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and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveragedbuyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. Competition between banks and direct lenders is reaching a fever pitch in other deals, too.
Generally speaking, during the early days of a start-up , founders will raise money from venture capital or privateequityfirms in exchange for equity. The company specializes in an instrument called venture debt -- or loans made at high interest rates.
trillion private credit market, which has burgeoned into a competitive funding tool for privateequityfirms, are coming thick and fast. This week alone, Bloomberg News reported on direct-lending firms working on plans for potential multi-billion dollar buyouts of Adevinta, Kereis and Iris Software.
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