Churchill Asset Management in the News
Covid-19: The Growth Opportunities and Challenges
NEW YORK, September 1, 2020 – Coronavirus was top of the agenda when Robin Blumenthal caught up with four private debt experts this summer. Although there are bound to be some casualties, everyone agreed that private debt is well-placed to emerge strongly from this most unpredictable set of events…
Four Emerging Lessons from COVID-19 for North American Private Debt
NEW YORK, April 24, 2020 – Head of Origination & Capital Markets Randy Schwimmer discusses What Lessons Are Emerging as a Result of COVID-19 in Preqin’s Special Report…
Private Credit Weighs Risks and Opportunities in Market Turmoil
NEW YORK, March 17, 2020 – Firms that don’t have fresh capital available to deploy, especially smaller, newer ones, could be especially vulnerable, said Ken Kencel, president and chief executive of midmarket private credit firm Churchill Asset Management….
Private Credit Comes of Age
NEW YORK, August 4, 2016 – At a loan conference some years ago we referred to middle market loans as the Rodney Dangerfield of capital markets. These small, illiquid instruments were the poor step-child to high-yield bonds and large leveraged loans. But at Creditflux’s inaugural New York conference on private credit last month, it was clear the situation has changed.
What a Downturn Might Mean for Private Credit
NEW YORK, June 2, 2016 – Where are we in the cycle?” That question gets asked at every conference we attend. It’s also clearly on the mind now of every investor, arranger and issuer of debt. The reason is clear: if we are in the seventh innings of the cycle (which seems the consensus), a downturn might be around the corner.
Where Europe’s Real Direct Lending Opportunity Lies
NEW YORK, April 1, 2016 – Against the backdrop of uncertain credit markets and directionally differing economies, an interesting cross-Atlantic investment dynamic is underway.
Sponsors Holster Revolvers for Delayed-Draw Loans
NEW YORK, January 4, 2016 – I’ve discussed at length the development of revolving credit facilities. Corporate borrowers and private equity sponsors have continued to utilise this tool to maximise flexibility for acquisitions, dividend recaps and working capital. But during 2015 we’ve noted the increasing popularity of another weapon in an issuer’s financing arsenal: namely, the delayed-draw term loan (DDTL).
The Mid Market and The Myth of Loan Liquidity
NEW YORK, December 3, 2015 – One of the enduring fictions about middle market loans relates to their tradability. Smaller loans, the theory goes, are priced at a premium because there are fewer ready buyers. Unlike their broadly syndicated cousins, loans below $250 million have no effective secondary market. That’s the idea, anyway.