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Sharp decreases mar THL direct lending BDC's latest financial results
6 years ago
THL Credit has reported a decrease in net assets from operations and net investment income in its newly released financial results, but chief executive Christopher Flynn remains "confident" in the underlying value of the direct lending business -
FS Investment BDC's assets shrink for fifth year running
6 years ago
FS Investment Corporation, an FS Investments business development company (BDC), failed to grow its assets again in 2017 – but insists its recently announced partnership with KKR will allow it to grow stockholder value -
Private credit drives strong AUM growth for Tikehau
6 years ago
Tikehau Capital grew its AUM by close to 10% in the fourth quarter of 2017 – and private debt had the largest inflows of any of the firm’s asset groups last year -
Carlyle’s direct lending BDC hits $2 billion, buoyed by inflows to credit fund
6 years ago
Carlyle’s Group’s direct lending business development company, TCG BDC, has announced a net increase in assets of $27 million for the most recent quarter -
AUM drops but Oaktree dubs 2017 a "strong" year
6 years ago
Alternative investment specialist Oaktree Capital Management has reported a slight decrease in assets under management for the year of 2017 – but the Los Angeles-based firm’s chief executive described the year as a “strong” one for the company -
KKR considers switching from partnership to corporation
6 years ago
Global investment firm KKR is considering a change to its legal structure, with the firm’s senior management and board of directors currently evaluating whether to convert from a partnership to a corporation, or C-corp -
Carlyle group's solid Q4 results include $1.7 billion of global credit fundraising
6 years ago
The firm’s fourth quarter global credit fundraising of $1.7 billion included four CLOs, follow-on closes in their new private BDCs, structured credit fund, and managed accounts -
ICG increases fundraising goal as direct lending funds near full deployment
6 years ago
London-based Intermediate Capital Group has increased its fundraising target to €6 billion per year on a rolling three-year basis -
So much capital, so few deals: specialists fear for direct lending
6 years ago
No covenants, increasing leverage ratios and an outlook for rising rates means that direct lending is not all it's cracked up to be, according to several credit market participants -
Hurdle rates topple as direct lenders look to boost fees
6 years ago
Some direct lending managers are lowering their hurdle rates in a bid to increase their fees -
Direct lending head says market is overheating
6 years ago
A 2018 outlook report by KKR suggests now’s the time to reduce exposure to direct lending. This comes as another part of KKR goes on a direct lending fundraising spree -
Managers predict skill will win out
6 years ago
We asked managers to predict the year ahead across a range of credit strategies. Overall, they had a positive outlook. By Grace Jennings-Edquist -
Countdown begins to Creditflux Manager Awards 2018
6 years ago
The highlight of the awards season - Creditflux's Manager Awards ceremony - will take place on 9 May and submissions process is now open -
Middle east direct lending fund registers 17% IRR after successful exits
6 years ago
Dubai-headquartered direct lender NBK Capital Partners successfully exits its $157 million private debt fund, NBK Capital Mezzanine Fund I, with returns of 17% gross IRR -
US mid-market earnings grow 12.8% in Q4 2017, up from 4.9% in Q3
6 years ago
Earnings in the US middle market grew by 12.8% in fourth quarter 2017, while overall revenue grew by 11.5% during September and October 2017, according to a Golub report -
European direct lending up 34% in recent quarter: Deloitte report
6 years ago
Direct lending in Europe continues to boom, according to the latest Deloitte deal tracker, which found a 34% growth of direct lending deals in third quarter 2017 alone compared to third quarter 2016 -
Inflation is seeping in and leverage is rising like helium
6 years ago
The Fed is keeping close tabs on any signs of inflation in consumer products. But there are signs of an inflationary bubble in the credit market -
Private debt performance shines in institutional investing study
6 years ago
A quarter of institutional investors say private debt outperformed their expectations over 12 months to 28 August 2017 -
BDC reports $25.3 million increase in AUM
6 years ago
FS Investment Corporation (FSIC) has cited the “very competitive” nature of the credit market during its third quarter 2017 earnings release -
Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
6 years ago
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management -
German direct lending will grow for two decades
6 years ago
Patrimonium’s Daniel Heine takes our credit quiz -
Global raters dodged a bullet from the “Catalan Madoff”
6 years ago
At least one global rating agency dodged a bullet by declining to rate a Spanish fund backed by small and mid-market loans that is now being put into liquidation -
Investing ethically is worth it
6 years ago
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe -
Avenue to call it a day in European direct lending
6 years ago
Avenue Capital Management has pulled the plug on its European direct lending business
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