Posts Tagged ‘Sponsors’

So far in this special series we’ve examined the implications of lending to companies owned by private equity sponsors – and those that aren’t. But there’s a third category of owners that don’t get much attention, and growing in importance.

So-called “fundless” sponsors – also called independent, or non-traditional sponsors – act as a hybrid of three parties. They combine the deal sourcing of investment bankers with the targeted allocation of capital by limited partners, and the expertise of GPs who perform a multitude of functions…

Given all the benefits of having a private equity firm as your partner, why would you even finance a company…

In our continuing special series on the value of private equity sponsors, we turn our attention to what motivates a…

Last week we kicked off our special series examining the differences between lending to middle market companies and those backed…

Our discussion last week of the Fed’s confusing position on interest rates drew a number of favorable comments. “This is…