Private Equity
Goldman Sachs and Carlyle have once again stolen the limelight in the European structured finance market. In a week that saw unprecedented loan market weakness, the two are marketing a CLO backed by good credits sourced at bargain prices – potentially thanks to forced sales. William Thornhill reports.
3 min read · 28 February 2008
5 min read · 28 February 2008
The buyout market in Central and Eastern Europe looks to have survived the worst effects of the credit crunch and, with investors becoming more comfortable with the region's politics, it is set to be one of the few bright spots for those concerned with the leveraged finance market in 2008. Donal O’Donovan reports.
5 min read · 14 February 2008
1 min read · 14 February 2008
1 min read · 14 February 2008
6 min read · 14 February 2008
2 min read · 31 January 2008
1 min read · 31 January 2008
1 min read · 31 January 2008
As the number of leveraged finance deals shrinks, arrangers will be forced to compete viciously for a falling number of new mandates – but competition to secure the limited investor bid means they cannot afford to jeopardise syndication by sacrificing price or credit quality. How will they square that circle? Donal O’Donovan reports.
4 min read · 28 January 2008
