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Tough market conditions and new regulations are posing challenges in Asia, but private debt firms can help online platform lenders to diversify funding sources.

Eric Mogelof says appetite is growing for private credit.

Covid-19 has proved the ultimate test for contingency planning by the fund administration industry. Some IT issues aside, the initial indications are that service providers have coped remarkably well.

A raft of new lenders, including those using the latest digital technologies, have launched into the market in recent years. How will their models stand up to more challenging circumstances? David Turner investigates

From growing markets to staff diversity, these are things that managers and service providers should keep in mind going forward.

Marketplace lenders have a wealth of information at their fingertips, giving them what they think is a vital advantage. But why do some investors still need convincing of their merits? By David Turner with additional reporting from Andrew Hedlund and Andy Thomson

Henriquez’s wife was also allegedly involved in the scandal and pleaded guilty. Both are set to be sentenced early next year.

Vista Equity Partners collected around $700 million for its third credit fund that is targeting up to $2 billion, two people with knowledge of the firm told sister publication Buyouts. Vista Credit Opportunities Fund III was set to hold a first close as of early October, sources said, though it’s not clear if that has happened […]

Fund I, which hit its $750m target and invests primarily in Thoma Bravo private equity deals, was deployed faster than expected.

Private debt's rising profile will make it an increasingly attractive target for cyber criminals. Cybersecurity expert George Ralph looks at ways firms can make themselves safer.