A record more than 2,500 industry players attended the 14th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium that wrapped up at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. As has been the trend in recent years, there was a lot to discuss (beyond Tom Brady and Ryan Reynolds!) – continued market evolution, lender expansion, pricing trends, LP liquidity needs, growth of NAV and hybrids, and predictions for 2025 in light of a new political and regulatory environment. Here are 13 notable data points as we move past Miami and into the final month of Q1:
As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. and year-end push throughout the entire fund finance market, we are all thinking about key trends that have emerged and how this sets up for execution next year.
The FFA held its annual Global Leadership Summit this week at the Pine Cliffs Resort in Albufeira, Portugal. Set atop a scene of cliffside ocean vistas and perfect weather, some of the top leaders in the industry across banks, fund sponsors, law firms and other service providers gathered to share thoughts on the current and future state of the global fund finance market.
This year is starting to feel a bit more normalized after the 2021-2022 record origination numbers followed by the 2023 market disruption. In many ways, fund finance has passed the stress test and moved forward. What has 2024 shown us through the first half?
More than 1,800 industry players attended the 13th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium that wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. There was a lot to talk about in terms of market evolution through surviving 2023 and what 2024 has in store. In honor of lucky number 13, here’s a baker’s dozen of notable fund finance market data points to take us forward in 2024.
Yesterday we kicked off our seventh annual Finance Forum with opening remarks from Wes Misson. A transcript of the remarks follow here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the forum’s discussions, feel free to contact us here.
This past weekend officially marked the end of summer in the U.S. as vacations and Labor Day gatherings have come and gone, and the kids are now back in school. And while I anticipate that everyone’s in-office attendance will be positively impacted by this development, it’s also a good marker as we approach the end of the third quarter to assess how the year has gone.