20/09/2012 A critical gating question for the founder of a new hedge fund manager is whether the firm will be required to register with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
27/08/2013 As the U.S. equity markets reach post-crisis heights, hedge fund managers with contrarian views have ample opportunity to express their conviction by…
01/03/2012 “Unitranche loans” are the latest innovation in middle market lending.
19/03/2008 Owners of bank loan participations take on two kinds of credit risk: (i) the borrower’s failure to pay the underlying bank loan, and (ii) the loan participation grantor’s bankruptcy.
02/05/2016 The last few months have seen a revival in interest in single-name credit default swaps ("CDs") by hedge funds and other buy-side firms looking to…
