Bill Blain

Bill Blain

ill Blain is a published author on financial markets, contributor and editor of the Morning Porridge. He is a well-known market commentor, and a practicing investment banker in the alternative private debt and equity sector. His day job combines his role as Strategist for Shard Capital, the leading investment management firm, and heading the firm’s Alternatives Group – financing Private debt and equity deals, and direct lending transactions. His clients include sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, insurance and pension managers, credit funds and family offices.

Blain’s Morning Porridge – April 1st 2019

Blain’s Morning Porridge  – April 1st  2019 “Anything of yours is mine, and what is mine me’s own..” In the headlines this morning: What next for this sad benighted isle? The one thing certain is more Brexit uncertainty. It…

Blain’s Morning Porridge – March 26th 2019

Blain’s Morning Porridge  – 26th March  2019 “Only the guy who isn’t rowing, has time to rock the boat” In the headlines this morning: Apologies to anyone trying yesterday to link to Shard’s March 2019 Alternative Asset Outlook –…

Blain’s Morning Porridge – March 25th 2019

Blain’s Morning Porridge  – 25th March  2019 “Why that’s absurd, the wing is on the bird..” In the headlines this morning: Spring has sprung, and it was a fantastic weekend – attached photo of she-who-is-now-Mrs-Blain driving the boat at…

Blain’s Morning Porridge – March 20th 2019

Blain’s Morning Porridge – March 20th 2019 “There seem to be more banks in Germany than bicycles in Beijing…” In the headlines this morning: Unfortunately, a number of readers responded to yesterdays not-terribly-serious Morning Porridge by asking what I…