Senior debt
Popular high-yield bond market shrinks refinancing wall
A new report has found that amend-and-extend activity has reduced the expected 2014-2015 refinancing wall.
Idinvest closes debt fund on €281m
Idinvest Partners has announced the final close of its Idinvest Dette Senior debt fund on €281m, surpassing its original €250m target.
BlueBay reaches €800m final close for Direct Lending Fund
BlueBay Asset Management has held a final close for its Direct Lending Fund after exceeding its initial тЌ500m target.
Partners Group closes debt fund on €375m
Partners Group Private Markets Credit Strategies 2012 has held a final close on €375m.
Doughty Hanson secures £205m debt package for ASCO
Doughty Hanson has leveraged oil and gas portfolio company ASCO with a £205m senior debt package.
Bridgepoint adds senior debt for Quilter
Bridgepoint's portfolio company Quilter has arranged a ТЃ67.5m senior debt facility.
Investec provides debt for 2M co-founder buyout
Investec has provided a debt facility for chairman and co-founder Mottie Kessler's buyout of 2M.
Investec expands private equity offering
Invest Growth & Acquisition Finance has added senior debt and preferred equity to its core stable of lending facilities for private equity transactions.
Lion Capital meets lenders for Picard buyout
Lion Capital plans to meet lenders to secure a €675m debt package for the acquisition of Picard Surgelés, according to media reports.
All-equity deals on the rise in 2010
The proportion of all-equity deals being executed by private equity players is on the rise once again, as the debt-underwriting markets continue to lag behind a revival in deal activity, forcing investors to fully back deals to meet vendor deadlines....
Leverage: The return of warehoused debt
The $400m asset-backed warehouse facility used to back last week’s buyout of aircraft leasing company, Avolon, signalled a further thawing of the corporate loan market. However, it remains to be seen whether the revival will lead to a reversal of a recent...
NB's debt fund to raise $150m in LSE float
Neuberger Berman has set out plans to float its NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund on the London stock Exchange's Specialist Fund Market in a bid to raise over $150m for investments in distressed debt.
CLO market thaws
The primary collateralised loan obligation (CLO) market seems to be spluttering back to life, following significant activity in recent weeks. But questions still remain as to whether the economics are in place to support a full-blown recovery. Gail Mwamba...
HarbourVest to list senior secured loans fund on LSE
HarbourVest Partners has launched a new senior secured loans fund, HarbourVest Senior Loans Europe Limited, which will be admitted to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Debt markets go full circle
With senior leverage loans on the secondary debt market trading at around par, investors are returning to the primary market. Emanuel Eftimiu reports
Portugal Q&A: Small is beautiful
The Portuguese private equity market may be underdeveloped but that may just be what makes it attractive. Francinia Protti-Alvarez speaks to Rui Branquinho Mota, investment director at Inter-Risco, about the topic.
ICG Recovery Fund set to close
As the first quarter of the year comes to a close, recovery remains at the top of many businessesт agendas as more of them struggle to repay their loans. Firms like ICG are looking to take advantage of these situations with its new Recovery vehicle. Deborah...