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How the Growth of Private Credit is Impacting Private Equity

OfficeHours

The growth of private credit can be traced back to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-2009. Following the GFC, the government enacted new regulations that limited banks’ abilities to underwrite highly leveraged financing. This capital is released once investors buy the debt off the banks’ balance sheets.

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Covid-19 Impact on US Private Capital Raising Activity in 2020

InvestmentBank.com

As the world headed into the uncharted territory of a worldwide pandemic, investors in both debt and equity markets reacted to shifts and changing conditions in several interesting ways, and the lessons they learned and the actions they take this year will set the stage for everyone’s access to capital in the years to come.

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Tech unicorns UK – complete guide to the billion-dollar club

Growth Business

These are start-ups investors believe will break the barrier and make unicorn status within just 24 months. But although the UK is fast becoming a factory for these innovative businesses, 48 per cent of funding still comes from outside Europe, the vast majority from US-based investors. How many unicorns are there in the UK?