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Leading players look to partner with banks rather than be their adversaries
Even the IMF underestimates the industry’s heft, according to JPMorgan
Plus, Raiffeisen Bank touts Russian growth in job ads and an investment banking boost in the US
Castlelake’s aircraft leasing focus fits private capital industry’s interest in asset-backed debts
Plus, readers reply on private credit’s excess returns
The IMF’s latest global financial stability report raises questions about the boom in the investment class
Paul Weightman cut his teeth persuading players to join a breakaway Australian rugby league in the 1990s
Bank’s Petershill Partners unit reaches deal that values investment firm at more than $1bn
Get set . . . go liquefy ageing loans
Rather than going head-to-head, traditional financial bodies have decided to embrace the new world
More than 20 senior executives have defected to a brand new business set up by an Australian property executive
Plus, lawsuits fly after talent raid at Barings and private equity finds a juicy new target
MassMutual arm files for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction after 20 employees defect
About $10bn of loans have been refinanced in public markets as conditions improve due to rate cuts being on the horizon
Plus, two credit card lenders strike a megamerger and private lending gets another thumbs up from Michael Dell
Family office to provide first outside funding for credit asset manager 5C Investment Partners
Maybe it should be regulated like one? As private credit proliferates, we must think more seriously about its risks
Plus, modelling private credit expected returns
There’s a Big Darn Category that shows loan valuations aren’t very consistent
Buyout firms’ stranglehold over who can buy portfolio groups’ loans under threat as many lenders retrench
Betteridge’s Law strikes again
The issues facing dealmaking, private equity, financial regulation and beyond
Asset managers struggle to hire salespeople as they move into more complex products
The deals have enabled some teetering groups to hang on for a couple more years
A potential deal for healthcare technology company Cotiviti comes after earlier bid from Carlyle fell through
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