PDI Staff Writer
Inside: Linking up with insurers – How GPs are navigating the benefits and challenges of insurance capital; A 15-page special report on infrastructure debt; Plus much more…
What role might private debt providers play in the energy transition? John Carey, head of infrastructure debt, Europe, and Lushan Sun, private credit research manager, at Legal & General Private Markets, analyse the opportunities
Why there are high expectations for esoteric structured credit. Plus: private debt defies challenging private markets backdrop; and credit solutions aim to ease M&A blockage.
LGT gives greater focus to biodiversity in due diligence process. Plus: Fitch finds M&A volume on the up; and Oaktree delivers latest market observations.
European default rates continue to rise and are now higher than during the financial crisis. Plus: firms are being hit with governance fines; and the ECB raises concerns about real estate valuations.
Direct lenders have become so large they now compete with public markets for deals. Plus: Kennedy Lewis carves out Gibraltar's real estate investment team; and leveraged loan markets have a record quarter.
Borrowers' interest coverage ratios are being eroded, but strong performance is coming to the rescue. Plus: new hire and fund launch for ACME; and Deutsche lines up possible real estate loan sale.
BlackRock ponders likely rate cut outcomes. Plus: Fitch sees defaults rising; and AXA IM Prime takes a stake in a French infrastructure manager.
Schroders Capital reveals areas of most interest as investors continue to be driven by desirability of income. Plus: Carlyle and KKR's student loan deal highlights ABF trend; and Hayfin announces Arctos-backed MBO.
Schroders and one of the UK's largest defined contribution pension providers agree private markets initiative. Axos fund finance appoints ex-Citi exec; and CVC prices latest CLO.