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European leveraged finance: A market reawakened

JD Supra: Mergers

European leveraged finance markets back on track -European leveraged finance markets rallied strongly in 2024, with momentum for new deals and opportunities for borrowers and lenders alike in 2025 - Europe's leveraged finance markets enter 2025 following a solid performance in 2024, with the syndicated loan and high yield bond markets rallying and (..)

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The Rise of Convertible Debt: An Alternative Source of Funding for Chinese Issuers

JD Supra: Mergers

In the ever-evolving world of corporate finance, one trend that has been gaining significant momentum is the increased issuance of convertible debt by Chinese issuers. Over the past few months, Chinese technology companies including JD.com, Lenovo, Alibaba and Trip.com have collectively issued convertible bonds totalling US$10.5

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Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Debt Financing in Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

In recent years, the landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financing in private equity (PE) has experienced significant changes. Rising costs of debt and fluctuating availability have compelled PE firms to reassess their financing strategies. By: Bennett Jones LLP

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Approaching Secondaries Financing from All Angles: Key Considerations for Debt in LP-Led and GP-Led Secondary Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

Debt finance plays a key role in all parts of the capital structure for private investment funds and their investors.

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The Factor Establishing Hiring Trends? Debt Issuance No More…

H. Friedman Search

We were discussing the hiring needs in the bond counsel/public finance legal arena. There is a definite need for bond counsels across the nation as the silver tsunami of the senior fellows is quite telling (as told to me by the Head of Public Finance the other morning). Debt Issuance No More… appeared first on H.

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Sector trends - September 2023: Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending

JD Supra: Mergers

We are seeing - Continued availability of growth capital for specialty lenders—SME lenders attract the most capital in the previous 12 months - VC debt cheques (e.g., Quilam Capital's debt investment in Merchant Money and Fasanara Capital's debt investment in Novicap). By: White & Case LLP

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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. In my view, corporate finance jobs are not ideal “stepping stone roles.”