Last week, my colleague Chris van Heerden wrote a compelling note forecasting the increased use of fund-level leverage in the United States. Here are some additional practical considerations supporting his growth conclusions.
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What is the correlation between the low yield environment in the EU with the growing use of fund-level leverage in the region? And what does this mean for growth for the U.S. NAV market?
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When the Fund Finance Association hosts our Global Fund Finance Symposium in Miami on February 12-14, 2020, it will be the 10th consecutive year for the event. To celebrate this milestone anniversary as well as our industry’s collective growth and successes, the FFA Board wanted to “go big” in Miami. With that in mind, we are so excited to have announced this week that our keynote speakers will include both Hillary Rodham Clinton and Earvin “Magic” Johnson!
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Supporters of the Diversity in Fund Finance initiative gathered in New York to present to Baruch College’s Financial Leadership Program (FLP) for the second year in a row. The FLP is dedicated to the professional development and advancement of high-potential juniors interested in careers in finance. The program's mission is to increase recruiting for Baruch's diverse and talented students into top financial analyst programs across industries.
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Last week, my colleague Chris van Heerden wrote a compelling note forecasting the increased use of fund-level leverage in the United States. Here are some additional practical considerations supporting his growth conclusions.
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We kicked off the Player Profile series earlier this year to connect our readers with leaders in the fund finance industry. This week we catch up with Gail Boyle on the current state of the market, career advice and the fund finance outlook. Gail is a senior banker in the Fund Finance space for MUFG Union Bank. Her clients and her practice are primarily centered in the Western U.S., and focuses on banking of Private Equity GPs via their specific fund borrowers – a highly successful, growing practice for the bank.
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Cadwalader continues to take a leading role in the development of fallbacks and replacement benchmark rates for LIBOR. As part of this process, Cadwalader recently worked closely with the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) to develop a concept credit agreement, available to certain members of the LSTA’s working groups, that references a compounded average of SOFRs calculated in arrears.
Read More »Michael Peterson, Managing Director of Citco’s Capital Solutions team, guest authored an article in Private Funds CFO titled “The Rise of Hybrid Facilities in Fund Finance.”
Read More »Women in Fund Finance is pleased to hold another "Wit & Wisdom Series" meeting in London, connecting senior women in the fund finance industry with junior members for intimate breakfast discussions.
Read More »Cadwalader’s fourth annual Finance Forum is this Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Read More »Standard Chartered is seeking a Director of Fund Finance for its Financial & Strategic Investors Group.
The Charlotte office of Cadwalader is seeking an associate for its Fund Finance practice.
Read More »Below is a look at what we are reading this week outside of the four corners of Fund Finance.
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