speciality finance

The manager expects the final close of the special situations fund before year-end.

Combining the cool factor with the possibility of strong returns, music royalties have been generating increasing interest. But can the good times keep rolling?

The A$7.5m instrument is said to be the first since 1933 to pay principal and interest in gold.

The firm has already raised most of the capital and just attracted a $30m commitment from Rhode Island.

The direct lending market was catalysed by banks’ withdrawal from mid-market corporate lending, and many are predicting that private credit firms in asset-based finance will be boosted in a similar way.

The firms believe aircraft can still offer long-term growth potential despite covid-19.

The newly launched litigation finance specialist Contingency Capital has received significant backing for co-investments from several asset managers.

A series of problems have driven banks away from financing global trade.

Up to now, net asset value-based fund finance facilities have mainly focused on broad, diversified portfolios, but that may be changing.