Coronavirus

The covid-19 pandemic is challenging private markets to work in entirely new ways. We look at whether this will reshape how the industry operates over the long term.

As the world gradually emerges from lockdown, fund managers are asking whether the pandemic could represent an opportunity for credit markets.

There is still demand for alternative finance, and this is set to grow further as government schemes are pulled back.

After a quiet start to the year in private debt fundraising, dislocation strategies have burst on to the scene with their promise of high returns amid the covid-19 turmoil. But without the resources to do proper due diligence, have investors had their heads turned?

An unusual occurrence in the $800bn market for collateralised loan obligations is stirring concerns about the health of the broader credit markets.

Four from our 2019 roster of the young and successful leaders in private debt share how they've been impacted by the pandemic, what it could mean for the asset class and what those outside the industry should know about it.

The vehicle, which will invest in both public and private deals, is 75% larger than its initial target.

Companies are being supported by government loans, but at what cost in the long run? Jacco Brouwer of Duff & Phelps looks at how lenders and borrowers are responding to the crisis.

The pandemic has put loan terms and documents in the limelight as markets keep an eye on how lenders manage their portfolios during the crisis.

The new generation of dislocation funds now have a multi-billion-dollar example, with $2.8bn raised for a vehicle and more than $1.1bn for separate accounts.