PDI Staff Writer
Private debt managers need to integrate ESG principles into every stage of their decision-making process, say Antares Capital’s Shannon Fritz and Vivek Mathew.
The asset class has historically lagged others but is catching up fast, says Allison Spector, director of sustainability at Nuveen.
As sustainability moves up the agenda, private debt funds can help build a collective approach to ESG issues from institutional investor level through to portfolio practices, says Sonia Rocher, managing director in BlackRock’s European private credit group.
The founding partner of Total Impact Capital says that for those looking for impact, the region's market is strong and largely untapped.
31. EIG Global Energy Partners $10.0bn Having launched in 1982, the energy specialist has one of the longest track records in its niche. One of the original firms in the PDI 30, EIG landed a spot in the top 10 in 2015. After falling to 38th last year, the firm has regained some ground, increasing […]
For debt funds with more limited access to managers, leveraging influence at the due diligence stage is critical to responsible investing, says Coralie De Maesschalck, head of portfolio and ESG at Kartesia.
Putting ESG at the heart of decision-making leads to better credit selection and higher returns, argue Theresa Shutt, CIO, and Paul Colatrella, managing director of infrastructure debt, at Fiera Private Debt.
Covid-19 has presented the private debt market with both challenges and opportunities. William Brady, Mei Lian, Luke McDougall, Diala Minott and Jennifer Yount of Paul Hastings assess some of the major developments.
Five of the biggest developments in the 2020 PDI 50 ranking.
We examine activity at each of the top 10 firms in this year's ranking of private debt's biggest fundraisers.