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Private credit hit by growing pains as agreements get longer and execution slows
5 months ago
The rapid rise in private credit continues to stir up excitement among borrowers. But, despite the sector’s competitive advantages — such as speed of execution and light regulation — deals are taking longer to close as the industry expands. -
AustralianSuper increases private credit allocation as it seeks to triple exposure to the market
5 months ago
AustralianSuper has increased its investment mandate with private credit specialist Churchill Asset Management to USD 1.5bn, as Australia's largest pension system looks to triple its exposure in the fast-growing international private credit market -
Monroe Capital receives another commitment for flagship credit fund
5 months ago
Monroe Capital's Private Credit Fund V received a USD 10m allocation for its lower middle market direct lending strategy -
Blue Owl cuts equity by a third in reset of 2019 CLO
5 months ago
Blue Owl last week capped off a busy 12 months with a dramatic reset of its first-ever private credit CLO, the 2019-vintage Owl Rock CLO I – marking the manager’s 24th middle market deal -
Monroe Capital receives USD 5m commitment from Monroe County
5 months ago
Michigan-based pension organization Monroe County Employees' Retirement System approved a commitment to a Monroe Capital-managed private credit fund -
Middle market issuance continues with Deerpath deal
5 months ago
Deerpath Capital Management has priced its second new middle market deal this year, a transaction valued at USD 353.65m featuring three fixed-rate tranches -
CLO market round-up: 27 Nov - 1 Dec
5 months ago
After a busy Thanksgiving week, CLO pricing activity was substantially quieter last week, with only a handful of deals in the market. -
Scotia adds middle-market lead arranger credit with new Guggenheim CLO
6 months ago
Fresh off the back of its first CLO as sole structuring and lead placement agent, Scotiabank has followed up almost immediately with its second lead role in as many days, arranging Guggenheim’s new USD 475m middle-market CLO -
PGIM pushes into the middle market with Windhill CLO 1
6 months ago
The latest in a brace of middle-market CLOs to hit the primary market this week was PGIM’s Windhill CLO 1, arranged by Natixis, which marked the manager’s debut in the middle market -
Barings prices two deals in a day
6 months ago
In a highly unusual move, Barings yesterday priced two middle market CLOs, worth a combined USD 862.15m, within hours of each other -
Fortress taps BlackRock for sponsor coverage hire
7 months ago
Fortress Investment Group has hired a new director to focus on sponsor coverage and origination in in Fortress’ credit business -
Florida-based pension commits USD 20 million to direct lending fund
7 months ago
The Jacksonville, Fla. Police and Fire Pension Fund approved a USD 20m commitment to a diversified lending fund -
Alternative investment firm Värde raises nearly $1.5 billion for fund
7 months ago
Capital for the asset lending fund came from institutional investors from around the world -
Direct lending sets up on high street seeking retail and wealthy investors
7 months ago
Private credit managers, historically reliant on institutional investors, are increasingly turning to retail investors for fundraising. The dramatic growth in private credit as a whole has been well documented. But in the past few years there’s been a massive pickup by retail and private wealth. -
Primary market roars into life
7 months ago
The primary CLO market pickup that started in August continued strongly in September, both in Europe and the US. Although the overall direction was the same on both sides of the Atlantic, the type of activity was quite different. -
Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investors put $1 billion into tech-focused credit platform
8 months ago
Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor forms strategic partnership with US asset manager as it focuses on technology lending strategy -
Brightwood returns to CLO market for first time this year
8 months ago
Brightwood Capital has priced a new middle market CLO, Brightwood Capital MM CLO 2023-1, arranged by GreensLedge with RBC as co-placement agent -
CIFC prices first middle market CLO
8 months ago
CIFC priced its first middle market deal last week through its direct lending affiliate LBC Credit Partners -
New Mexico State Investment Council commits $150 million to infra debt fund
8 months ago
The New Mexico sovereign wealth fund approved a $150 million allocation to the Newmarket International Infrastructure Finance Company IV -
Monroe returns to CLO primary with first mid market deal of 2023
9 months ago
Monroe Capital Partners priced its first CLO in almost a year on Friday at a size of $399.2 million -
Deerpath resets middle market CLO from 2020
10 months ago
Deerpath Capital Management reset a 2020 era CLO on Monday, becoming the second manager this year to rework a deal backed by middle market loans -
2023's mid market CLO volumes pass $13 billion as Ivy Hill prices
10 months ago
Ivy Hill Asset Management priced its second middle market CLO of the year on Wednesday named Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XXI -
Illiquid assets are increasingly hot in the private markets according to Aeon survey
10 months ago
Illiquid assets may offer protection against macro uncertainty, according to findings from a new survey. -
Private credit fundraising continues as two new funds launch
10 months ago
Private credit funds continue to see growth with two new US funds launching this week. -
Bain is back with first mid market CLO in four years
10 months ago
Bain Capital is back just two weeks after pricing their last CLO with a new US middle market CLO, the first for the Boston-based manager since 2019.
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