Deal financing

Cyber risk, the need for proprietary data and the rush to finance AI are top of mind for Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz.

Expected to be a durable opportunity for the foreseeable future, DPI trades are being actively pursued by hybrid strategies.

As deploying capital gets harder, lenders and lawyers are turning to hybrid structures that blend sub-line mechanics with parallel vehicles and squeezing more leverage out of uncalled commitments.

Fundraising remains a challenge for plenty of new firms, but there are glimmers of hope for the PE ecosystem yet.

The firm joins an increasingly crowded NAV financing market, with Partners Group and Pemberton Asset Management among those to have also entered the fray in recent years.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India's latest guidelines are expected to help clarify grey areas in domestic borrowing practices, though uncertainties remain around subscription credit line usage.

Raising capital from wealthy individuals requires 'a lot of support, a lot of handholding, a lot of guidance, a lot of education', senior managing director Alex Catterick tells affiliate title PDI.

Subscription credit line use in Japan hasn’t developed at the same rate as in other Asia-Pacific markets, Fi Dinh, head of fund finance for APAC at MUFG Investor Services, tells PEI.

Firms will find it tougher to invest once interest rates get cut, says Blackstone's president and chief operating officer in a video interview at NEXUS 2024.