French direct lender launches new real estate credit fund
Tikehau Capital has teamed up with real-estate specialist Altarea to launch a new real estate credit fund

Tikehau preps sixth European direct lending fund launch
Tikehau Capital is preparing to start fundraising for its sixth European direct lending fund, Tikehau Direct Lending VI 

Tikehau launches inaugural $300m CFO
Tikehau Capital says it has closed its inaugural collateralised fund obligation, joining the likes of Churchill Asset Management and Nassau Corporate Credit who have launched such structures this year. 

Tikehau collects €3.3 billion for fifth European direct lending strategy
Tikehau Capital revealed in its H1 2022 results it reached a final close for its fifth European direct lending fund in July, collecting €3.3 billion for the strategy

LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
Institutional investors revealed over $9.5 billion of allocations to credit funds in March. Oak Hill Advisors walked away with the largest mandate, as US heavyweight pension Calpers allocated a whopping $3 billion across several of its funds

Direct lenders look to support venture backed businesses
European direct lenders are exploring deal transactions based on annual recurring revenue (ARR) financings, according to market sources

Credit Rendezvous: the upside of inflation
It is clear, inflation is not transitory and central banks are acting with several interest rate hikes likely in store for the US this year. That makes loans and CLO debt tranches attractive, but there could be opportunities beyond these floating rate assets

Tikehau raises nearly €2 billion for direct lending amid record-breaking quarterly fundraising
Tikehau Capital has collected nearly €2 billion for Tikehau Direct Lending V, plus a further €275 million for its secondary private debt strategy 

Apollo poaches private debt secondaries head from Tikehau
Apollo Global Management has poached Tikehau's private debt secondaries head, five months after launching a $1 billion platform in May

Tikehau wins €350 million mandate to manage Belgian direct lending fund
The €350 million fund will invest in subordinated and convertible loans to Belgian companies hurt by the covid-19 pandemic over the next five years

Credit Fundraising: Blue Owl and WhiteHorse gain from improving animal spirits
Fundraising perked up in July as managers raised $14.9 billion for credit funds - the third highest monthly amount this year

Tikehau retains 68% of investors for second €617 million special opps fund
Tikehau Capital has closed a second special opportunities fund at €617 million - and says 68% of commitments in Fund II were re-ups from investors in Tikehau’s inaugural special opportunities fund

Managers offer solutions for underfunded pensions
Credit managers are tapping UK defined benefit pensions that are battling negative cashflows

Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

DWS and Tikehau target UK pensions with multi-strategy credit fund
The new fund will invest in CLOs, ABS, private debt, leveraged loans, infrastructure debt and real estate debt

Credit funds at a glance (April 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Tikehau hires UK institutional business head
Tikehau Capital has appointed a head for its UK institutional business

Tikehau hires Germany head for new Frankfurt office to target region’s ‘untapped potential'
Tikehau Capital has expanded its European footprint by opening a new Frankfurt office, and has has hired a new head of Germany

HIG hires two from Tikehau for French direct lending
HIG Capital has bolstered its French direct lending team by appointing two principals in the firm's Paris office

Credit fundraising: ESG centre stage as capital pours into new strategies
Sustainability was the watchword for fundraising in February, amid a flurry of fund launches as well as first closes for impact funds and sustainable bond funds

Tikehau launches ESG private debt fund with interest rate ratchets
The European Investment Fund has backed Tikehau's private debt fund, Tikehau Impact Lending, which provides lower interest rates to companies that meet their sustainability goals

European CLO head becomes latest PM to leave asset manager after announcing retirement
A large European credit manager has had a number of departures across its CLO and direct lending businesses in recent weeks

Credit fundraising: January proves anything but dry for manager inflows
After a tough and unpredictable year, January may have been seen by many as an opportunity for a fresh start. But for seven managers it meant holding final closes on funds, while three undertook first closes and one a fund launch

Tikehau hires head of French private debt
Tikehau Capital has hired a head of France and chief operating officer within the firm’s €8.9 billion private debt team