Xpediator (LON:XPD), a leading provider of freight management services across the UK and Central and Eastern Europe, is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a new £18 million financing facility with Investec Bank Plc.

In the past few weeks, the Private Debt market and its participants were a frequent subject to headlines in the business and financial news. Does that mean that this market, now about a decade old in Europe and two decades old in the US, is becoming mainstream?

Altimapa worked with a UK company looking to finance a municipal LED lighting project in the Caribbean.

In recent months, the Altimapa Capital team has welcomed aboard four new team members. This expansion demonstrates not only the private debt broker’s current strength but its diversity too with the culturally rich team hailing from all corners of the world.

Private Debt (or Non-Bank Lending) is expected to reach $1tr size in 2020

As we reflect on the difficulties faced by so many at present, I wanted to send a personal message to Altimapa Capital’s friends and counterparties around the world. These are unprecedented times and our thoughts are with you as we all navigate a challenging terrain both in business and personal lives.

For the second year running, the Altimapa team has put together a few lines on their reading choices for the summer vacations. This year we combine an interest in history, mythology, tap dancing and, as may be expected, business. There is a strong preference for non-fiction, even more so than last year - maybe that reflects how the world is turning out to be stranger than fiction!

At Altimapa we are often asked about what is the cheapest form of funding: debt or equity? In this blog post, we take our quantitative axe to the problem.

The Altimapa team is keeping busy this summer even while away on vacation. Our diverse group has a wide range of interests and has translated into how we quench our curiosities, from management to history and to poetry. So with no further ado, here is the first ever Altimapa summer reading list!

Most business owners would be able to tell you that a bank takes deposits and gives out loans. However, if you were to ask the same about private debt lenders, they would struggle to respond. Here we explain the structure of a direct lender:

Much like a mutual fund, private debt funds are a specialised ...