NEW YORK, September, 2019 – …“While we have seen the yield curve invert a couple of times, we have not yet begun to see any related cracks in our portfolio,” says Ken Kencel, chief executive of Churchill Asset Management. “The question on everyone’s mind continues to be: what innings are we in? How long will this stage of the US economic cycle last?”…
NEW YORK, September, 2019 – The mid-market continues to attract private debt investors as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates. Could this provide more juice to the economy and fuel a red-hot deal market, or are we nearing the end of the credit cycle, Andrew Hedlund asks a panel of experts…
NEW YORK, August 29, 2019 – …Sponsors are viewing non-bank lenders as “a safe haven — a credit solution that doesn’t depend on the vagaries of the loan syndication market,” said Randy Schwimmer, head of origination and capital markets at Churchill Asset Management…
NEW YORK, August 9, 2019 – A deteriorating credit environment is expected to prove challenging for new US middle market loan platforms, whose fee revenue may not be enough to support them through stressful periods. Against this backdrop, a manager’s track record, alignment of interest and competitive advantages should be among investors’ primary considerations…
NEW YORK, July 4, 2019 – It’s important for direct lenders to strike a chord with borrowers when they pitch flexible financing solutions. But for Churchill chief executive officer Ken Kencel, it’s equally important to play major chords outside work…
NEW YORK, July 4, 2019 – At the Creditflux Debtwire US Mid-Market Forum last month, Churchill Asset Management chief executive officer Ken Kencel noted that his firm had avoided the larger end of the middle market for several years because of unfavourable dynamics, such as covenant-lite structures creeping into the space. But more recently the upper mid-market had begun to adopt “more of a traditional execution with covenants, more attractive pricing and leverage,” he said at the event…
London, June 6, 2019 – Churchill collaborated with the UN backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) on the launch of the report “Spotlight on responsible investment in private debt,” the first industry guidance on responsible lending in private credit…
NEW YORK, May 15, 2019 – “Regulated banks have been losing share to direct lenders for a while, thanks to higher lender holds. That dynamic has also allowed sponsors to avoid where possible the syndication process, which involves market risk,” said Randy Schwimmer, head of originations at Churchill…
NEW YORK, Mar 29, 2019 – Churchill Middle Market Senior Loan Fund has been nominated as Best US Direct Lending Fund at Creditflux’s Manager Awards…