Today’s ESG river had many tributaries. Early practices screened out business activities perceived to harm the environment or society. Mosaic law dating back to 1500 BC, Koran precepts, Henry VIII’s lending legalization, 18th century England and Methodist movements, and the 20th century’s socially responsible investing (SRI) all have embodied “doing good.” In the last fifty…
Spending on ESG data continues to increase rapidly,
as customer demand becomes more sophisticated.
Percentage of Loans with Uncapped Synergies & Cost Savings EBITDA Addbacks (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.) Contact: Steven Miller
Private debt AUM growth to accelerate in next five years Preqin’s forecasting model expects private debt assets under management (AUM) to near $2.69tn by 2026 at a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.4%, faster than the 12.8% achieved over the ten years to 2020. This is predicted to be the highest rate of growth…
Distress on the comeback trail In an increasingly turbulent and inflationary world, could an ‘old-fashioned’ wave of distressed debt be around the corner? The covid pandemic, inflation that now looks more long term than transitory, the promise of hikes in base rates, supply chain pressures, the conflict in Ukraine. The list may go on, though…
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1Q22 US Syndicated loan volume down over 36% y-o-y US lenders booked less than US$455bn of loan volume via retail syndication in 1Q22, a 36% decline year over year and a 37% drop quarter over quarter. The results marked the lowest quarterly totals since 4Q20 and the weakest 1Q results in three years. Uncertainty in…
Investors are settling into the view that economic effects of the war in Ukraine will be more local than widespread. As the head of equities for a top European asset manager said, “You can draw a correlation map between proximity to the conflict and market impact.”… ▶︎ Read Mar 21 2022 newsletter: here ▶︎ Chart […]
