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Limited partners in private credit take a hands-off approach when investing in direct lending funds. But they need to pay attention. -
Direct lending funds are known for protecting their investments with leverage covenants, but the investors in these funds — known as limited partners (LPs) — may be overestimating how much protection they give, market sources warned this week. Silas Brown reports.
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Allen & Overy has plucked a lawyer from Latham & Watkins as a partner in its leveraged finance team in London.
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State-owned Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) is in the market for a $790m loan, its largest offshore facility yet.
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High yield bond investors have been slower to embrace sustainable finance than other areas of the capital markets but the tide could be turning. Asset manager Tikehau has launched a new impact credit fund, focusing on leveraged finance in a bid to push the market towards sustainability.
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Investec has hired two new staffers to its growth and leveraged finance team, after launching an inaugural direct lending fund at the start of 2021.
