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Investors eye 2028, 2031, 2032 as big years for loan maturities
Even leveraged deals still being underwritten, though banks are selective
Liquidity event at American manager comes at fraught time for industry
Major sectors in leveraged loans are trading down, making shrewd credit selection vital
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Symon Drake-Brockman, the founder and managing partner of European direct lender Pemberton Asset Management, thinks that the US direct lending market has matured to such an extent that further growth is tricky, whereas Europe still has fruitful opportunities ahead.
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When the Covid-19 crisis hit in the spring, it looked like a golden opportunity for private credit funds. But the window shut as quickly as it opened, preventing the hungry funds from deploying much of their dry powder. But their moment may have finally arrived.
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Blackstone is working on the financing for a potential acquisition of India’s Piramal Glass. Although the deal is still in its early stages, international banks are facing competition from cheap onshore liquidity. Pan Yue reports.
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Ben Smyth, the whistleblower and former debt capital markets banker who took UBS to court, has been hired as an investment officer by the litigation funder Therium Capital.
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Gategroup, the Swiss airline hospitality company, has negotiated with lenders to extend the maturity on its syndicated loan facilities as part of a major debt restructuring for the Covid-battered firm.
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Hedge funds have started to take a keen interest in the Schuldschein market, but restructuring laws in Germany set to come into effect in January will stop them before they truly get started.