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As funds swell, pressure to deploy rises and managers can stray from their expertise
The era of pure-play private equity is over. Banks are pulling different divisions together to serve the complex needs of global asset managers
Specialist moves after 18 years in the market
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Club-style Chinese deals were back this week as Peking University Founder Group Co raised $150m from a three year bond and Yankuang Group grabbed $215m. -
GSO has entered the market with a euro CLO alongside Credit Suisse Asset Management's Cadogan Square XIII deal, which is looking at initial price thoughts of 105bp-110bp.
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Apollo Global Management is to buy UK plastic packaging producer RPC in a £3.323bn debt-backed leveraged buyout. The US private equity firm beat off competition from Bain for the FTSE 250 listed company.
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Corporate bond spreads widened in the fourth quarter of 2018, adding to the overall negative returns the asset class provided investors with over the year. However, with spreads now back at levels not seen since 2016, investors are considering increasing their allocations to the sector once more.
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Mongolian Mortgage Corp (MIK) showed that investors have the appetite to take on frontier market risk, raising a larger-than-expected $250m from an issuance that was months in the making.
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China Evergrande Group hit its size goal of $3bn with a tap of three of its existing bonds, a strategic decision by the property developer. But the issuance dented its secondary curve as noteholders fled to the juicier new transaction.
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