Private Debt – Page 6
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InterviewsPension funds on the record: Private debt is not all it’s cracked up to be
Investment in the asset class has grown exceptionally in recent years among pension funds, but to some investors the risk-return profile is not attractive enough
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Asset Class Reports
Private debt: European markets try to power ahead
Private debt in Europe is still feeling the impact of the war in Ukraine and the surge in inflation, but there are reasons for optimism
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate debt: Leases make plane sense after COVID
With plenty of pent-up demand for air travel, aeroplane operating leases may be an attractive investment option
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NewsCompenswiss expands private debt programme
The Swiss pension fund is looking for managers to invest in senior corporate direct lending in Europe and in the US
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NewsEnpam and Fon.Te push on with private markets investments
Enpam plans to invest €290m in private equity, venture capital and private debt, while Fon.Te has earmarked €380m for private markets
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NewsItaly roundup: PreviAmbiente sets up new equity sub-fund
Plus: Inarcassa, Enpav expect positive returns in 2023; INPGI picks alternative investments funds
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NewsNet Zero Asset Owners lay out expectations for private markets managers
The group is asking private markets managers to disclose their scope 1 and 2 financed emissions for the 2023 financial year
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate markets report
Our report looks at the impact of economic uncertainty on private debt strategies and on venture capital. We focus on the rising role of pension funds in the private equity secondaries market. We explain in detail what ‘tokenisation’ of private assets is and how it could change this market for institutional investors.
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate markets: Private debt investors stand their ground
Despite the likely rise in corporate default rates, private debt is expected to deliver for investors
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NewsPrivate equity, mortgages enter net-zero alliance’s protocol in new draft
UN’s investor alliance expands guidance on treatment of sovereign debt in draft of third version of target-setting protocol
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NewsPFA rapped by Danish FSA over alternatives risks
Danish commercial pensions heavyweight told to correct strategic approach to alternative investments
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News
Folksam stows €276m into private credit for North European firms
Swedish pensions and insurance group picks P Capital Partners’ fifth credit fund for fixed income exposure across the group
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InterviewsStrategically speaking interview: Edwin Conway, BlackRock Alternative Investors
Many asset owners focus on the return streams available from private markets investments and the diversification effect of private equity, debt or any of the other flavours available in this sector of the market.
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FeaturesAI could help triple Europe’s private debt market
Investors seeking higher yield have driven the growth of the private debt market. European private debt, though still much smaller than the US market, has also been growing rapidly. European lenders managed assets of $350bn as of June last year, according to Preqin, in a total market of $1.19trn. This is more than double the level in December 2016.
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News
Franklin Templeton to buy Alcentra from BNY Mellon
Acquisition will double Franklin Templeton’s alternatives asset under management
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NewsReal Economy Project fund of funds to close with €500m
Arco Fondo Pensione, Concreto, Prevedi, Laborfonds, Byblos and Pegaso contributed with a total of €120m
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NewsEnvironment Agency Pension Fund backs LOIM sustainable private credit strategy
Local authority pension fund commits to fund in context of its net-zero ambitions
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Sustainability-linked loans to become standard in private debt deals, says Amundi
Private debt is well suited for an impact strategy in mid-market transactions
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Asset Class ReportsCredit: Investors cautious over Ukraine war
Despite geopolitical tensions, inflation and rising costs, private debt market remains optimistic after a record 2021
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News
Dutch retail scheme awards €100m private debt mandate to Tikehau Capital
Asset manager expands global footprint with new office in Israel
