EV lover, she’ll take your heart because it’s greener

The car between the trees

A lifecycle comparison between electric and combustion-engine cars

Lessons from COP26

Waterfall

Deforestation pledge a ‘pivotal moment’

Lessons from COP26

Mountains with water

Net-zero pathway a boon to fixed income

An asset class at a crossroads

Road in the middle of the forest

Reshaping credit through ESG

Fiorino: fighting disorder

A sculpture depicting an ancient animal

How finance is working against climate change

Inflation and supply chain disruption

Cogwheels

Impact on the sectors

Direct lending

Frankfurt am Main

How senior is your debt?

Evergrande

Crystal ball

Caught in the crossfire between China’s past and future

Central bank digital currency

A sculpture depicting an ancient animal

Clean atomic monetary energy or financial fallout risk?

How to unlock opportunities in the sponsor-less SME loan market

Glass skyscrapers

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 […]