Last year, private debt funds reached a nine-year high of almost
$60 billion driven largely by fund launches in Europe.
But what factors are driving borrowers increasingly to choose
alternative lenders, even when the banks and traditional lenders
can offer cheaper deals?
In the decade following the financial crisis, traditional
lenders took a cautious approach to lending, which has in turn led
to a boom in the size and number of alternative lenders on the
scene. Certainly, however, this is not the full picture and cost is
not always proving to be the vital factor. Could being in the debt
market be about more than just a pound of flesh?
Our latest
research report would seem to suggest so. As well as exploring
the advantages of alternative debt funds over traditional lending,
the report also sets out the reasons why Jersey is often chosen by
alternative lenders to domicile or administer debt funds.
