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IT Capital News: Credit investors seem really bored these days
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Sunday, May 24, 2015. Credit investors seem really bored these days. Fortress credit chief gets more bearish amid strong fundraising. Credit investors seem really bored these days. In several first-quarter earnings calls, credit pros described an environment that is not ripe for investment – though it is a good time to sell. The latest was credit chief Peter Briger of Fortress Investment Group, who gave a bearish stance on the credit world during the firm’s Q1 earnings call Thursday. 8220;We may have a h...
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IT Capital News: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015. LPs interest in private debt is increasing. Pension fund interest in private debt is increasing. But just how are these institutional investors allocating? Pension funds are making growing commitments to private debt strategies,. Hears In the UK, one of Europe’s most active private debt markets, pension fund managers are attracted to the risk-adjusted returns of the asset class, we’re told. 8217; to paraphrase one scheme manager in Edinburgh. Amongst those to put their heads abov...
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IT Capital News: August 2015
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Friday, August 28, 2015. Operational Expertise Makes the Difference. What follows is an excerpt of a conversation with Conor Boden, head of portfolio board development at Advent International, and Tony Ecock, a general partner at Welsh, Carson, who is responsible for helping portfolio companies identify and implement initiatives focused on growth and operational improvement. They share insights into how operations professionals can add value and why they are important to investment strategies. Products b...
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IT Capital News: April 2012
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Friday, April 27, 2012. Dutch parliament agrees to bring forward increase of retirement age. Those that were chasing high returns are now paying with increased retirement age. Aivars Lode. EUROPE – The Dutch parliament has agreed to bring forward to the year 2019 an incremental increase of the official retirement age to 66, beginning with a one-month increase next year. Subsequently, the pensionable age will be increased to 67 by the year 2024, when additional increases will be linked to life expectancy.
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IT Capital News: November 2014
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Monday, November 17, 2014. As the private equity environment gets more competitive, some firms are finding an advantage by specializing in specific sectors. And according to a new study from Cambridge Associates, their limited partners are benefitting from their specialization. Cambridge defines sector-focused funds as those that invest more than 70 percent of their capital in the consumer, financial services, healthcare or technology sectors. Many firms claim to focus on several sectors, but it’s ...
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IT Capital News: August 2012
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012. More and more, LBOs are becoming hot potatoes. For some time we have discussed that the world has changed and we have observed private equity firms selling amongst each other which is tantamount to flipping companies. Similar to what happened with the housing market. Therefore the returns that they have offered will not be sustainable. Aivars Lode. FORTUNE - Increasingly, private equity is looking like a roach motel. Deals check in, but they never check out. That may make sens...
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IT Capital News: May 2012
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Facebook Status Update: Silence is not Golden. It would appear that investors are losing confidence and continue to look for yield that is transparent. Aivars Lode. Silence about the fear this latest technical and pricing failure of securities markets has engendered disaffection among mainstream investors. The ones who have already pulled half a trillion dollars out of mutual funds that invest long-term in U.S. stocks, in the last five years. If you think the fallout from the Fac...
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IT Capital News: March 2012
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Friday, March 30, 2012. Junk Bonds Feed a Hungry Market. People are looking for yield. Aivars Lode. US companies with junk credit ratings are piling into the debt markets at a record pace, seizing on some of the lowest borrowing costs in history and strong demand from investors craving higher returns. Some 130 U.S. junk-rated companies, from commercial lender CIT Group. To car-rental company Hertz Global Holdings. The boom in junk coincides with a return in appetite for riskier investments. In the st...
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IT Capital News: April 2015
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Thursday, April 23, 2015. Insurers glum about investment outlook as low yields bite. Low or negative yields and surging equity markets are making insurers gloomy about the outlook for their investments, according to a Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Survey of nearly 300 senior insurance executives across the globe. The insurers, who collectively invest more than $6 trillion, were the most pessimistic since the annual survey began four years ago, GSAM said on Wednesday. The International Monetary Fund las...
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