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Understanding just how private debt has matured as an asset class demonstrates why lower mid-market managers belong in any allocation, argues Tom Quimby, managing partner with Tree Line Capital Partners.
India’s evolving distressed debt market offers plenty of opportunities for investors, but local knowledge and experience are crucial to success, says Amit Agarwal from Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors.
For certain types of borrowers in the technology sector there is a financing opportunity waiting to be exploited, maintains Viral Patel of Prime Lead Partners.
Opportunities for women in the private funds industry have never been greater, but there is still a way to go, writes Gill Wadsworth.
What should we be looking out for when the next wave of private debt fundraising gets underway? Guest comment by Gus Black and Mikhaelle Schiappacasse.
Highly diversified and resilient, the European collateralised loan obligation market is attracting increasing attention, say Permira Credit’s Ariadna Stefanescu and Jihan Saeed.
Businesses borrowing to cover losses while neglecting vital areas of investment have created a rich playing field for certain types of investor. David Conrod of FocusPoint Private Capital Group explains why.
The additional costs of complying with sustainability targets could result in many more ‘stranded assets’. Rachel Richardson of Macfarlanes explores an issue of prime importance to private debt funds.
As vaccination programmes began to make an impact on covid, confidence returned to the deal market. However, economic challenges and the ending of liquidity schemes mean predicting the future is not easy, write Jacco Brouwer and Greg Forde of Duff & Phelps.
The evidence shows that the asset class weathered last year’s covid-19 pandemic storm well, writes Bill Sacher of Adams Street Partners.