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Bot claims funding is ‘cheaper than peers who borrow from independent banks or credit funds’
Innovation and ambition have been hallmarks of mergers and acquisitions activity this year, but there are some signs of weakness in private equity
A slow destruction of misallocated investment is more likely than a sudden stop
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The corporate sector was not at the centre of the 2008-9 financial crisis — banks were. This time, it is companies of all kinds that are first in the financial markets to feel the stress of the coronavirus pandemic. Measures to control the infection have stopped many businesses’ revenues, completely and suddenly, and put others under severe strain. In such a situation, the quality of a company’s financial planning and management are revealed. Tested just as much are the financial networks that surround a company: its banking relationships and ability to finance itself in a variety of markets.
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J. Christopher Flowers, the eminent private equity investor, sees a lot of potential for new deals in European finance in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. -
Generals, and financial regulators, are always fighting the last war. So it proved when the coronavirus slammed into international markets in mid-March. Many of the tools developed in the 2008 financial crisis were deployed to great effect by central banks. The corners of the financial markets that propagated weakness in 2008 passed the test of 2020. But new risks were thrown up, forcing a new round of improvisation. What lessons will be drawn from the Covid-19 crisis?
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A growing number of CLO managers are re-entering the primary market, encouraged by demand from investors facing a dearth of new supply in the second half of 2020.
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BlueBay Asset Management issued its debut European CLO on Monday, printing the tightest triple-A rated notes since the market restarted after the coronavirus pandemic began, a clear sign of the improvement in credit conditions. The issuer also opted to place a full capital structure down to single-B rated notes, an approach which many managers have shied away from the since the virus struck.
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Fair Oaks Capital has hired structured finance professional Christos Danias to run marketing in its European CLO group.
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