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Volatile conditions and bigger deal sizes mean private lending is facing more risk than ever
◆ Kenya deal ducks default but two more countries in crosshairs ◆ Transition finance after historic Japanese bond sale ◆ How the IPO revival is a boon for the loan market
Marlborough Partners appoints Buckland as chairman to expand in European credit
Private credit has world at its feet, White & Case report highlights, but mainstream market is recovering appetite too
Stefano Questa joins as co-head with Eli Appelbaum to drive growth
David Saitowitz's responsibilities will include investing in CLOs
GlobalCapital asked the heads of debt capital markets at over 50 of the top bond houses where they saw threats and opportunities for 2024. Geopolitics are once again at the top of the worry list but so is retaining junior staff. Overall, however, Toby Fildes and Ralph Sinclair, discovered an optimistic tone, no doubt helped by the pervasive belief that interest rates are at or near their peak
Amid the disruption caused by rising rates, buyers and sellers refused to agree prices for mergers and takeovers. That left banks fighting for scraps of deals and feeling the squeeze on pricing. But as Ana Fati reports, since the summer the mood has changed and loans bankers are feeling wanted again. 2024 holds promise, but no one expects an easy ride
M&A has become more complicated, requiring longer commitments from banks
◆ Do green bonds still offer enough reward for issuers? ◆ Crédit Agricole's nuclear option ◆ Banks rush to offer better terms to sub-IG companies
Growing risk appetite makes banks seek out double-B borrowers and lend generously
Companies carve out parts of traditionally undrawn facilities to meet borrowing needs
For the first time, Net Zero alliance shows overall decarbonisation in core assets
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◆ Should markets rejoice or worry? ◆ FIG borrowers are gung-ho ◆ Topping rates poses quandary for EM ◆ CLO investors sort sheep from goats -
Investors demand higher premiums for a short track record as debut managers fill the pipeline
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Mezz tranches landed at some of the tightest spreads of the year in rare deal without captive equity fund
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Moves are the latest in a succession of changes at the bank
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Hyperactive US securities regulator is causing uproar in capital markets
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◆ Issuers return with solid, but unspectacular deals ◆ CLOs promise a great reset ◆ China’s problems stay in China
