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The continent looks set to follow in the footsteps of the US as venture lending gathers steam, but challenges lie in wait.

A look at the debt fund's loan terms, expected performance and opportunity set.

The European Leveraged Finance Alliance has sent would-be investors in high yield bonds a questionnaire to encourage issuers to open up on key deal terms.

Although unfavourable deal terms have been in the spotlight, they are not the only cause for resentment among lenders in today’s market.

The level of EBTIDA addbacks is correlated to company size: the bigger the company, the more generous the adjustments. But lenders to smaller companies are still compromising on things they never thought they'd have to agree to only a couple years ago.

Daniel Zwirn, a former hedge fund luminary and now head of investment firm Arena Investors, is one of the authors of a white paper predicting trouble ahead for, among other things, mid-market loans and leveraged loans. In this video, he explains his concerns.

Many in private markets seem content with market conditions, but it wouldn’t take much for a temporary wobble to become a longer-lasting problem.

It’s all in the timing, or is it? We speak with Howard Marks and Bruce Flatt about the deal that has everyone talking.

In buying Oaktree and capturing its credit business, Brookfield now has capital to serve its clients at all times, says chief executive Bruce Flatt.

NexPoint Advisors has sweetened its bid for Medley Capital Corporation (MCC) by upping its cash compensation and the amount of MCC stock it pledges to purchase should it ultimately acquire the beleaguered business development company. Dallas-based NexPoint Advisors, an affiliate of Highland Capital Management, has said it will provide a $25 million cash payment, up […]