Private Debt News

Financing set to be dual-track process, may include PIK notes Direct lenders compete with banks on large-scale financing

Private debt has continued to attract significant investor interest, even amidst a wider fundraising slump. As a private market strategy, it is now second only to private equity in terms of which strategy raised the most during the first half of this year.

Yield potential has doubled in the last two years across many sectors of the credit market, especially leveraged loans and high yield bonds. But, investors might be on watch, expecting spreads to widen amid concerns for slower economic growth. Fear not, while uncertain economic conditions come and go, the yield profile offered in today’s leveraged […]

Private debt continued to attract robust inflows from institutional investors in the first half of 2023 with the North American market strengthening its dominance, data provider Pitchbook said in a report released on Tuesday. Activity holding up is good news for the private credit industry, which flourished after the 2008 financial crisis as capital-constrained banks […]

Wells Fargo (WFC.N) is teaming up with private equity firm Centerbridge Partners to launch a fund with a capacity to lend more than $5 billion to North American middle-market companies, the groups said on Tuesday. The move highlights the increasing intertwining of private capital providers and traditional banks in offering credit to companies and consumers […]

Mezzanine-Finanzierer stehen in der Immobilienwirtschaft vor unerwarteten Herausforderungen, wie Moritz Kraneis von Deutsche Zinshaus mit seinem Expertenbeitrag erläutert.

The fund is expected to launch by the first quarter of 2024 Move comes as others including HPS, Ares are also fundraising

Die Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba) hat die Debt-Fonds-Plattform “HLB Private Markets” gestartet. Großer Investor des ersten Fonds ist ein institutioneller Investor aus Kanada. Weitere Fonds mit einem Zielvolumen von 200 bis 500 Millionen Euro sollen folgen.