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The Evolution and Growth of Debt Funds: A comparison with mainstream banks and their potential role leading borrowers out of the crisis

Written by Riyah Davies on November 13, 2020

The Evolution and Growth of Debt Funds – A view and comparison from FRP

On Thursday 12th NovemberTom Cox of FRP will be giving us his perspective on the evolution and growth of debt funds in this webinar. Tom will also provide a comparison with mainstream banks and discuss their potential role leading borrowers out of the crisis.

Tom joined FRP in 2019 as a Partner in the Debt Advisory team. Tom has significant experience guiding clients through the most complex financing and mergers and acquisitions-related assignments. Tom has particular expertise in leveraged acquisition finance and corporate debt, and asset-based lending, and has a wide variety of sector experience including leisure and hospitality, business services, waste management, and industrials. Drawing on an extensive lending network that covers traditional commercial banks, the wider private credit market and more strategic investors, Tom is an expert in sourcing finance for the most complex situations.

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