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Inside: Africa calling – Afreximbank’s Kofi Asumadu on seeking private capital; The technology challenge facing managers; Why Middle Eastern LPs are looking to the US; Plus much more…
Inside: Seven growth opportunities in the mid-market; Why sector focus is changing as lenders cast their nets wider; Plus expert analysis from industry leaders and much more…
European unitranche activity edges down but hopes are high; S&P expects a modest decline in the default rate; and Dawson steps in to provide liquidity for Churchill.
Artificial intelligence tipped to be the saviour of ESG investing; KKR thinks insurers' shift to alternative assets is permanent; and why borrowers have gone from public market to private (and back again).
Fitch sees problems ahead for debt facilities dependent on PE exits; Permira notes a return to mid-market deals; and Carlyle teams up with Sungage in the solar sector.
Equities back in fashion among those searching for managers; AlbaCore expects private debt resilience amid syndicated fightback; and Arrow extends its footprint in Southern Europe.
A 'muted' default situation is discovered by ratings agency KBRA; Singapore and Hong Kong investors keen to allocate to private debt; and the deadline is approaching for Women of Influence nominations.
Direct lenders are seeing more competition from the broadly syndicated loan market; debt funds have been seeing strong performance; and Brookfield forms partnership with Castlelake.
Cliffwater highlights outperformance of private markets versus public; Arizona hands significant risk transfer mandate to AXA IM Alts; and Blackstone makes double hire.
Firms needed to raise over $1.5bn to rank in this year's top 30 list of infrastructure debt fundraisers