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Andy Thomson is a Senior Editor at PEI with responsibility for Private Debt Investor, the leading title focused on the world's private debt markets. Andy works closely with team members in London, New York and Hong Kong. He has been with PEI for many years, having worked previously on Private Equity International and Infrastructure Investor.
Leverage, pricing, yield and documentation were among the issues haunting delegates at our New York Forum, as discussed in this two-minute video.
Find out what LPs at PDI's recent New York Forum were thinking.
Kinnerton Credit Management has announced a first close of its fourth fund on around €130m and is including Southern Sweden in its investing mandate for the first time.
But in the private market, there are concerns around EBITDA adjustments and capital structures. Watch this footage with Robert Thompson of UPS and Dwight Scott of GSO from our New York Forum.
Fund managers are not taking advantage of modern intelligence tools that would allow them to do more thorough underwriting, says Matthias Kirchgaessner, an external adviser at Plexus Investments.
Inflationary pressures and deal structures are among the other things that the former Obama administration adviser thinks could derail the long recovery. We bring you the transcript from his Q&A with Churchill’s Randy Schwimmer at the PDI New York Forum.
Investors keen on infrastructure have their eyes on future projects as well as assets that appear to stretch definitions. Andy Thomson reports
The vast majority of Europe’s syndicated loan deals are seeing investors forcing documentary and pricing changes, with a marked increase over last year.
While signs of stress in the US credit cycle are yet to migrate to Europe, there are fears that political developments may destabilise the region.
It’s pointless guessing when the benign credit cycle will end, according to those on stage at our New York Forum – but it’s imperative to be prepared.
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