Convertible debt provides investors with the benefits of both fixed income and equity investments. How is this possible? As the name may suggest, while this debt is a type of fixed-income security that yields interest, it can also be converted into a predetermined number of equity shares.
For this Sightline Conversation, Sightline’s Warren Gerow speaks with Jay Bala, founder, CEO and senior portfolio manager at AIP Asset Management, a Toronto-based investment manager whose convertible debt fund is distributed by Sightline affiliate, Ninepoint Partners. During this conversation, Gerow and Bala explain the intricacies of convertible debt funds and the numerous profit-making opportunities for this type of lending. Specifically, Gerow and Bala discuss:
- An overview of AIP’s pedigree, corporate philosophy and convertible debt fund
- The due diligence process before AIP advances funds for a loan
- The specific types of loans and sectors that AIP is interested in
- How companies typically use the money that is lent to them
- The role AIP plays in acquisition negotiations and other ways they add value
- The valuation criteria for the convertible debt fund on a monthly basis
- COVID-19’s impact on AIP’s current business and future prospects for this type of lending
You can listen to Gerow and Bala’s conversation here. As always, please contact us at (416) 945-6228 with any questions.
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Warren Gerow is an independent investment wealth consultant to Sightline Wealth Management.
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