Deal financing

Sub line margins rose 17% last year as fund financing becomes more lender-friendly, according to Haynes & Boone’s Fund Finance Annual Report 2023.

Covenants and leverage are much tighter in loans to sponsors across the region, according to head of APAC private credit Celia Yan.

GPs are finding more varied ways to provide liquidity to their LPs, according to Capstone’s latest Liquidity Solutions Survey.

New entrants, use cases and increasing adoption highlight the potential scale of the market opportunity, but LP buy-in will be essential to growth.

Forward-thinking managers can safeguard their investments by keeping abreast of emerging risk.

For many private company owners, 'covid took the wind out of their sails and the fun out of running their businesses. They are ready to move on'.

'The word is out that we can be a strategic partner and agile in providing solutions for balance sheet restructuring or a provider of patient, long-term capital,' said CIO Nicole Musicco.

Partner Rebecca Gibson speaks to PEI about the firm's latest capital raise for Oakley Capital V, its 25 new investors and why raising almost twice the amount of its predecessor is the right-size for the fund.

Rising inflation has had significant ramifications for private equity in the past year. Even so, there are silver linings to be found.

Stéphane Barret of Crédit Agricole CIB discusses financing for LBOs and how GPs are waiting for markets to settle.