Thirst for yield overshadows other concerns Worries over market valuations are being suppressed by investors still keen to embrace the private credit and private equity markets. In our limited partner survey conducted recently, North American respondents told Private Debt Investor their biggest macroeconomic concern was “extreme market valuations”. On a scale of 1-5, investors registered…
Bad news bears: a sign of the times Last year saw a huge amount of money raised by private credit firms, making it a record year according to PDI data. North American LPs might be lowering their expectations though. Earlier this year, Private Debt Investor conducted its annual LP survey, asking investors about their allocation…
Distressed fundraising a sign of things to come? PDI in-house data show plenty of distressed and special situations capital to plow into any potential crunch in the credit markets. If recent volatility in stock markets is a harbinger for the credit markets, then alternative asset managers may be in a very good place following a…