Analysis/Financing
Fund credit facilities: A bridge too far?
PE funds have long used credit facilities, but are these loans now being used to boost IRRs?
Private equity leaders share views on financing outlook for 2016
Leading industry practitioners discuss challenges and opportunities for deal financing in 2016
unquote" British Private Equity Awards: more tips for entering
Seven tips on entering the unquote" awards
German debt market: a changing landscape
German refinancings are increasingly turning to alternative lenders
Prices rise as Spain enjoys newfound popularity
Attractive lending markets in southern Europe causing increased competition for assets and a hike in prices
German large-cap cov-lite deals gaining ground – Commerzbank's Gladiator
Exclusive Q&A with Commerzbank managing director Thorsten Gladiator
Traditional lenders holding firm in Germany, says SEB's Hewer
SEB's Hewer on the German lending landscape
Aggressive debt structures filter down from large- to mid-market
Debt landscape is rapidly changing, according to Marlborough Partners' latest report
RBS’s Roach and Hassan on the changing UK debt landscape
RBS’s Roach and Hassan on the changing UK debt landscape
Keeping leverage in check
Dagmar Kent Kershaw, ICG
Comment: Improving fund liquidity through fund finance
Increasing bank appetite for fund financing means improving fund liquidity is becoming easier
LBO France cashes in on buoyant debt markets for Labeyrie and Exxelia
Record low coupon on Labeyrie bonds
Acquisition finance: breaking with tradition
Acquisition finance
Acquisition finance: alternative thinking
Despite bringing much-needed liquidity and competition to the debt market, many GPs are still wary of alternative lenders. Alice Murray pits traditional lenders against these alternatives to find out which has the upper hand.
Earlybird’s Nagel on Germany’s new stock market tier
Christian Nagel, partner and co-founder of Earlybird Venture Capital, speaks to Kim Richters about plans for the new stock market tier in Germany, proposed to aid financing prospects for start-ups
High-yield Q&A: Lloyds' Ian Brown and David Whiteley
High-yield Q&A
German banking reform threat to private equity
The German government's draft proposals for banking reform, based on the Liikanen Report, are seen by many in the private equity industry as yet another threat from legislators, despite the unclear effect it may have on the asset class. Carmen Reichman...
Austrian private equity market gathers momentum
Austria’s private equity scene could be on the verge of a mini-boom as January’s deal activity has already outperformed last year’s first quarter.
BVCA calls for return of taper relief
The BVCA has called for the return of the controversial taper relief for capital gains tax (CGT) in some cases.
Vendors and banks amenable to strong 2013 in UK
Good signs for 2013
Leveraged finance “at tipping point”
Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB, Barclays, HSBC – all names that can be seen on high streets across Britain. From credit cards to mortgages to investment banking and acquisition finance, these powerful institutions once had the UK’s credit market...