Much like Cagliari Calcio, firmly stuck in the same league position, global markets also seem determined to go nowhere fast. This weekend’s Cagliari–Genoa match was the perfect metaphor for global markets: indecisive, breathless, and full of twists, yet ultimately going… nowhere. Nothing collapses, nothing soars, everything drifts in a macro fog where everyone seems to […]
Catch Jack Diamond’s latest interview with DECALIA in Finews AG on how private credit is evolving and why tech-lending is becoming a key pillar in European private markets. The conversation covers:• How private credit can support Europe’s growing tech ecosystem• The role of structural protections in managing risk• Why investors are increasingly turning to flexible […]
And there you have it, Italy was served a cold pizza -with pineapple on it- by hungry Vikings from Norway last night: final score 1-4. Now, there’s a strange uncertainty hanging over the participation of the Azzurri to next World Cup… Will Italy be there? No one knows but this last defeat and the past […]
While Cagliari Calcio is struggling to remain afloat in Serie A rankings, with a flattering and much-needed tie game against Como yesterday, there is an asset class, often accustomed to the bottom places of financial markets returns, which is thriving this year. Any guess? You have to look south, and even further south than Sardinia: […]
Dans cet épisode de Be to B, entretien avec Alfredo Piacentini, directeur et cofondateur de la société de gestion Decalia à Genève. L’entrepreneur retrace son parcours, de son arrivée d’Italie dans les années 1960 à la création de plusieurs établissements financiers suisses, avant de revenir sur les défis actuels du monde bancaire.
Reji Vettasseri, Lead Portfolio Manager of DECALIA Private Credit Strategies Superheroes or villains? Private lenders might seem to think of themselves as nothing short of financial superheroes – offering hope and smart capital to the world’s forgotten borrowers, and drawing strength from elevated base rates to deliver supercharged returns. But every time a major default […]
DECALIA SA has held a final close on its second private credit fund, DECALIA Private Credit Strategies II (“DPCS II”) at EUR 311m, exceeding the size of its predecessor vehicle by more than 2.5x and beating its original fundraising target of EUR 250m. The fund invests in European specialised credit, targeting double-digit net returns by […]
Les récentes faillites de Tricolor et First Brands aux États-Unis ont jeté une ombre sur le marché du crédit privé, avec des déclarations publiques de personnalités éminentes du monde financier, notamment l’avertissement métaphorique du PDG de JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon, concernant de nouvelles pertes dans cette classe d’actifs, affirmant que d’autres cafards allaient faire surface. Si […]
It’s currently difficult to have strong “macro” convictions with the ongoing US data blackout. In the meantime, US earnings have been pretty stellar so far, turbo charged once again by those of the mega cap tech stocks, tensions between US and China have eased -at least temporarily- thanks to a new trade truce, while the […]
