Key insights. The private debt market is rapidly evolving, marked by a decline in transactions in 2023 but also by the growing integration of ESG criteria. Nearly half of the operations now include ESG indicators, highlighting the need for reliable data and independent expertise to structure these financings. This webinar [...]

In this article, our Chief Economist, Antonio Madera Del Pozo reviews the impact of political instability on a country’s economic performance, affecting not only the credit rating of the sovereign, but also that of companies, whose credit ratings may be limited by the simple application of the country ceiling.  Read [...]

In his latest piece for Expansión, Antonio Madera, Chief Economist and Senior Director CRO SF at FIG & Sovereign, analyses the implications of Mario Draghi’s proposal for joint debt issuance to finance Europe’s competitiveness. The Draghi report stresses the need for Europe to improve its competitiveness so that its citizens [...]

Main take-aways from our report: 1) Small and medium sized companies are on the rise in sustainability performance, surely pushed by the EU’s efforts to make ESG reporting mandatory for an increasing number of companies. 2) Firms headquartered within the EU and from sectors with higher environmental impacts also tend [...]

EthiFinance has published the first edition of the “SRI study on the Spanish Private Equity market”  presents the developments in the ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) maturity of Spanish Private Equity Asset Managers, highlighting new ESG trends in the market and identifying areas for improvement for Asset Managers. Four main [...]