April 2013 Issue

    Editorial Comment

    Editorial Comment: The Debt Dilemma Oliver 2013-04-08 Smiddy Dear Reader, Welcome to the second issue of Private Debt Investor . It’s been a strange month for the lending community, particularly here in the UK, home to PDI HQ. The Bank of England has been busy scare-mongering, sin

    Buffett’s Secret Sauce

    An all-american debt packaged shows leveraged finance is back in vogue. 

    Is the Business Finance Partnership guilty of strategy drift?

    We examine the scheme’s decision to back established managers rather than first-timers.

    Comment: The Agent

    Avebury Capital Partners’ James Newsome writes of the need for change in the fundraising process.

    Comment: The Manager

    CLOs: the risk-adjusted returns on offer have spark renewed interest in the product, argues 3i Debt Management's Andrew Bellis. 

    Comment: The Advocate

    Banks shouldn’t be the only ones tasked with financing economic recovery, argues the BVCA's Mark Florman. 

    Termsheet: Woolgate Exchange

    TPG and Ivanhoé Cambridge’s complex acquisition of Woolgate Exchange explained.

    Capital Talk: AllianzGI

    CIO Deborah Zurkow reveals why Allianz Global Investors is going big on infra debt.

    LP Sentiment: ramping up

    CIO Deborah Zurkow reveals why Allianz Global Investors is going big on infra debt.

    Infrastructure Debt: Building Momentum

    Three pioneering managers discuss their efforts to capital.

    The fight for Europe

    The changing face of investment banking in Europe.

    The Last Word: Marc Boughton

    CVC Credit Partners founder Marc Boughton discusses the key issues facing the industry