Private Debt News

Blackstone plans to raise $10 billion from institutions Big private lenders increasingly able to write larger checks

Der unter anderem im Mezzanine-Segment tätige Finanzierer Aam2cred ist im Insolvenzverfahren. Der überraschende Ausstieg des Gesellschafters Union Investment hat das Schicksal des Debt-Fondsmanagers in schwierigen Zeiten besiegelt. Die Pläne für die vor zwei Jahren angekündigte Fondsserie von Aam2cred und Union Investment wurden beerdigt.

A crisis that will set back many developing countries for decades has been brewing since the onset of the pandemic. The debt defaults began slowly in 2020 but are now speeding up; Chad and Zambia defaulted in 2020, then Ghana and Sri Lanka in 2022. Ethiopia, Egypt and Tunisia are tipped to default next, while […]

Direct lending-focused investment trusts are leaving the sector one by one as deep discounts persist and the current market conditions have investors looking elsewhere for yield. Direct lending trusts are trading on an average 25.7 per cent discount, with GCP Asset Backed Income having the largest, at 38.18 per cent and Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income […]

Institutional investors are excited about opportunities in private, off-market lending but London-listed closed-end debt funds are deeply out of favour. Could interest rate cuts help?

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 […]

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 […]