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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?

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As we have read in the media, there have been a number of very high profile banks announcing that they retreating from the Commodity Trade Finance (CTF) Space, with BNP Paribas, ABN Amro announcing a 6-12 month wind down, SocGen closing the Singapore hub, ING and Rabobank both reviewing. These announcements are merely the acceleration ...

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Picture from IoD London's Twitter account (@IoDLondon)

On 8th September, Claire Pidancet, Managing Director for Growth Capital at Altimapa, joined Alpesh Patel at the Institute of Directors (IoD) Masterclass on Financial Leadership in a Post-COVID World. the event was attended by SME entrepreneurs who were looking to better understand the availability of growth capital post-COVID. Claire discussed the various types of capital providers and the range of financing options available.

Breakfast seminar: Debt funding beyond the bank

As part of their plans for 2019, Altimapa Capital aims to hit the £200mn milestone of funds raised. We will officially launch this effort later this month at a breakfast seminar run in partnership with Law Firm of the Year 2018 - Mills & Reeve. The event will be an opportunity for businesses to learn about the private debt market, how to access it and the availability of capital that suits their specific requirements.