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Credit ratings are a vital tool for corporate debt borrowers and issuers. They should not get mixed up with non-rating opinions, urges Joshua Thompson of law firm Sidley.
With covid-19 causing complex disruption to the world of commerce, private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and lenders can work together to deal with financial covenant breaches encountered as a result of operating in such unprecedented times.
The market has sailed through covid and defied worries of a debt crisis. Have we collectively 'broken' the corporate debt cycle, asks Konstantin Danilov.
ESG, a private debt committee and covenant transparency are on the agenda this year for the European Leveraged Finance Association, says chief executive Sabrina Fox.
It is crucial for portfolio managers to evolve their portfolio management, data workflows and risk management systems as deal structures become more complex.
What lessons were learned in 2020 by firms using portfolio financing solutions, and how have these insights shaped the outlook for the year ahead? Richard Wheelahan and Trey Burdick of Fund Finance Partners investigate.
Allvue’s Ryan Crowell takes a look at a private debt fundraising market that he believes is experiencing a second wind.
Private debt should have a major role to play in all sizes and types of project finance, according to David Rose of the Project Finance Exchange.
In the film The Big Short, Mark and Vinny from FrontPoint Partners confront one of the credit ratings agencies as the housing bubble is on the cusp of imploding.
Private debt managers appear to have weathered the storm well so far. But they are focused on safer assets and wary about a volatile environment in 2021, says Jacco Brouwer of Duff & Phelps.