Oliver Smiddy
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The Paris-headquartered firm comfortably exceeded its target of €300 million for its second generation senior debt fund.
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The UK-headquartered private debt group has raised €465m for its sophomore fund after a fundraising process which lasted just five months.
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The US manager has continued the build-out of its European Principal Strategies debt team with the hire of Jon Ashley.
As developed markets move back into growth, emerging ones look likeliest to play host to the next financial crisis. Are investors right to shy away?
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The firm has arranged a €25m mezzanine facility to support the acquisition of French biscuit manufacturer Groupe Poult by Qualium Investissement, which is led by former European Capital MD Jean Eichenlaub.
PDI gathered four experts to discuss the UK’s role in the development of private debt in the wider European region, and found a genuine mix of optimism and concern about the key role debt is playing in the economic recovery. Oliver Smiddy reports.
Infrastructure debt is proving to be a perfect fit for Australian investors looking to match liabilities with long-term investment returns.
The ECB president’s attempts to spark increased bank lending to European SMEs last month could have given private debt funds serious cause for concern. Here’s why they should breathe easily
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The country’s regulators and administrators have sought to free up China’s lending market by improving the cross-border flow of debt financing into the region.
The Dubai-based manager is poised to wind up its London-listed infrastructure debt fund less than a year after it went public.