deals

Smaller companies have been borrowing above the pre-crisis peak for several years.

Deal activity has been driven by increased interest in continental Europe.

The number of deals being done in Europe has declined from last year’s high.

German deal activity has been flat for years.

The support for Naxicap’s transaction includes an acquisition facility to support further expansion.

Distressed debt opportunities are on the rise. In a dynamic market investors must be flexible and prepared, writes Bill Brady, head of private credit group and member of special situations group with law firm Paul Hastings.

Appetite for distressed debt investment is on the rise but so is competition. In the hunt for new sources of dealflow, some managers are looking at innovative strategies. David Turner reports.

Foreseeing a global slowdown, investors are targeting distressed debt in the US. But until the downturn happens, deals can be harder to find, reports Irwin Speizer,

The US debt investor will buy loans at a discount in the controversial sale.