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Bridgepoint buys EQT's credit business - report
3 years ago
Bridgepoint is buying the credit business of EQT, according to the Financial Times -
Minnesota pension's 2020 credit allocations hit $1 billion
4 years ago
Minnesota State Board of Investments has earmarked $400 million across to two credit managers in a private market update. The commitments mark $1 billion allocated to credit in 2020 by the pension -
KKR deploys 10% of $2 billion coronavirus dislocation credit fund
4 years ago
KKR Credit has plans to launch a $2 billion dislocated corporate and asset backed credit fund to take advantage of coronavirus-induced volatility. And the New York-based manager has wasted no time swooping on opportunities after deploying $212 million by 9 April -
BlueTorch's Genda details direct lending flows and pricing as he ramps up new fund
4 years ago
BlueTorch Capital has witnessed a 20% pickup in dealflow since covid-19 but, while the company's portfolio has avoided retailers, airlines and hotels, it has not gone unscathed, said chief executive officer Kevin Genda -
Global direct lending fundraising plummets in Q1
4 years ago
Global direct lending fundraising figures plummeted in the first quarter as coronavirus-related volatility kicked in. Managers raised just $9.4 billion raised across 11 funds compared to $18.6 billion across 15 in Q1 2019, according to Creditflux's fund database -
Bain uses rights offerings as unusual route to raise cash for BDC
4 years ago
Bain Speciality Finance is looking to raise additional capital through a rights offering to “further strengthen its balance sheet” and “provide additional flexibility to support existing portfolio companies over the coming months”, chief executive officer Michael Ewald said in an open letter to shareholders on Monday -
Fed unveils IG bond buying programme and direct lending plans
4 years ago
The US Federal Reserve has unveiled further measures to support the US economy alongside plans to establish a direct lending initiative - Main Street Business Lending Programme – to support lending to small-and-medium sized businesses -
Managers get creative as private credit fundraising set for Q2 dent
4 years ago
Private credit funds should expect a slowdown in fundraising as credit markets gyrate wildly and investors address issues in their public market strategies. But managers have been coming up with creative solutions to keep business flowing -
BlackRock hires former KKR official to head European private capital markets
4 years ago
A leveraged finance veteran has joined BlackRock as European head of the firm’s private capital markets business in London, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux -
EQT undertakes strategic review of credit business
4 years ago
EQT has announced a review of its credit business with the firm appointing JP Morgan to evaluate its 'strategic options', according to the firm’s Q4 2019 report -
BlueBay adds senior portfolio manager as it targets EM fund launches
4 years ago
BlueBay Asset Management has hired for a newly created senior portfolio manager job -
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 -
'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 -
Arizona pension to deploy up to $700 million a year in private credit
4 years ago
Arizona Public Safety Employee System is looking to deploy $600-700 million in private credit strategies per year in order to meet its target allocation, according to board documents seen by Creditflux. -
Monroe adds four to its opportunistic private credit team
4 years ago
Monroe Capital has expanded its opportunistic private credit team with four hires: Darrick Ginkel, Chris Spanel, Jason Starr and Joseph Valickus -
CVC adds Alcentra official to investor relations team in London
4 years ago
CVC Credit Partners has appointed a managing director in its investor relations team from Alcentra -
Last of GSO's co-founders departs
4 years ago
It's the end of an era as GSO Capital Partners co-founder Bennett Goodman (the 'G' in GSO) will step down from the firm at the end of the year -
Corbin eyes non-sponsored loans for inaugural private credit funds of funds
4 years ago
The New York-based fund-of-funds manager plans to target a private credit portfolio of around 125-150 loans across six to eight managers that focus on non-sponsored lending -
Private debt should alleviate the next downturn, says Paul Hastings
4 years ago
Private debt should soften the next downturn and not exacerbate it, according to a note published by law firm Paul Hastings -
Louisiana pension retains Hamilton Lane and plans private debt commitments
4 years ago
The $20 billion Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) board has voted to retain Hamilton Lane as its private markets manager to oversee its private debt and private equity portfolios. -
Former KKR pair resurface with new direct lending business
5 years ago
KKR's former global co-head of mezzanine and European head of private credit has reunited with his former colleague to launch a London-based direct lending business -
Beechbrook completes £128 million first close for UK direct lending fund
5 years ago
The manager's second UK-focused sponsorless fund has gained the attention of British Business Bank -
Benefit Street affiliate BDC buys stake in ABL lender Siena
5 years ago
Business Development Corporation of America (BDCA), a non-traded business development company managed by Benefit Street Partners, has bought a controlling stake in Siena Capital Finance -
HPS targets $8 billion for flagship mezzanine strategy
5 years ago
HPS Mezzanine Partners 2019, the firm's fourth fund in its mezzanine strategy, has won $100 million from a Louisiana pension fund -
Eldridge snaps up co-founder stake for majority ownership in direct lender Maranon
5 years ago
Eldridge Industries has acquired a majority ownership position in the middle-market lender, buying an additional stake from Marnon co-founder Tom Gregory
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