Metrics Credit Partners
Private debt provides fertile ground for ESG impact
As a private debt investor, Metrics Credit Partners aims to bring leverage to bear as a lender and adviser that is not available in the mainstream syndicated loan market. The cohort of borrowers in the private debt sector is also fertile ground for sustainable finance, as the market has so far typically focused only on the largest corporate entities.
Saving private credit
Private credit was very much in vogue in the last phase of the rates cycle as ultra-low yield led investors into this emerging sector in search of positive income returns. Higher rates have changed the equation, but sector participants say revised approaches to assessing private credit opportunities do not diminish its appeal – especially while borrowers continue to seek this type of funding.
Sleeper SLLs awaken, more sustainable innovation ahead
Australia’s sustainability-linked loan market has experienced rapid growth and lenders say a wave of vanilla debt issued in 2021 could switch to sustainability-linked loan format this year if borrowers meet requirements. The next phase is a sign of the changing business culture, in which issuers, investors and intermediaries are embracing innovation and seeking to apply green financing principles as widely as possible.
BC Invest taking indications of interest for A$416 million RMBS
BC Invest planning A$416 million Ruby 2022-1 RMBS
