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AI-powered parking platform Metropolis raises $1.7B to acquire SP Plus

TechCrunch: M&A

billion to acquire SP Plus, a provider of parking facility management services, in a combination of equity and debt. Eldridge Capital and 3L Capital co-led the tranche with participation from BDT & MSD Partners’ affiliated credit funds, Vista Credit Partners, Temasek, Slow Ventures and Assembly […]

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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 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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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Mergers and Inquisitions

Ask anyone interested in distressed debt hedge funds for “the pitch,” and they’ll probably mention one of the following: “It’s like long/short equity or credit , but more interesting!” Distressed debt investing offers advantages over other hedge fund strategies , but the marketing often oversells the benefits.

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M&A Blog #07 – debt (Part II – management considerations, debt alternatives, and acquisitions purse / war chest)

Francine Way

That debt should be used prudently, taking into account future financial shocks that require financing flexibility. We continue our debt discussion in this post by looking at management considerations on funding a M&A program. We will discuss the three most common one in this post: 1.

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M&A Blog #08 – debt (Part III – lender’s view, debt rating, liquidity, and distressed company)

Francine Way

We have spent the last few posts looking at debt and it can be useful to a corporate borrower; as well as negative impacts debt can pose to the capital structure. There are many different kinds of debt providers: banks, bondholders, hedge funds, etc. Low debt level implies high WACC.

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M&A Blog #06 – debt (Part I – role and trade-offs, categories and key characteristics)

Francine Way

To be explicitly clear, I am recommending the use of the following ranked capital sources when paying for an acquisition: cash (from the balance sheet), debt (at a reasonable level), and equity. Similarly, not all corporate debt instruments are created equal and each comes with pros and cons.

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