Direct lending rush
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
The pandemic docked Carnival’s cruise ships and grounded Bombardier’s planes. But when the companies were in need of cash, one went to the bond market and the other to a direct lender. Robert Smith, FT capital market correspondent and Nikou Asgari, FT corporate finance reporter, tell the story of the billion dollar private debt deals shaping who has the capital to weather the crisis.
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Read more from Nikou, Rob and the rest of the corporate finance team
Covid-linked debt rush ignites direct lending market
Asset managers in $300bn drive to build private lending funds
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