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Skirting defaults via distressed exchanges

Skirting defaults via distressed exchanges

Speaking of recoveries: With the increased interest in private credit comes additional focus on how this opaque (unrated) asset class will perform in worst-case scenarios. Blue Owl Capital — a major player in the space — says recoveries on direct lending deals are projected to be roughly 75%, considerably higher than some projections for the […]

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ArcTern Raises $335 Million for Decarbonization Tech Venture Fund

ArcTern Raises $335 Million for Decarbonization Tech Venture Fund

Canada-based cleantech-focused VC investor ArcTern Ventures, announced today that it has raised $335 million in commitments for its global decarbonization venture fund, ArcTern Fund III. ArcTern’s Fund III aims to invest in technology companies that develop and innovate solutions in renewable energy, clean mobility, circular economy, sustainable food, and agriculture and industrial decarbonization.

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How risky is private credit, anyway?

How risky is private credit, anyway?

The accommodating US syndicated loan market saw another wave of opportunistic activity this week with some 20 speculative-grade borrowers (at last count) slashing costs of debt via a repricing, including Buckeye Partners and Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Another measure of market intensity: Dividend deals—where a PE shop loads a portfolio company with additional debt, distributing the loan […]

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Principal® direct lending business reaches $2 billion in borrower commitments

Principal® direct lending business reaches $2 billion in borrower commitments

Its direct lending investment team, known as Principal Alternative Credit, has now closed on over 115 transactions as of December 31, 2023, and has exceeded $2 billion in total borrower commitments since its inception in July 2020. This milestone represents an important step in the company’s long-term strategic plan of providing flexible financing solutions across […]

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Dentons advises P Capital Partners on a senior debt financing for a 167 MW portfolio of renewable energy projects in Poland

Dentons advises P Capital Partners on a senior debt financing for a 167 MW portfolio of renewable energy projects in Poland

Dentons has advised P Capital Partners (PCP) on providing a Euro-denominated senior debt package to project companies controlled by SUSI Partners, a Swiss fund manager specializing in sustainable energy infrastructure investments, acting on behalf of the SUSI Energy Transition Fund (SETF), for a 167 MW portfolio of photovoltaic and wind power projects in Poland.

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