This week on Private Market Talks, Neuberger Berman’s Susan Kasser discusses the specific values at the core of building a top-tier private debt group as well as each investment decision. She also talks about the three “C’s”...more
This week on Private Market Talks, MidCap Financial’s Clare Bailhé joins us to talk about what it’s like to build, scale and manage a market-leading credit investment platform. In 2008 – a pivotal year for the financial...more
In this episode of Private Market Talks, CEO and co-founder of Novata, Alex Friedman helps contextualize the evolving conversation around ESG and demystifies how companies and their investors assess ESG compliance and goals....more
6/21/2023
/ Asset Management ,
Benchmarking ,
CEOs ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Publicly-Traded Companies
On the latest episode of Private Market Talks, we dive into the world of private equity with Matt Nacier, principal at Lincolnshire Management and member of the firm’s origination team. Lincolnshire Management is a middle...more
Jonathan Grayer, Chairman and CEO of Imagine Learning, has been an executive, an owner, a founder, and a growth investor. In episode seven of Private Market Talks, Jonathan takes us through his history as CEO and Chairman of...more
Venture capital is a unique asset class. In this episode, Jason Shuman, General Partner at Primary VC, gives us a window into his world of early-stage venture capital investing and discusses the multitude of stars that must...more
As capital allocators look out at the global and domestic landscape, escalating geopolitical risks cannot be ignored. Change is happening rapidly and capital allocators are looking for new ways to understand and assess these...more
As private credit lenders move up market, Mike Ewald, partner at Bain Capital Credit, joins the Private Market Talks podcast to discuss how big the market might get, when – and if – the syndicated market comes back, and what...more
4/3/2023
/ Asset Management ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Credit ,
Creditors ,
Debt ,
Debtors ,
Direct Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Banks ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Investors ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Lenders ,
Syndicated Loans
On Episode 3 of Private Market Talks, Carlyle’s Justin Plouffe, managing director and deputy chief investment officer for Global Credit, talks about opportunities for credit investors in the current environment and what he’s...more
In this installment of Private Market Talks, Brent Humphries, President and Founding Member of AB Private Credit Investors, speaks with us from his home in Austin, Texas. Over the course of the episode, Brent shares his...more
3/30/2023
/ Asset Management ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Credit ,
Creditors ,
Direct Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Investors ,
Private Lenders ,
SaaS
In the first episode of Private Market Talks, host Peter Antoszyk sits down with Dan Pietrzak, co-head of Private Credit at KKR. Peter and Dan talk about their journeys in private credit, the importance of culture in building...more
3/30/2023
/ Asset Management ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Credit ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Direct Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Investors ,
Private Lenders
Once again, we reflect on the prior year for restructuring trends impacting private credit lenders. Last year it was all about “liability management”—the latest trend in which the limits of sponsor-favorable loan documents...more
1/18/2023
/ Bankruptcy Court ,
Capital Raising ,
Chapter 11 ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delaware ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Loans ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NY Supreme Court ,
Restructuring ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Ukraine ,
Vaccinations
A common yet contentious liability management strategy is an “uptier” transaction, where lenders holding a majority of loans or notes under a financing agreement seek to elevate or “roll-up” the priority of their debt above...more
In an important decision to private credit lenders, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a make-whole premium for an unsecured creditor tied to future interest payments is the “functional equivalent of unmatured...more
Creditors of distressed businesses are often frustrated by shareholder- controlled boards when directors pursue strategies that appear to be designed to benefit shareholders at the creditors' expense.
In these...more
9/30/2022
/ Appeals ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Breach of Duty ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Creditors ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Delaware ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Shareholders
Creditors of distressed businesses are often frustrated by shareholder-controlled boards when directors pursue strategies that appear to be designed to benefit shareholders at the creditors’ expense. In these circumstances,...more
9/6/2022
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Breach of Duty ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Creditors ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Insolvency ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Shareholders ,
Solvents
In a previous alert, we covered the Delaware Chancery Court’s decision in Stream TV Networks last year. After Stream TV’s independent directors negotiated a consensual transfer of collateral to its lenders in full and final...more
This past year was marked by extraordinary deal activity. Record breaking M&A activity drove record breaking private credit activity. Private equity M&A activity was at a substantial high, with over 8,500 deals worth $2.1...more
2/8/2022
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
First-Lien ,
Insolvency ,
Lenders ,
Make-Whole Premium ,
Purdue Pharma ,
Reorganizations
Private credit lenders started 2020 both with anticipation and trepidation. Activity levels were strong and default levels were at historic lows, but private credit lenders worried about the risk of economic headwinds –...more
This yearly report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the hedge fund and private equity spaces, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more
PIPEs (private investments in public equity) provide investors and public companies with a flexible vehicle for bespoke capital solutions that can be executed quickly in the volatile markets that have arisen in the COVID-19...more
8/18/2020
/ Common Stock ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Investors ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Preferred Stock Financing ,
Private Equity ,
Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities Transactions ,
Term Sheets
For many sponsor-backed and other highly leveraged private companies, the business impact of COVID-19 is just beginning to apply pressure to financial covenant compliance. As borrowers and private credit (or other) lenders...more
7/15/2020
/ Balance Sheets ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Preferred Stock Financing ,
Private Equity ,
Third Party Funding
A recent, highly anticipated ruling by a Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has reilluminated the concept of a "golden share". While an appeal of the ruling seems likely, this latest ruling by Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Mary F....more
As COVID-19 sends shockwaves through the global economy, many experts are predicting one of the deepest recessions in U.S. history. The hospitality, employment services, transportation, travel, leisure, mining, and oil...more
The new $349 billion Payment Protection Program (“PPP”) administered by the Small Business Administration under the CARES Act began accepting loan applications on April 3, 2020, with more than $4.3 billion of loans processed...more