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Park Square promotes four after departure of direct lending head
4 years ago
Park Square has announced four promotions to partner, which comes a couple of months after its head of direct lending Howard Sharp parted ways with the firm, as previously reported by Debtwire -
Calpers eyes exposure to private debt
4 years ago
California Public Employees Retirement System is looking to introduce private debt to its portfolio, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
'Speciality finance' gains momentum as US investors go deeper into private credit
4 years ago
Institutional investors are continuing to invest in niche, speciality finance strategies - including litigation financing and life sciences - following intense competition and overcrowding in US private credit -
Golub and Wells Fargo open 2020 CLO primary market
4 years ago
Golub Capital Partners has priced the first transaction in the CLO market this year -
Citi unveils partnership to offer private credit to retail investors
4 years ago
Citi has unveiled a partnership with US peer-to-peer lender YieldStreet, in a move that will give YieldStreet's retail cleints access to the bank's private credit investments -
Global mid market CLO league tables: Golub and Natixis lead by a distance
4 years ago
Golub Capital and Natixis dominated the mid market CLO space in 2019 in the manager and arranger league tables, respectively -
Ares makes rare move by pulling out of private debt mandate
4 years ago
Greater London’s local government pension pool has lost one of its credit managers after Ares Management withdrew from its role as fund manager on an illiquid loan and private debt mandate -
US insurer Aflac purchases minority stake in direct lender Varagon
4 years ago
Varagon Capital Partners has sold a non-controlling, minority stake of the firm to Aflac Global Investments, the asset management division of US insurance company Aflac Incorporated -
HIG WhiteHorse reaches $1.1 billion final close for direct lending fund
4 years ago
HIG WhiteHorse has announced a final close on its direct lending fund, HIG WhiteHorse Principal Lending Fund -
Sound Point creates its first fund geared exclusively to direct lending
4 years ago
Sound Point, which has experience of investing in middle market loans through various funds, has launched its first dedicated speciality lending fund -
Apollo fills gap in European direct lending team with senior hire from Alcentra
4 years ago
Apollo Global Management has filled a void in its European direct lending team by hiring Alcentra’s Natalia Tsitoura, according to market sources -
PineBridge launches first commingled direct lending fund
4 years ago
Two years after launching its private credit platform, PineBridge Investments closed its inaugural direct lending fund at $396 million, plus a $200 million leverage facility -
Golub makes its way into Europe with big direct lending hire in London
4 years ago
Golub Capital has ticked off one of its big targets for 2020 – establishing a European direct lending business – with market sources indicating that the firm has hired a senior official from Guggenheim in London -
Private debt takes centre stage as Arizona looks to bolster credit allocation to 25%
4 years ago
Arizona State Retirement System remains bullish on credit with the $41.9 billion institution looking to bolster its entire credit allocations to almost a quarter of the fund - and private debt will take centre stage in the Arizona pension’s growth plans -
US pension backs two private debt managers, but retreats from syndicated loans
4 years ago
San Antonio Fire & Police Pension Fund ended 2019 bullish on private debt but shying away from syndicated loans -
BNP Paribas AM hits €345 million on first close of European SME debt fund
4 years ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has attracted €345 million from 13 investors for its second European debt fund focused on small and medium-sized enterprises, marking the fund’s first close -
Texas pension commits $250 million to large US direct lender
4 years ago
Texas County & District Retirement System closed out 2019 with a $250 million allocation to US direct lending -
Insurance companies could ramp exposure to CLOs and private credit in 2020
4 years ago
US-based insurers have roughly $7 trillion in assets and a small increase in allocations could have huge implications for the leveraged loan market, CLOs and private credit managers—a dynamic that could unfold in 2020 -
Värde launches $2.5 billion global credit fund
4 years ago
Värde Partners has raised $2.47 billion for a new global credit fund, according to an announcement today -
Mid market deal flow picks up as Antares prices $400 million CLO
4 years ago
Middle market CLO formation has picked up with Antares Capital pricing a $400.8 million yesterday to mark the ninth transaction since the start of November -
European Direct Lending Perspectives: fundraising records shatter
4 years ago
Fundraising in European direct lending hit €32.2 billion in September to mark a record-breaking year for the industry, according to the latest version of European Direct Lending Perspectives -
Private debt tops the private markets agenda for insurers, finds Schroders
4 years ago
Insurers currently allocate the largest proportion of their private assets’ portfolio to private debt, followed by real estate, according to study published by asset manager Schroders -
Maine pension boosts alternative credit bucket with $100 million to US direct lending fund
4 years ago
Maine Public Employees Retirement System has earmarked $100 million to a US direct lending fund -
NNIP hires head of alternative credit as it shakes up private markets platform
4 years ago
The hire will be responsible for overseeing NNIP’s €40 billion alternative credit platform – including its corporate debt, residential mortgages, commercial real estate lending, eca/government loans and infrastructure debt/project finance strategies -
US pension hires Wilshire as ESG consultant
4 years ago
The Rhode Island State Investment Commission has appointed investment advisor Wilshire Associates as environmental, social, and governance consultant at a contract worth up to $75,000
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