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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. -
Past Returns: German direct lending’s overhaul
4 years ago
In Creditflux five years ago we reported on German fund managers campaigning against regulations which dictated that funds require a banking licence to act as direct lenders. In 2016 they got their way as the German Banking Act stipulated that the banking licence requirement would not be imposed if a direct lender was authorised under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. -
There’s pain to come for those who have become too greedy
4 years ago
Stephen Catling of Connection Capital takes our credit quiz -
PE hold periods have shrunk but fast acquisitions can lead to botched integrations
4 years ago
Buyout multiples are likely to stay high – but moving fast and specialising can help firms make money -
Points Up Front: The best opportunities are way, way over there
5 years ago
Competition was a big theme at last month’s Creditflux European Direct Lending conference. The market has evolved to the point where new entrants are on the fundraising trail, which could lead to a compression in any illiquidity premium prevalent in direct lending loans -
Bubble-watchers cite the popularity of leveraged lending as evidence against it
5 years ago
Growth in direct lending has been strong — but the sector is tiny compared to equities or bonds -
They said it: "Patience, prudence and vigilance"
5 years ago
At Creditflux’s European direct lending event, Cheyne Capital’s Anthony Robertson reveals his top tips for managing in credit today -
Being the only provider in a deal allows us to be closer to the company
5 years ago
Tikehau's Cécile Mayer-Lévi takes our credit quiz -
We have a completion rate of around 4% of transactions we see
5 years ago
Ares' Mike Dennis takes our credit quiz -
No one wants to be middle of the road in mid market
5 years ago
The middle market is a vast space — so much so that it’s not enough to be described as a mid market lender -
Staying afloat in credit takes care and character
6 years ago
In his final article, our columnist sheds light on his identity and has some 'nice' advice for those navigating credit’s changeable oceans -
Points up front: the best way to source direct lending loans is to sit and wait
6 years ago
Spend a few minutes in the company of a direct lending manager and you’re sure to hear about the lengths to which funds go in order to source deals (one firm said that it operates a call centre in order to contact borrowers). Not so Pascal Meysson, managing director at Alcentra. -
European direct lending may not be as European as it seems
6 years ago
In European direct lending, raising capital has become the easy part of a manager’s job. But deploying that capital is more difficult, says Diala Minott, a London-based partner at law firm Paul Hastings -
Join the debate: is Christopher Nolan moonlighting for Creditflux?
6 years ago
A story last month on direct lender Prestige caused one reader to draw comparisons with a script from film director Christopher Nolan -
Points up front: zombie managers near extinction
6 years ago
The long-term nature of CLOs means the market tends to have a large number of zombie managers, those with one or two deals outstanding but no plans for future issuance. However, a spate of redemptions, especially in Europe, has swept away some of the ghostly deadwood. -
The biggest credit stories in 2017
6 years ago
CLO ramp-up risk, new risk retention proposals and new CLO joint ventures were in the headlines last year. Here, Creditflux reveals the most read stories of 2017 -
Fishknife classified advertising
6 years ago
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How credit fraud could make a comeback
6 years ago
Easy credit leads inevitably to fraud, whether in consumer credit or corporate lending -
Points up front: the biggest leaving do of the year
6 years ago
Key players from across the CLO industry gathered to bid farewell to Alcentra’s Hiram Hamilton, who is swapping London for New York. -
German direct lending will grow for two decades
6 years ago
Patrimonium’s Daniel Heine takes our credit quiz -
Tuna fishing with a harpoon is a lot like picking credits
6 years ago
AlbaCore's David Allen takes our credit quiz -
Join the debate
6 years ago
What's wrong with non-sponsored direct lending? -
Points up front: best of frenemies
7 years ago
Delegates at the Creditflux Direct Lending conference in London last month were treated to much acerbic banter between two of Europe’s most experienced mid-market lenders -
They said it
7 years ago
No-one wants to stop managers from filling their Bentleys with petrol
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