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Business of Private Credit: Coming Home
Much attention has been paid to the suitability of Matt Damon in the lead role as the wily Odysseus in this summer’s Christopher Nolan blockbuster.
A direct way forward
A direct way forward More limited partners are going straight to businesses to invest and it brings benefits to managers…
Asia-Pacific: Down but not out
The weak first quarter of fundraising is not necessarily a harbinger of things to come. Fundraising for Asia-Pacific funds in…
Fewer managers collecting more of the capital
Private credit vehicles seeking capital fell from the record level reached in the first half of 2017. The number of…
Moving up in the real estate world
The total raised for senior debt so far in 2018 signifies a jump from previous years. The growth in real…
The decline of global distress?
Investors are flocking to North America, particularly for distressed debt; the geography made up an outsized portion of the total…
Two market views
Managers may be putting resources and strategies behind a bearish view of the market. Senior debt and distressed debt fundraising…
North America: Centre of the fundraising world again
North America: Centre of the fundraising world again Vehicles investing around the world raised more money, but North America is…
Does size matter?
Does size matter? Ask managers, and they’ll say yes. The rush toward credit continues; as the asset class keeps growing,…
No one ever got fired for buying IBM
No one ever got fired for buying IBM Investors appear to be adopting a ‘safety first’ approach as a decreasing…
Debt dynasty
Debt dynasty In a competitive atmosphere, LPs seem to like their GPs well enough that four-fifths would commit to a…
Let’s get real
Let’s get real Plenty of firms lend against cash flows. Isn’t it better to lend against something you can see…
Thirst for yield overshadows other concerns
Thirst for yield overshadows other concerns Worries over market valuations are being suppressed by investors still keen to embrace the…
Bad news bears: a sign of the times
Bad news bears: a sign of the times Last year saw a huge amount of money raised by private credit…
Distressed fundraising a sign of things to come?
Distressed fundraising a sign of things to come? PDI in-house data show plenty of distressed and special situations capital to…
