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Private Debt Defaults: What Lies Beneath?

Our Thoughts on Real Estate Today, and As We Enter 2025

Zwirn: What Could Go Wrong in the “Golden Age” of Private Credit?

The Value Perspective Allocator’s Edge with Arena Investors CEO/CIO Dan Zwirn

Arena Investors and CC Capital to Launch Insurance and Management Platform

Arena Investors’ CEO Says Leveraged Finance Bubble Could Burst

Arena’s Zwirn Lays Out Real Estate Credit Opportunity Set

Deep Dive: Distressed Players See Opportunity as Restructuring Process Shifts

Private Equity’s Creative Wizardry Is Obscuring Danger Signs

Five Key Trends in Speciality Finance: Asset⁠-⁠based Lending

CMBS Bondholders Left in the Dark as Valuations Tumble

Dan Zwirn Comments on Risk in Global Credit Markets 

Hedge Funds Draw Pension Money to Riskiest Corner of a $1.3 Trillion Credit Market

Opportunities in Comeuppance

Wells Fargo Capital Finance Provides $110MM Senior Credit Facility to Mountain Ridge Capital and Alpine Ridge Funding

Arena’s Zwirn on Flexibility in Special Situations: Credit Crunch

Daniel Zwirn: Opportunities the “Everything Bubble” Left Behind

Opportunity in Distress

Arena’s Zwirn Sees Opportunity Amid Implosion

Daniel Zwirn, Arena Investors: Avoiding Moral Hazard in Private Markets

The Macro Challenges Facing GPs

Arena-Backed DCK Elevates Bill Brown to President

Creditors Struggle to Stop Stressed Firms Borrowing More

Advanced Risk Reduction Techniques in Venture Debt

Mastering Opportunities in Growth Credit and Venture Debt with Dan Zwirn

Energy Funds Lead Natural Resources Segment Rebound

2024 US Distressed Outlook: Will Weaker Credit Metrics Yield Opportunity?

The Economic Environment Is Presenting Barbell Opportunities in Private Credit: Asset Manager

INDepth with Daniel Zwirn on the Outlook for Global Credit

Asset⁠-⁠based Credit: As Easy As ABC?

Mountain Ridge Capital Launches Factoring Platform

Mercatus Finance Launches Cash Flow Lending Business, Kiesel to Lead

Lithium Energi Exploration Commences Strategic Review

The Clouds Hanging Over the Asset Class

Arena Investors and NK5 Agree to Form a Joint Venture to Invest in Opportunistic Real Estate Opportunities in Spain

Private Equity Is Piling Debt on Itself Like Never Before

Tite Street Capital and Arena Investors Acquire Portuguese Touristic Residential Asset

The Changing Face of Venture Debt

Arena Investors, Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited and EDOC Acquisition Corp. Announce an Investment of up to $7 Million and Plans for a $50 Million ELOC

Distressed Players Seek Opportunities as Recession Fears Fade

Dan Zwirn Comments on Credit in Current Market Environment

Arena Investors and Arbitrium Capital Partners Announce AUD $100M Joint Venture

The Void In Venture Banking Is Getting Bigger

Private Credit and Hedge Funds Are Flooded With Loans as Banks Dump the Debt

Montfort Capital and Arena Investors Announce US$100 Million Joint Venture for TIMIA Capital

Quarterhill Announces Sale of Wi⁠-⁠LAN Inc. to Joint Venture Including Arena Investors

Quaestor Advisors India Private Limited Is Now Largest Global Office of Arena Investors and Affiliated Companies

Commercial Real Estate Woes Run Deeper than in Past Downturns

Correlation in 2022 Prompts Thoughts on How to ‘Lose Less’

Zwirn Answers 9fin’s 9Questions

Dan Zwirn — Unconstrained Opportunities

Arena Investors Announces Lending Up to $100 Million to Kettera Financial Solutions

Zwirn on the Most Common Illiquidity, Risk and Volatility Fallacies Investors Face

