Chris Woods

Dec 10, 2024 | icgam.com | Chris Woods

The full version of this abridged interview is published in the ICG Client Lounge – our new digital portal for institutional investors to explore our global alternatives platform. Private equity has consistently outperformed public markets over the past 20 years. But long-term commitments, capital calls, and limited liquidity mean private equity is often challenging for private wealth investors. Secondaries, by contrast, can offer lower-risk, more liquid and diversified exposure to private markets.

Dec 5, 2024 | icgam.com | Chris Woods

CLOs are securitizations backed predominantly by a portfolio of senior secured loans, diversified across borrowers, industries and segments of the economy. CLOs offer investors access to the senior secured loan market with tailored risk-adjusted return profiles, while benefitting from structural protections and favourable capital treatment. Risk to investors is mitigated by performance tests, credit enhancement and active portfolio management.

Dec 4, 2024 | icgam.com | Chris Woods

Strong interest leads to transaction oversubscription NAB and an institutional investor join as new lenders Debt package complemented by additional equity commitments from funds managed by the ICG Infrastructure team (“ICG Infra“) TNG Glasfaser GmbH (“TNG” or “the Company”), headquartered in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, one of the leading companies for the expansion of fibre broadband networks in Germany, has signed an agreement to secure an additional €175m of debt commitments (accordion...

Nov 27, 2024 | icgam.com | Chris Woods

Trump’s election win marks a watershed moment for the global economy and geopolitical landscape. Donald Trump’s US presidential win together with a Republican sweep of the US Congress puts Trump in a strong position to swiftly start implementing his economic and political agenda in early 2025. As his campaign proposals were very broad-brush, it’s too early to assess how his policies will play out.

Nov 21, 2024 | icgam.com | Chris Woods

ICG, the global alternative asset manager, today announced that its real estate business has secured DSV at a second unit at Mercia Park. This new 215,000 sq ft lease expands DSV’s footprint on the park to over 500,000 sq ft, with the global transport and logistics company having taken a 315,000 sq ft unit in March 2023.