Big and getting bigger: insurance in private credit Insurance companies are some of the biggest allocators to private credit already, but there is still a lot of room for the partnership to grow further. With insurance regulatory regimes varying between countries – and in the US, between states – and insurers having different needs and…
Under-allocations laid bare Limited partners have struggled to invest as much in private credit as they would like, as our new study shows. Having been through a period where the denominator effect and slower distributions combined to hamper their allocation efforts, limited partners now find themselves substantially under-allocated to private credit…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
Fundraising revival on hold There were some signs of improvement in the second quarter, but raising new private debt capital was still a struggle in the first six months of 2024. The first half of 2024 did not offer much consolation to those awaiting clear signs of a private debt fundraising revival. Private Debt Investor’s…
Infrastructure in the spotlight It’s an area of alternative assets that has retained its popularity with LPs despite the challenges experienced by fundraisers lately. Last year was notoriously tough on the fundraising trail for alternative asset classes but infrastructure debt managed to buck the trend, with affiliate title Infrastructure Investor’s Debt 30 ranking recording a…
Direct lending still the preferred choice In a much-changed world, investors are inclined to support well-established strategies and geographies. As the saying goes: the more things change, the more they stay the same. While the volatile inflationary and interest rate environment has created very different conditions for private debt firms to navigate, provisional data from…
The rise of the periphery Specialty finance is grabbing the limelight by offering strong returns, downside protection and diversification. With many investors having reached a level of exposure to direct lending that they are comfortable with, it’s natural that they should then begin casting around for more esoteric opportunities. One area claiming attention is specialty…
The return of the mid-market With the focus having been on larger deals last year, 2024 has seen more typical private debt activity make a comeback. After a rocky two years, mid-market M&A activity looks set to finally rebound and lenders are reporting a bullish first half of the year. With interest rates hopefully on…
‘Grace period’ on road to net zero Private debt has new guidelines as it seeks credibility in its response to climate change. The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change – formed in 2001 as a forum for collaboration between pension funds and asset managers on climate change issues – has published the first net-zero guidelines…
The syndicated fightback As expected, the BSL market is retaking some of the ground lost to direct lending for larger deals. A recent research note from Alcentra contained some interesting reflections arising from the broadly syndicated loan fightback against direct lending in the larger loan arena…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Arguments for the middle way A new report examines themes in the mid-market and finds optimism growing as investors seek to diversify. It has undeniably been a challenging few years for small and medium-sized businesses. But are the tides starting to turn? Recent data suggests earnings of mid-market firms are consistent with a consensus that…