Arena Investors’ Zwirn on Global Markets

How “Solvency Theater” and Valuation Tricks Are Keeping the “Everything Bubble” Inflated

Mountain Ridge Capital and Great Rock Capital Team Up to Provide $75 Million Revolving Credit Facility for HOP Energy

Bridge Lender Eyes Rapid Expansion

Arena’s Dan Zwirn Sees Tough Times Ahead and That’s Just Fine

The Credit Cycle Is Turning. These Investors Are Taking Advantage

Optic Security Acquired By Arena

Arena Business Solutions Wins Mandate

Pacific Production Services Reels in Growth Investment from Arena Investors, LP

Deep Dive: Distressed Players Weigh, Once Again, a Potential Restructuring Wave

Mountain Ridge Capital – A New Non⁠-⁠Bank Lender Takes the Field

Arena Investors Closes Special Opportunities Partners Fund II at $930 Million

Arena Investors Raises $930 Million for Credit⁠-⁠Focused Deals

Arena Investors and Mobility Capital Announce $200 Million Transportation Finance Joint Venture

Finding Unique Investment Opportunities with Daniel Zwirn from Arena Investors on The Unlimited Podcast

Mountain Ridge Capital Announces Launch of Commercial Finance Business with Backing from Arena Investors

Dan Zwirn on the Markets (Radio)

Arena Investors’ Zwirn on Markets and Strategies

TEXEGY Announces Operating Assets Divesture to Fortify Energy

Private Debt’s Six Biggest Challenges: How Liquidity Exacerbates the Stress

Daniel Zwirn on Finding Value in the Biggest Bubble in History

Buyer Beware

Arena Investors Closes $300MM Senior Secured Credit Facility Structured, Agented by Encina Lender Finance

Canada’s First Co⁠-⁠Produced Geothermal Power Project Is Fully Financed

Arena Investors Provides New $50MM Credit Facility to Velocity Capital

Buyside View: a Banner⁠-⁠year CLO Forecast Covers True Risk

Don’t Ask Dan Zwirn About the Future

Dan Zwirn, Arena Investors – A Stoic Approach to Investing

Arena Completes Add⁠-⁠on Acquisition for FST Technical Services, LLC

Changing the Playing Field: Implications of US Financial Policy for M&A Outlook

Dan Zwirn – Boom, Bust and Redemption

Arena Eyes JVs to Acquire Non⁠-⁠performing Mortgages

Deep Dive Update: Market Experts Assess Rising Bond Yields, Inflation

Second⁠-⁠Lien Volumes Spike as Investors Hunt the Capital Structure for Yield

CLOs Are “Most Bubbly of Bubbles,” Warns Arena CEO

Amid Falling Treasury Yields, Experts Parse Markets’ Risk⁠-⁠on Stance

After Great Expectations, Distressed Players Broaden 2021 Target Set

AJW Group and Arena Investors Announce USD $100M Aviation Asset Joint Venture

Modern Graham: Arena’s Dan Zwirn on Deep Value Special Situations

RDM Capital Funding Closes up to $50.0 Million Credit Facility with Arena Investors

With $1 Trillion of Distress Gone, Debt Pickers Find Scraps

Bridge Lender Pitches Niche Strategy

Is Graham’s “Weighing Machine” Approach Out of Date?

Clearstone Capital Partners, LLC Secures up to $21 Million of Financing from Arena Investors, LP

Dan Zwirn Invested Like a Crisis Was Coming — And Then Covid⁠-⁠19 Arrived

Arena Hires 3 to Boost Global Marketing of Private Credit Strategies

After HQ Move from CA, Irving Company Names New CEO Who Sees “Opportunity to Scale a Business”

Oarex Leverages YBI Network to Secure $50M Credit Line

Arena Investors and Diamond Creek Capital Announce a $100M Joint Venture

Liquidity Without Solvency: Investing Opportunities in the Current Credit Market Environment

How the Digital Generation Is Changing the Face of Real Estate Debt

Least Compelling Investments: How About US Muni Revenue Bonds?

