Trending European Senior debt is finding a home in a rapidly maturing private credit market. All eyes have turned to Europe for senior debt fundraising with the bulk of funds investing at the top of the capital structure targeting the continent. Of the $78.63 billion credit managers are seeking for senior funds, some $39.15 billion…
Private Debt: A Slow Start for Europe Historically, Europe and North America have accounted for the lion’s share of the private debt fundraising market. However, Europe-focused fundraising did experience a slight downtick in levels in the first quarter of 2018, with just four funds reaching a final close and securing an aggregate €1.9bn. By contrast,…
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In the political sphere, Europe and North America appear to be going on separate ways since the election of Donald Trump, as was evident in the recent G7 talks. In the credit world, however, they are closely correlated, reflecting the global scope of corporates on both sides of the Atlantic…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a
AT&T legal ruling bodes well for M&A deals; Loan market backs over US$200bn in 2Q18 The debt capital markets are feeling good about M&A and more specifically, the unabated surge in large transformative acquisition deals. Total M&A transactional volume so far is up 39% year over year through June 11 and the highest level since…
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Years ago the humorist Robert Benchley was traveling in Italy on summer vacation. Upon arriving in Venice, he cabled his agent: “Streets flooded. Please advise.” In a similar vein, leveraged loan investors should not be surprised at effects of ample liquidity flowing through credit markets today. As we head into the second quarter’s final weeks,…