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PE firms look to go it alone as credit units reach maturity
4 years ago
Private equity firms are starting to weigh up the merits of housing private debt businesses, with TPG Capital the latest to contemplate splitting with its credit business TPG Sixth Street. It follows EQT Capital, which announced a strategic review in January centred on parting ways with its credit unit. -
TPG in talks to split from credit arm TSSP - media reports
4 years ago
Private equity firm TPG is in talks to split with its credit arm TPG Sixth Street Partners, according to media reports, with TPG considering looking to launch and build out its own internal credit platform -
MidOcean Credit co-founder leaves to head PE firm's credit expansion
4 years ago
Multi-strategy private equity firm Siguler Guff has poached a co-founder of MidOcean Credit Partners to lead the expansion of its credit platform -
Astor and Armory team up for US mid-market credit interval fund
4 years ago
Astor Investment Management has teamed up with Armory Capital to launch a middle-market credit interval fund, according to US regulatory filings -
Callan adds private credit specialist in Chicago
4 years ago
Investment consultant Callan has appointed a private credit specialist to its alternatives group from Blueprint Capital -
Macquarie appoints ex-UBS official to build new asset-based finance business
4 years ago
Macquarie Capital is building a asset-based finance platform has appointed ex-UBS official to lead the new group -
KKR bolsters global impact team
4 years ago
Investment firm KKR has appointed two senior professionals within its global impact team, as it looks to strengthen its geographic reach and local impact -
Veteran Ulmer targets array of private credit for new firm
4 years ago
Andrew Ulmer, who led the structured finance expansion at Brevan Howard, has resurfaced with his own asset management company, 1543 Capital, according to documents seen by Creditflux. -
PennantPark raises $750 million for direct lending and opportunistic credit
4 years ago
PennantPark Investment Advisers has raised $750 million across four vehicles, according to an announcement -
Experience has taught me to be sceptical of second lien loans
5 years ago
Alex Jackson takes our credit quiz -
Bubble-watchers cite the popularity of leveraged lending as evidence against it
5 years ago
Growth in direct lending has been strong — but the sector is tiny compared to equities or bonds -
Private credit managers are partially insulated from daily market moves — for them it’s the dough, not the Dow
5 years ago
If asked about credit investing, Yogi Berra might have said take the fork in the road leading to private credit, says our columnist Randy Schwimmer -
TSSP launches capital solutions fund
5 years ago
TPG Sixth Street Partners (TSSP), the credit platform of private equity giant TPG, has launched a fund to target late stage growth companies -
Pension fund ups commitment to TPG special situations fund by $150 million
6 years ago
Kern County has upped its commitment to TSSP Adjacent Opportunities Contingent Fund, managed by TPG’s special situations platform TPG Sixth Street Partners, 9 May board documents reveal. -
Structured credit specialists seek future-proofing in direct lending
6 years ago
At the turn of the last credit cycle, structured credit recovered spectacularly – but credit managers today seem to be gravitating towards private credit as the area to pick up excess returns in a downturn -
Former Merrill Lynch US loan head takes on new role at New York-based direct lender
6 years ago
A 30-year loan veteran is taking on his first buy-side role at a US direct lender -
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 -
Athyrium and Neuberger Berman announce $2 billion close of healthcare fund
6 years ago
A healthcare-focused asset manager has announced announce the closing of Athyrium Opportunities Fund III, which is subadvised by NB Alternatives Advisers, the advisor to Neuberger Berman’s private equity business -
How credit fraud could make a comeback
6 years ago
Easy credit leads inevitably to fraud, whether in consumer credit or corporate lending -
Monroe moves into special situations credit after hiring from Melody
6 years ago
US middle-market lender Monroe Capital is expanding into special situations credit -
Fast-growing private credit firm Northleaf brings in senior advisor
6 years ago
Northleaf Capital Partners has announced that Robert Weiss has joined as a senior advisor for its private credit team -
Private credit manager eyes merger amid tough fundraising conditions
6 years ago
A direct lender operating a in one of the sparsely-populated parts of the market is open to a strategic partnership with a fund manager after scrapping a fund launch -
Arizona pension fund eyes $50 million investment in upcoming debt fund
6 years ago
A US pension fund is considering a $50 million allocation to a mortgage lending fund which is slated to reach $150 million
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