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Demystifying the UK Specialist Lending Markets

04/06/2019 at 2:00 pm

Private credit opportunities across consumer, mortgage and SME alternative loan markets UK Specialist Lending Opptys_Integer Advisors 04 Jun 2019 (PDF Version) Executive summary In this report we focus on investable opportunities in the UK specialist lending markets, across the consumer, mortgage and SME sectors. ‘Specialist’ lending can be generally defined as lending related to non-prime borrowers and/or non-conventional loan types, and by definition sits mostly outside of the mainstrea...

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Private Credit Middle-Market Opportunities in Europe

28/01/2019 at 10:36 am

From Direct Lending Funds to the Capital markets? Private Credit Middle-Market Opportunities in Europe (PDF version) Executive Summary This commentary explores the market for lending to middle-market corporates in Europe, with the ultimate aim of understanding the investment opportunities in this respect.  Middle- market credit has emerged in recent years as a distinct asset class in Europe, but for now is largely manifest in private credit direct lending (unlisted) funds.  We see po...

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