Snowden’s ascent to the Supreme Court and the evolution of the UK restructuring plan

How reimbursement risks gave lenders the keys to Webster's splashiest healthcare bets

When Matilda Jane Clothing, a girl’s apparel brand backed by Webster Capital, abruptly closed its doors in 2022, the deal was already practically out of sight from Webster’s rearview mirror. The firm had moved on from consumer investing entirely and made an all-in bet on healthcare investing: It had a new focus, a fresh $1.7bn fund ready to deploy, and a new name. Children’s clothing companies were a problem of the past.

The SEC is proposing semi-annual reporting — what does that mean for BDCs?

9fin | Happy BDC earnings week! We at 9fin cannot wait to read the filings and hear executives’ thoughts during earnings calls this week, but it seems the Securities and Exchange Commission may have different ideas for our quarterly catch ups with some of the largest private credit managers.

Cloud 9fin — Tranche Talk — Unlocking value in infra CLOs with RRAM’s Anjana Ravani

9fin | In this episode of Tranche Talk, Cloud 9fin’s CLO series, our global head of CLOs Tanvi Gupta, talks with Anjana Mohan Ravani, head of CLOs and corporate ABS at Redding Ridge Asset Management.

How some private credit investors are looking to cash in on tariff refunds

9fin | With just one week until US importers could begin seeing the refunds from the $166bn of tariffs collected illegally over the past year, some of the dollars headed back to companies that originally paid the tariffs will instead end up in the accounts of private credit firms.

Inside SMBC's expansion plans for the American ABS market

9fin | Two years ago, the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation began to quietly build up its US-based ABS team. Propelled by an expansionist economy in Japan, the banking giant bet that its history as a balance-sheet lender would facilitate the development of its US capital markets business, which it first established in 2013.

LatAm Weekly — Argentina says more deregulation is on the way