Debt funds making inroads in DACH amid Covid-19, says GCA
Debt funds financed more than two thirds of LBOs in Germany in H1 2020, according to GCA Altium's Mid Cap Monitor, with the firm expecting M&A and refinancing activity to increase in Q4.
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