Private Equity

Fund Finance

Newer GPs eye credit to fund commitments amid exits slowdown

Some sponsors are in liquidity binds because they must wait longer to get carry.

4 min read · 24 January 2023

GPs in crisis: Seek new exit routes

In a trickier exit environment, fund managers may be forced to embrace longer hold periods.

3 min read · 08 December 2022

NAV finance demonstrates its value for PE investors

Demand for NAV finance is on the up despite an increasingly volatile macro environment, says 17Capital managing director Stephen Quinn.

7 min read · 01 November 2022

The cost of borrowing is going up…and the industry doesn't appear worried

Why? Because lower returns will be a temporary phenomenon and because private equity has operated in a much higher interest rate environment before, according to industry participants.

3 min read · 22 September 2022

Non-bank lenders don napkins for expected syndication surge

Banks hitting concentration limits and syndicating deals, insurance companies coming in as both buyers and lenders, and even rising interest rates all point to a bigger slice of market for non-banks.

3 min read · 06 July 2022

'You don't want to be calling your LPs out of bed' – behind the drop in capital calls

A considerable drop in the number of capital calls made by private capital funds comes as no surprise to those in the asset class, as managers have increasingly been looking to subscription lines to simplify investments.

3 min read · 20 June 2022

The non-Darwinian evolution of fund financing vehicles

Covid-19 precipitated record fund financing activity in 2021, and this upward trajectory has no end in sight, writes Justin Partington, group head of funds at IQ-EQ.

4 min read · 01 June 2022

Pollination: How PE firms can seize the net-zero opportunity

Investor appetite and regulatory imperative are creating demand for net-zero investments and low-cost debt. The private equity sector can benefit from both, say Deniz Harut and Gavin Templeton.

3 min read · 03 May 2022

Oaktree acquires 17Capital in pref equity and debt play

Oaktree's parent company, Brookfield, has opened another front in its expansion strategy, having entered the real estate and infrastructure secondaries markets beginning in 2020.

2 min read · 09 March 2022

Covid called; preferred equity answered

Will the strategy remain attractive after markets rebound?

3 min read · 01 February 2022

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