Cloud 9fin — Nube 9fin — Privatizations and concessions across Argentina

Cloud 9fin — One does not simply raise €15bn in Europe

While many European direct lenders are struggling to hit their fundraising targets, Hayfin has just pulled in more than €15bn. On Cloud 9fin, Synne Johnsson speaks with Hayfin’s head of direct lending Mark Bickerstaffe about fundraising, deployment and the changing balance of power in European private credit. He explains how investor diversification away from the US has helped Hayfin attract capital.

Cloud 9fin — Distressed Diaries — Are football clubs paying too much for their boots?

The World Cup summer is now a fading memory, but with the Premier League back, Cloud 9fin’s Distressed Diaries keeps football in focus while shining a light on the sector’s financial difficulties. Football clubs were traditionally bankrolled by wealthy men. Successful businessmen channelled their buccaneering instincts into their favourite sport, splurging wealth they made elsewhere. The latest in this long line, Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, is set to buy a stake in Liverpool as part of a consortium led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia.

Cloud 9fin — Can Indian private credit growth hit 30%?

India’s private credit market is moving from IBC-era rescue finance to a broader asset class. Performing credit is hot, but complexity-driven capital remains scarce and potentially higher alpha.

Cloud 9fin — Private Chat — Fundraising and secondaries during private credit’s liquidity crunch

In this episode of Cloud 9fin’s Private Chat series, reporter Tom Quinn checks in with Campbell Lutyen’s global head of private credit Jeffrey Griffiths to learn about the state of the fundraising market and how secondary transactions are taking shape.

Cloud 9fin — Decoding the software lending shock in private credit with MSCI

9fin | The recent sell-off in software has sparked a broader reassessment of risk across private credit. But are managers pulling back from risk, or just recalibrating how they price it?

Video interview — Bruce Richards, Marathon Asset Management — Cranes, compression and the ABL obsession