Private debt fundraising gains popularity as credit stress returns

Private debt fundraising gains popularity as credit stress returns

Private credit fundraising returned to popularity in the first half of the year as the coronavirus pandemic gave distressed debt investors hope that a window of bargain hunting might be opening. The lull in demand for distressed debt, caused by low interest rates and...

Is private equity taking over – and is that a problem?

Before the global financial crisis, hedge funds were supposedly the masters of the universe. They amassed countless tens of billions in assets under management, enjoying juicy fees of around 2% a year plus 20% of the upside. Flash forward to last year, before...