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Nordic countries have much in common — including a growing appetite for private credit
4 months ago
Norway, Sweden and Denmark share many similarities. The ‘Nordic model’ includes high standards of living, free-market economies, liberal welfare states, a tendency for workers to unionise, and a relatively narrow gap between low and high earners. -
ESG initiatives should avoid unfavourable reactions by pursuing substance over form
4 months ago
By any financial measure, the collaboration of trans activist Dylan Mulvaney with Bud Light hurt the brand. What was formerly America’s best-selling beer saw its market share collapse — from over 35% in May 2023 to around 9% in June — because of a boycott by US conservatives after a 60-second TikTok video aired of Mulvaney drinking it. -
Despite CLO gloom in Europe and greater take up of private credit in the US, markets on both sides of the Atlantic are similar
5 months ago
I’ve just returned from a trip to London, my first since taking on the mantle of editing Creditflux, and was struck as always by how stubbornly far apart the European and the US markets remain. -
Letter from the editor
9 months ago
It’s a curious thing to come back to your beginning, but that’s where I find myself, writing this letter as the new editor of Creditflux. I first joined 17 years ago, fresh out of university. -
Past returns: Alhambra CLO paves the way
1 year ago
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported that Be-Spoke Capital was launching the first SME European CLO since the financial crisis. -
We’ll get through this awkward patch
1 year ago
Wide liabilities have made pricing CLOs trickier in the past few months. But speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium were optimistic that the arbitrage is OK — so long as you can place those triple As -
"Strong growth is not necessary for good loan or bond performance, but it keeps a recession at bay"
1 year ago
The picture in credit was looking good (even with inflation rising) until Russia invaded Ukraine -
"Rules require 5% risk retention, but for first loss CRS that is not enough"
2 years ago
PGGM's Mascha Canio takes our credit quiz -
Past returns: Ares constructs private CLO
2 years ago
In Creditflux 10 years ago we reported on Ares Management putting together a quasi-CLO in a bilateral transaction involving senior debt investor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation -
"Some observers believe Europe’s opportunity in private debt lies at the lower end of the middle market"
2 years ago
European private debt has lagged its counterpart in the US. But a growth spurt may not be far off -
"Never have the choices for issuers been more varied, nor the market dynamics more complex"
2 years ago
Direct lending deal terms are becoming more attractive in Europe -
"I’m passionate about broader representation within investment teams"
2 years ago
CIP's Leila Donnachy takes our credit quiz -
"It’s not unusual for investors to toggle between the US and Europe depending on pricing and terms"
2 years ago
The accents may be different, but US and European direct lending markets have a lot in common -
Points up front: Abrdn finds text appeal
2 years ago
Marketing consultants have been working overtime to concoct new brand names, but their efforts have not been met with universal acclaim -
People underestimate the impact they can have with ESG
3 years ago
Muzinich's Kirsten Bode takes our credit quiz -
A transformational framework means fund managers have to drive real-world change
3 years ago
There are managers who make transformational investments, those who incorporate ESG and those who do nothing -
Past returns: Indirect lending
3 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported how banks were playing a role in European direct lending — an industry borne out of the fact that banks had reduced appetite for lending to small and mid-sized companies -
The opportunities to build par and spread within a CLO haven’t been this plentiful since 2009
3 years ago
Last year’s CLOs could become the benchmark for manager performance -
Points up front: Despite the fees, European SME CLOs are the future
3 years ago
Producing the first post-crisis securitisation of small and mid-sized European loans was a monumental effort for Be-Spoke Capital. -
They said it: "How about a carbon reduction covenant?"
4 years ago
In a social media post, Bfinance’s Trevor Castledine recalls a conversation with a private debt manager who claimed to be powerless when it comes to influencing borrowers over ESG. The lender’s response was: “Er…” -
Points up front: Credit picking follows on from investor picking
4 years ago
Credit picking skills will be important this year amid heightened idiosyncratic risk, so everyone seems to say. But Ares Management, one of the biggest names in direct lending, has demonstrated that asset managers can also be picky with the mandates they take on, when the firm walked away from a private debt mandate with London CIV in January. -
‘Buying the dip’ is going to be a poor investment strategy when the next downturn comes
4 years ago
The next credit downturn will be shallower but more prolonged than the last, so what works will be different, too -
In private credit, we look to stay in senior structures with control
Robert Crowter-Jones of Saranac Partners takes our credit quiz4 years ago -
They said it: "Risky unmarked things are not not-risky. It will end in tears"
In response to a Creditflux article published on 23 October ('NEPC sees bias towards private markets despite lower return expectations'), an anonymous comment warned of the dangers of direct lending.4 years ago -
Investors are very focused on ESG: it’s driving them and us, and rightly so
4 years ago
My career in credit began just over 20 years ago, working in KPMG’s restructuring team and advising banks on their troubled loans. It was a pretty steep learning curve as every company was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. But I learned that controlling cash flow is vital and how to prioritise what’s most important about a company. I still use those same skills every day.
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