Hedge Funds Eye Distressed Malls and Hotels

Arena Investors Closes Special Opportunities Partners Fund I at $519M

Arena Investors and Blue Skye Form Italy⁠-⁠Focused Joint Venture

Arena Wins Special Situations Manager of the Year at Alt Credit Fund Intelligence US Performance Awards 2020

Future Returns: Playing Offense in Credit Markets

Arena Finance II, LLC Completes $45 Million Note Offering

Energy Credit Alternatives: The “Shadow” Banks

Ten Views on how COVID⁠-⁠19 will Change Private Debt

Credit Veteran Dan Zwirn Sees More Pain Ahead

Dan Zwirn on the State of Credit: “Amend, Extend and Pretend”

Brave New Credit World — with Dan Zwirn of Arena Investors

“Extend and Pretend”: Moral Hazard in the Debt Markets

Crisis Talk — with Dan Zwirn of Arena Investors

Coronavirus and Credit: When the Music Stops

Buying Non⁠-⁠Performing Loans in Southeast Asia, Arena Management Says

Commentary: Private Equity Is Really Just a (Highly Leveraged) Bet on Credit – Daniel Zwirn

Profiting from Mispriced Credit

Trends Watch: Diversification

Financing the Economy: The Future of Private Credit

Leveraged Lending Is “Grossly Out of Control,” Arena CEO Says

This Time Is Different, but It Will End the Same Way

Everything Is Private Equity Now

Bond Market Is Pushing on a String, Says Arena Management’s CEO

Private Credit’s Role in the Next Financial Crash

Private Debt Investor Interview with Daniel Zwirn

Leveraged Loans Are Way Beyond Where They Need to Be, Says Arena Investors’ CEO

Interview: This Time Is Different, Says Arena Investors’ CEO Daniel Zwirn

Corporate Debt Pre-mortem

This Time Is Different, Credit Shop Argues

This Time Is Different, but It Will End the Same Way

Arena Management’s Zwirn Sees Opportunity in Southeast Asia, Australia, NZ Credit

Investors in Credit Are Backing Hammers That See Only Nails

Investors Are Piling Into Loans That Banks Have Avoided Since the Crash

Optic Security Group Launches

FirePower Capital Partners with Arena Investors

Should Hedge Funds Self‑Report?

Investors in Credit Industry See Danger Ahead

Reflections on the Global Financial Crisis and its Aftermath

Arena Investors CEO Sees Numerous Triggers for Next Credit Crisis

Mustang Resources Given Funding Discretion After Arena Investors Agrees to Amendments

Horizon Technology Finance Announces Strategic Equity Partnership with Arena Investors

Lithium Australia NL Secures Net $18M Funding Package to Develop Lithium Chemical and Battery Cathode Production

Lithium Energi Exploration Secures $16M Funding Package from Leading Institutional Investor

Worthless Auto Trade‑Ins Signal Riskier Loans

Financial Poise™ Announces Its Media Sponsorship of the iGlobal 9th Specialty Finance Summit

Brazilian Miners, U.S. Retail Top ’17 Best and Worst Debt Bets

Commercial Mortgages: High Real Estate Prices in Larger Markets Spurring Multifamily Activity in Richmond

Family Office Forum: Dan Zwirn on the Current Dynamics in Credit Markets

OAREX Secures $10,000,000 in Funding, Strengthens Digital Media Presence

Assessing Dangers in the Credit Market

Arena CEO Zwirn Says Credit Cycle Is “Long in the Tooth”

Westaim and Fairfax Close Strategic Investment Transaction

Kevin Parker to Join the Board of Directors of the Parent Company of Arena Investors, LP

Daniel Zwirn of Arena Investors

Pearl Capital Secures $20MM in Funding From Arena Investors

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