Amelia Weitzman

May 17, 2024 | creditflux.com | Amelia Weitzman |Josh O’Neill

Fidelity U-turns on European direct lending strategy as it ditches origination in favour of third-party partnerships By Amelia Weitzman and Josh O’Neill Friday, May 17, 2024 Fidelity International is cutting its direct lending division in Europe, and will instead partner with third parties to offer private credit solutions going forward Subscriber-only article This article is available only to Creditflux subscribers and free trial users within 30 days of publication. Already a subscriber? Not...

Apr 17, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Min Ho |Taku Dzimwasha |Amelia Weitzman |Charlie Taylor-Kroll

Alchemy and Triton Partners have collected non-binding offers for the sale of European telecoms group Lebara, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Non-binding offers were submitted at the end of March, two of the sources said. Sellside advisorGuggenheim is currently reviewing a handful of bids for the SIM-only mobile phone operator and is in the process of selecting parties for the second round of the auction, two of the sources said.

Jan 31, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Rachel Lewis |Myriam Mariotte |Harriet Matthews |Amelia Weitzman

Continuation funds, minority sales and refinancings dominate means to return capital to LPsStabilised macro environment could open floodgates on full M&ADeployment pace and adjustments to return expectations raise eyebrowsThroughout the recent exit impasse, private equity (PE) firms have been acutely aware that they need to return capital to their investors.

Jan 25, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Amelia Weitzman

During the “Where’s the Equilibrium in the Financing Market” panel at the IPEM conference in Cannes yesterday (24 January), private credit decision-makers shared views on the appeal of the asset class, its relationship with traditional banks and how it will evolve this year. When asked what makes private credit so adaptable, Amit Bahri, co-head of European direct lending at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, pointed to pragmatism. “Private credit became mainstream about five years ago.

May 25, 2023 | community.ionanalytics.com | Amelia Weitzman |Stefano Berra