In an industry where scale often dominates, London-based Chepstow Lane Capital has taken a different approach. The European credit fund, which posted a 13.24% return last year, against the hedge fund average of 10.7% (according to Pivotal Path), has built its strategy around an often overlooked reality: Europe is not a monolith.
Hedge funds are ramping up short bets against private credit firms, including Apollo Global Management, Ares Management, and Blue Owl Capital, betting that economic headwinds, and trade frictions will take a toll on the booming direct lending market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management has raised approximately $5.4bn for its debut secondaries fund, S3 Equity and Hybrid Solutions, as institutional demand for liquidity accelerates in a subdued dealmaking environment, according to a report by Bloomberg.
KKR secured a €1.1bn unitranche financing package from a consortium of private credit lenders to support its acquisition of Karo Healthcare, replacing a previously arranged syndicated loan deal in favour of a more flexible private debt solution.
Both leveraged loan and direct lending issuance rose to record highs in 2024, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings. According to new data from the ratings agency, leveraged loan issuance increased by 300 per cent year-on-year to $1.18tn (£0.9tn) last year, while direct lending issuance grew by 79 per cent year-on-year to reach […]
MSCI and Moody’s Corporation are partnering to develop a new solution aimed at providing independent risk assessments for private credit investments as demand grows among investors for greater transparency and standardised tools in a rapidly expanding market.
Alternative asset manager General Atlantic is in advanced discussions with Swiss bank UBS Group AG over establishing a strategic partnership targeting the $1.6tn private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Daol Asset Management, a Korean debt funds manager, has officially taken control of 285 Madison Avenue, which once belonged to Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs’ RFR Holding.
Kreditstrukturen. Bankkredite sind in Europa günstig, aber nicht für jede Immobilie verfügbar. Klassisches Mezzanine wollen viele Investoren derzeit nicht mehr machen und Fonds, die Vollfinanzierungen anbieten, sind von den Konditionen her oft nicht wettbewerbsfähig. Eine mögliche Lösung ist das Backleveraging, bei dem der Kreditfonds selbst einen Bankkredit aufnimmt.
There is a huge need for more investment in our railways, bridges, water systems, electricity grids, and telecom networks. As the demands on infrastructure increase, the world needs to invest an estimated average of $3.3tn per year in these assets. With cash-strapped governments unlikely able to afford those kinds of sums, private investors are rising […]
Private Markets gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung als attraktive Alternative zu traditionellen Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten wie öffentlichen Märkten und Banken. Besonders kleine und mittlere Unternehmen profitieren von Private Debt als flexible Finanzierungsquelle, da Banken sich nach der Finanzkrise aufgrund regulatorischer Hürden auf vielen Märkten zurückgezogen haben, so sieht das zumindest Nils Rode im Redaktionsgespräch. Zudem ermögliche Private …
Dr. Holger Sepp ist Vorstand bei der Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG. Ich sprach mit ihm über die Entwicklung des Asset Servicing, eine Investmentwelt, die mit multiplen Krisen zu kämpfen hat, die Herausforderungen beim Thema ESG und die Chancen im Kryptobereich. Das Gespräch fand vor Ausbruch der Zollstreitigkeiten statt.
As market volatility, exacerbated by US President Donald Trump’s trade ‘policies’, intensifies, investors are increasingly seeking liquidity by offloading their private credit assets, with fund managers and industry insiders noting that secondary market activity for private credit holdings could see a significant uptick, according to a report by Reuters.
CVC Capital Partners, the Amsterdam-listed European private equity major, has reportedly explored a potential acquisition of Golub Capital, one of the largest independent private credit lenders in the US, according to a report by the Financial Times.
ZURICH, Switzerland, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — StepStone Group Inc. (Nasdaq: STEP), a leading global private markets solutions provider, announced today that several of its private market evergreen funds are now accessible through Bergos AG, which manages CHF7.3 billion in assets on behalf of clients.
