments since September and with an ongoing fundraising process to manage, it’s been a busy first 18 months of existence for private debt fund manager Metric Capital Partners, writes Oliver Smiddy
Distressed debt funds are attracting a lot of capital at the moment. But with banks apparently in denial about the extent of their problems, deals remain thin on the ground, writes Oliver Smiddy
The Carlyle Group's Global Market Strategies team, helmed by Linda Pace in the US, has raised four CLO funds this year with the latest closing on $620m this week.
Private debt fund manager Metric, launched by former UBS and Towerbrook executive John Sinik last year, has sealed another two deals as demand for alternative sources of debt finance increases.