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Institutional private credit is emerging as a competitive substitute for bank lending in Europe, but companies need to remember that alternative lenders define what they are looking for more narrowly than banks. -
Vaibhav Piplapure, widely known as VP, has signed on for a second stint in KKR’s credit business, returning to the firm as a London-based managing director sourcing asset-based finance and speciality lending opportunities.
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The fact that a large US insurance company could offer the English Football League better lending terms than UK banks or other investors is revealing. UK lenders are shying away from deals, which has opened the doors to institutional investors. The speed with which a tailor-made EFL deal was done shows how quickly they can replace traditional creditors.
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US institutional investor MetLife has offered a more attractive loan package to the English Football League — England's second, third and fourth professional football divisions — than the UK government and bank lenders.
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German semi-conductor business Infineon, which is Europe’s largest chip maker, has sold $1.3bn of US private placements, according to several market sources, in the largest trade from Europe in almost five years.
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Schuldschein investors are preparing for a debt restructuring cycle, with "more than a handful" of borrowers said by lenders to be in difficulty. As Germany changed its restructuring laws at the start of the year, some are confident the market can weather the storm.
