Alternative Investments

Direct lending has exploded in recent years, boosting competition and putting pressure on pricing. Who will thrive and who will...

The private credit default rate in the US declined slightly to 5.2 per cent in the 12 months to July...

Scottish Widows has got permission from the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, to launch three long-term asset funds (LTAFs)....

Credit ratings firm KBRA has upgraded its business development company (BDC) compendium tool to make it easier for firms to...

Asset-backed finance is a way of diversifying private credit portfolios and picking up additional returns, according to Armen Panossian, co-chief...

Agricultural lending platform Lande, which lends to farmers in Latvia, Lithuania and Romania, saw its lending rise slightly in July,...

Alternative asset manager Pollen Street has acquired a majority stake in corporate restructuring provider Leonard Curtis, supported by private credit...

Bain Capital Credit’s private credit group invested around $3bn (£2.24bn) to support the growth of middle market and private equity-backed...

Sun Life Capital Management has reported seeing “persistent institutional demand” for private credit, which is driving “strong activity” in the...

Private credit manager Arrow Global saw its funds under management rise to €10.7bn (£9.3bn) in the first half of the...