Alternative lenders can reap rewards from refinancing and recapitalising firms, but they also risk fuelling a kind of Ponzi scheme.

Alternative lenders can reap rewards from refinancing and recapitalising firms, but they also risk fuelling a kind of Ponzi scheme.
There’s no shortage of angles from which to view commercial real estate distress these days. Mezzanine loan foreclosures is yet another. The number of foreclosure notices from lenders on such loans has never been higher, the Wall Street Journal reported. In addition to carrying higher interest rates than senior loans, mezzanine debt is easier to […]
Wall Street’s doom-mongers spent years warning that private lenders would be the next bubble to burst when central banks tightened policy. Instead, the funds are becoming even more ubiquitous as companies scramble to refinance debt in a higher interest-rate environment.
Placement Agents und Marktbeobachtung, Infrastruktur, Private Debt – Markus Hill* sprach für IPE D.A.CH mit Sebastian Thürmer, artis ICM, über aktuelle Trends in den Segmenten Energie, Transport- und Soziale Infrastruktur, ESG, den „Faktor Wachstum“ sowie über Private Debt und Spezial-AIFs in diesen Segmenten.
Investors display a greater command over private markets, which reflects how the asset class has evolved. But trends within the industry – including ESG and regulations that allow wider access to private assets – are forcing the firms themselves to evolve new offerings and operational processes.Participants:
Für die von der SOLUTIO AG unterstützte Studie wurden 121 institutionelle Investoren in Deutschland befragt.1 Während die überwiegende Mehrheit der befragten Institute (92 Prozent) bereits Real Estate in ihren Depots hat, will ein Drittel (32 Prozent) in den kommenden Jahren noch stärker in diese Assetklasse investieren.
More than 50% of committed capital has already been deployed Fund will seek opportunities from Jefferies investment bank
Ares Management has been keeping its eyes peeled for rising opportunities in the asset-based credit market, a growing area of private debt. The firm hopes to capitalize on the flow of bank asset sales, become a new capital partner to fintech lenders, invest in the sale-leaseback market, provide fund-level credit facilities, and finance digital infrastructure […]
Country, estimated to be owed up to $1.5trn, is increasing penalties for late payments and cutting back on infrastructure projects.
Steigende Zinsen und Volatilität an den Anleihenmärkten stellen selbst Anlegerinnen und Anleger mit einem langen Anlagehorizont vor ein Dilemma. Die LGT Bank gibt einen Überblick, wie in dieser Situation kann Private Debt eine Möglichkeit sein kann, das Anlageportfolio zu diversifizieren.
Co-lending – a collaborative arrangement between two or more financial institutions, typically a bank or a non-banking financial company (NBFC), to jointly extend loans to borrowers; along with escrow accounts that facilitate smooth and transparent functioning of the partnership between the various real estate stakeholders, are seeing significant transformation, driven by a convergence of factors […]
Die Kreditvergabe ausserhalb des traditionellen Bankensystems bietet Investoren und Investorinnen vielfältige Chancen, nicht nur im Bereich der Unternehmensfinanzierung.
Succession planning pressures, consolidation, and rising rates are building tailwinds for alternative lending in agriculture.
Over 50% of the committed capital has already been deployed More than 60% of the fund’s investors are new to the strategy
More capital and asset owners are flocking into the asset class as it meets their return expectations, according to two recently-released reports.