How to unlock opportunities in the sponsor-less SME loan market
In this piece, Alexandra Trapes, Director, Specialist Credit and CLOs, argues that sponsor-less transactions offer a compelling opportunity in the small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) loan space – they generally see less competitive bidding, resulting in more reasonable leverage ratios, less pressure on pricing levels, more conservative loan terms, and meaningful covenants. What’s more, private […]
Your Questions Answered by Unconstrained Credit
How does Unconstrained Credit differ from other flexible credit solutions? How much/little risk do we take? Why do we use options? These are just a couple of the most commonly asked questions about our Unconstrained Credit strategy by our clients and prospective investors. Earlier this month, we sat down with our Fixed Income team as […]
Ahead of the Curve, Q2 2021
Key points The global economy is bouncing back quickly from a sharp collapse in the first half of last year. What we are seeing now, therefore, is to some extent the mirror image of developments in 2020. Despite having increased somewhat over the last year, long-term inflation expectations are still low by historical standards. The […]
Economic outlook
Where is ‘normal’? Will we get there?…
Fiorino
Banks versus shadow banks, a heavyweight battle emerges from new financial fields
Global Emerging Markets
Country allocation review, H1 2021
Views from the credit desk
Bullish and Bearish Cases
Looking below the surface
360°, Q2 2021
Infinity and beyond banks
The never-ending battle between old money and big tech
The future of the office
An ESG issue too
