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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 -
The creditors' ball and making your own weather
6 years ago
Our columnist Randy Schwimmer sums up the key takeaways from the "Davos of credit" -
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 -
Inflation is seeping in and leverage is rising like helium
6 years ago
The Fed is keeping close tabs on any signs of inflation in consumer products. But there are signs of an inflationary bubble in the credit market -
Fishknife classified advertising
6 years ago
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Keep feeding the beast and you just might get bitten
6 years ago
Middle-market direct lenders are both suppliers and consumers of capital – and they risk hurting themselves when loan terms loosen -
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. -
They said it: No sympathy for managers
6 years ago
How many yatchs is enough for a credit portfolio manager? -
German direct lending will grow for two decades
6 years ago
Patrimonium’s Daniel Heine takes our credit quiz -
Points up front: Private equity is the enemy
6 years ago
Damien Dwin of Brightwood Capital Advisors was one of the most talked about speakers at Credit?ux’s Private Credit conference last month in New York, raising a laugh with his forthright comments about private equity ?rms. -
Tuna fishing with a harpoon is a lot like picking credits
6 years ago
AlbaCore's David Allen takes our credit quiz -
After high yields? Then understand the higher risks
6 years ago
Direct lenders with higher yield targets must be aware of the different risk profiles involved -
Join the debate
7 years ago
What's wrong with non-sponsored direct lending? -
Private credit isn’t crowded: it’s following the 80/20 rule
7 years ago
With 20% of private credit fundraising dedicated to 80% of financing there is plenty of room for new players -
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 -
Fishknife: Beware of amateurs playing the leverage game
7 years ago
Private equity firms may play hardball but dealing with family-owned businesses can be even more bruising -
Points up front: they said it
7 years ago
We target creditor-friendly jurisdictions -
Points up front: bring it on
7 years ago
Delegates at Creditflux’s Private Credit conference last month were treated to some entertaining panel discussions -
Rush into private credit risks being a dangerous stampede
7 years ago
Amid rural Pennsylvania’s fields of grazing cattle, a smallish asset manager plies its trade
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