Die Schweizer Privatbank Julius Bär hat das größte Einzelengagement aus ihrem Private-Debt-Kreditbuch in Höhe von rund 600 Mio. Euro vollständig wertberichtigt, das der insolventen Signa-Gruppe zuzuordnen ist. Konzernchef Philipp Rickenbacher nimmt seinen Hut.
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How will India’s private capital market fare in 2024?
Vikram Gupta, Founder of IvyCap Ventures, and Rittik Chakrabarti, Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey, share their insights The IMF has described India as a ‘bright spot’ amid tepid global growth. What are some of the biggest factors or determinants affecting investment into India in 2024?
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 […]
Julius Bär könnte wegen Signa Hunderte Millionen zusätzlich zurückstellen
Der Zusammenbruch des Benko-Imperiums kostete die Schweizer Privatbank bislang 70 Millionen Franken. Doch Experten sind sicher: Dabei dürfte es nicht bleiben.
Benefit Street Partners: $4.7 Billion Fifth Flagship Private Credit Fund Closed
Benefit Street Partners (BSP) announced the final closing of its fifth flagship direct lending vehicle, BSP Debt Fund V, with $4.7 billion of investable capital across the strategy. Consistent with prior vintages, this fund seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing primarily in privately originated, floating rate, senior secured loans.
KBRA Releases Research – Private Credit: Potential for European MM and Direct Lending CLOs
In this report, we discuss the evolution and current state of the European private credit market, compare broadly syndicated loan and MM CLOs, and explore other types of lending facilities to private debt portfolios. KBRA has a unique insight into the landscape and trends in private credit. A comprehensive list of KBRA publications on private […]
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund sammelt beim Börsengang 103,35 Millionen Dollar ein
Der Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund gab am Dienstag bekannt, dass er bei seinem Börsengang 103,35 Millionen Dollar eingenommen hat.
Delivering Differentiation in Direct Lending Amid Evolving Markets
“There’s a growing differentiation between asset gatherers and true credit investors.”
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.
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 […]
Banks strike back against private debt in lev loan war
Banks are set to score a victory against direct lenders by poaching a private debt loan and announcing its refinancing in the broadly syndicated loan market as soon as next week, with more trades set to follow the migration into the cheaper public markets.
Partner Insight: Resilient private credit fills a growing need across U.S. and Europe
The U.S. and European private credit markets have been a significant success-story of asset management for the last decade. Having begun life as a source of financing for mid-market companies that could not raise funds elsewhere, private credit has grown into a serious and credible competitor to both traditional bank debt and the liquid markets […]
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 […]
Erstes Closing des „European Private Credit III – Invest for Positive Change” Fonds bei 300 Millionen Euro
Allianz Global Investors verkündet das erste Closing des „European Private Credit III – Invest for Positive Change“ Fonds (EPC III), der im November 2022 aufgelegt wurde, mit Kapitalzusagen von 300 Millionen Euro.
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.





