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Andy Thomson

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.
Diversification, friendlier regulations and high barriers to entry are among the reasons these securitised products are becoming a bigger part of the private debt universe. View this short presentation to find out more.
New funds are emerging to muscle out the banks and target the Mittelstand. Our recent Germany Forum heard from three LPs about the growing popularity of the asset class in this two-minute video.
Germany is favoured as an investment location, but is relying on relative economic strength a viable hedge against tougher times?
When bfinance was hired by the UK’s EAPF to identify ESG-focused debt managers, shortlisted firms needed to evidence a commitment that went beyond merely signing up to PRI.
With records having been shattered last year, capital raising in the asset class has fallen to a more typical level in the first half of 2018.
When bfinance was hired by the UK’s EAPF to identify ESG-focused debt managers, shortlisted firms needed to evidence a commitment that went beyond merely signing up to PRI.
The consumer and SME loan specialist has acquired a portfolio of secured, non-performing SME loans from Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar, a credit cooperative.
MV Credit, the UK-based manager, insists it will remain fully autonomous as a part of Natixis’ Investment Managers’ global network.
They may still have reservations, but mid-market German companies have travelled a long way towards acceptance of Anglo Saxon financing.
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