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

A lifecycle comparison between electric and combustion-engine cars
Lessons from COP26

Deforestation pledge a ‘pivotal moment’
Lessons from COP26

Net-zero pathway a boon to fixed income
An asset class at a crossroads

Reshaping credit through ESG
Fiorino: fighting disorder

How finance is working against climate change
Inflation and supply chain disruption

Impact on the sectors
Direct lending

How senior is your debt?
Evergrande

Caught in the crossfire between China’s past and future
Central bank digital currency

Clean atomic monetary energy or financial fallout risk?
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 […]