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Capitaliser sur un boom cyclique des refinancements

La communauté financière assiste à un tournant décisif. La baisse attendue des taux directeurs américains représente plus qu’un simple ajustement des coûts ; elle devrait servir de puissant catalyseur pour les volumes de transactions sur les marchés de la dette à la consommation, en particulier dans le segment des prêts hypothécaires résidentiels. Nombre d’emprunteurs auront […]

Ho Ho Hold: The Santa Rally Is Here!

Welcome to December! Celebrations are coming… According to the seasonality patterns, you have nothing to fear anymore for the next few weeks since the Santa Rally will now take care of bringing your portfolios accumulated YTD returns, included an additional last mile boost, directly under your Christmas Tree. For that, you just need to believe […]

Cagliari Calcio Stays Put and So Do the Markets

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 […]

Jack Diamond’s latest interview

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 […]

A coin toss

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 […]

A (relative) free lunch in a less crowded place

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: […]

Alfredo Piacentini, interview Be to B

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.

Private Credit superhero and supervillain myths

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 Private Credit Strategies II achieves final close of EUR 311m, beating fundraising targets, after rapid deployment

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 […]