The Gulf Cooperation Council region (the GCC) is becoming an ever-more important destination for the global private credit market. In this client briefing we explore the region’s rising prominence as a key destination for...more
4/16/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Creditors ,
Debt ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Investment Funds ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Loans ,
Middle East ,
Private Equity ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
INTRODUCTION -
The successful closing of the up to $400 million debt financing secured by Tamara, led by Goldman Sachs and King & Spalding client Shorooq Partners, was a landmark deal in the evolution of private credit in...more
The annual IFN UK Forum 2023 was held in London in September 2023 and, once again, was a well-attended event, giving attendees a chance to connect and reconnect with colleagues, clients and friends alike from all over the...more
9/27/2023
/ Bankers ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Intermediaries ,
Investors ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Market ,
Retail Market ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
As Covid-19 restrictions and quarantines lifted around the world in 2022, beginning to draw a line under two years of unpredictability and turbulence, one of the highlights has been the ability to reconnect with clients...more
On 5 March 2021, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) announced that all LIBOR settings will either cease to be provided by any administrator or will no longer be representative by 31 December 2021 or, for some...more
4/21/2021
/ Commodities ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Transactions ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Libor ,
Loan Agreements ,
Purchasers ,
Risk Free Rates (RFRs) ,
Sellers ,
Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates (SRFRR) ,
UK