Partners Group blocks hedge funds from buying debt of troubled portfolio firms

Bloomberg · 5 hours ago
Partners Group blocks hedge funds from buying debt of troubled portfolio firms
  • Partners Group is using parts of its loan documentation to block opportunistic hedge funds from buying the debt of Emeria, Ammega and Breitling.
  • The Zug-based alternative manager is refinancing around €6 billion ($6.7 billion) of debt owed by some of its most troubled companies.
  • All three portfolio firms have billions of euros of debt coming due in 2028.
  • The company is accepting the risk of a smaller buyer pool as the loan prices of these firms fall.

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“Swiss private equity firm Partners Group Holding AG is stopping hedge funds from disrupting its efforts to refinance around €6 billion ($6.7 billion) of debt owed by some of its most troubled companies”— Bloomberg

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