Capital Markets: Tacking Into Strong Headwinds

Here's the latest article from the finance and restructuring team, where Paul Durban and Michael Crosby look at current trends and opportunities in the private capital markets set against a challenging macro and micro-economic backdrop.

Having returned some time ago from their summer breaks, many lenders and investors are asking "how resilient are the private financial markets" and "where are we in the investment cycle"?

Attractive investment opportunities clearly remain, but as finance professionals assess the impact of the highest inflation rates seen since the 1970s (resulting in accelerating costs of borrowing and plunging public equity markets), the fast changing economic and monetary landscape is causing many to pause and take stock.