John Bakie
Private debt funds are increasing their presence in European LBOs and refinancings, particularly in the UK and Germany.
Unitranche finance has become one of the most popular private debt strategies in recent years, but has it displaced its rivals? John Bakie investigates
The investment banks – one still arguably the pinnacle of Wall Street and the other a casualty of, among other factors, run-ins with federal regulators – produced some of the biggest names in alternative lending. Andrew Hedlund reports
A hard Brexit and its effects on trade give US LPs one more headache to worry about as their own country picks a trade fight with China. By Andrew Hedlund
Direct lending funds need to take a step into the modern world to deliver more value to their investors, Matthias Kirchgaessner of Plexus Investments tells John Bakie
Unitranche finance has become one of the most popular private debt strategies in recent years, but has it displaced its rivals? John Bakie investigates
In Europe, 2018 is on course to see record private debt deal activity with a 34 percent annual rise.
Direct lending funds need to take a step into the modern world to deliver more value to their investors, Matthias Kirchgaessner of Plexus Investments tells John Bakie
The deal will more than double the size of Franklin Templeton’s alternative assets business.
Debt funds have been rising in prominence in German mid-market debt since their first appearance in 2013.