Risk club deals
Florian Hofer on the private markets podcast
Florian Hofer, Managing Director Private Credit
Focussing on cluster risks: when loan funds are more actively involved in the same deals, the risk spread for institutional investors can be significantly reduced. Florian Hofer also explains the dilemma faced by private debt managers: private equity investors support club deals in order to diversify financing, while institutional investors want to avoid concentration in order to ensure robust risk control.
When it comes to minimising risk, Golding uses a two-step approach: in addition to intensive manager screening, it is crucial in segments where club deals are unavoidable that credit fund managers keep the number of these deals as low as possible.
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