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Franklin Templeton wraps up deal for $35bn Alcentra
1 year ago
Franklin Templeton has completed its acquisition of BNY Mellon’s $35 billion credit unit Alcentra -
Investment manager launches to finance non-sponsored mid market
1 year ago
A new alternative manager launched Monday with a focus on debt and equity investments in non-sponsored, lower middle market businesses in North America -
Sona rolls out event-driven and bespoke financing fund to US investors
1 year ago
Sona Asset Management is courting investors in the US for its second capital solutions strategy, having filed an offering of the fund with the Securities & Exchange Commission -
Past form points to bleak picture for IG fund flows as new covid variant emerges: BofA
2 years ago
With a new covid-19 variant for investors to worry about, faltering high grade fund flows face additional headwinds versus high yield and government bonds -
Tikehau places €500 million sustainable bond as it plans high yield impact fund
3 years ago
Tikehau Capital has placed an inaugural sustainable bond that it says is the first of its kind for an asset manager -
Fed settles one third of small business loans in latest talf funding round
3 years ago
Of the $453.2 million small business loans requested in the 21 July subscription, only $152 million settled -
Calpers plans $80 billion leverage play to boost returns
3 years ago
California Public Employees’ Retirement System has outlined plans to boost returns for its nearly $400 billion portfolio in the long term. But the proposal, dubbed ‘towards a 7% solution’, has come under criticism -
Non-bank lenders spot fund financing opportunities
3 years ago
Volatility arising from the coronavirus will give non-bank lenders an opportunity to gain market share from traditional lenders in the fund financing space, sources say -
Asset managers pull all liquidity levers to satisfy borrowers
4 years ago
A paramount concern for many investors in direct lending funds is whether asset managers have enough liquidity to meet borrower requests for funding -
Saratoga picks up its second SBIC license
4 years ago
Saratoga Investment Corp has received approval for another Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) license -
Ares credit business grows 4.4%, driven by US direct lending
4 years ago
US and European direct lending, alternative credit and syndicated loan funds dove growth for Ares Management Corporation in the second quarter, the firm said -
Portfolio financiers thrive as private equity funds fret
5 years ago
Funds that lend to private equity vehicles showed their worth in the fourth quarter as valuations across credit and equity took a hit -
Bain BDC wins leverage approval from shareholders
5 years ago
Bain Capital Speciality Finance has won shareholder approval to double the amount of leverage it can use -
Golub Capital BDC looks to become fourth largest publicy traded BDC with merger
5 years ago
Golub Capital is seeking approval from its shareholders to merge its Golub Capital business development company (GBDC) with another one of its business development companies, Golub Capital Investment Corporation (GCIC) -
Crestline holds $600 million final close for PE-focused financing fund
5 years ago
The new fund will provide financing to private equity funds post their investment period, allowing them to provide follow-on growth capital to portfolio companies or additional liquidity -
Shareholders approve new leverage limits for TPG BDC
5 years ago
Shareholders for TPG Speciality Lending have approved the decision to decrease minimum asset coverage ratio to 150%, following an 8 October vote -
Good news for BDCs as congress doubles leverage limits
6 years ago
US lawmakers have granted business development companies (BDCs) the ability to borrow more – a move for which the BDC industry has been pushing for years -
Comvest raises $836 million for leveraged direct lending fund
6 years ago
Following its rebrand in November, middle-market lender Comvest Credit Partners has exceeded the $650 million target size for it fourth direct lending fund -
Crestline targets up to $500 million for new portfolio financing fund
6 years ago
Credit specialist Crestline Investors is launching a new fund to provide financing solutions to mature private equity funds, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Credit fund manager Drift enters into $50 million secured credit facility
6 years ago
Alternative asset manager Drift Capital Partners has entered into a $50 million senior secured credit facility for its Drift Credit Opportunities Fund -
Oxford Lane announces $42.5 million CLO repo agreement with Nomura
6 years ago
Oxford Lane Capital Corp has entered into a nine-month repo agreement with Nomua over a CLO portfolio with a market value of $106.2 million -
Managers line up behind tighter guidelines for drawdown funds
6 years ago
Six months after new guidelines were released over the use of subscription lines of credit for private equity-style funds, the aftershocks have been less dramatic than some credit managers expected -
Chicago manager launches $1.2 billion leveraged direct lending fund
6 years ago
A new mid-market credit fund has raised $415 million equity capital, exceeding its original $350 million target -
Macquarie confirms senior fund specialist appointment
6 years ago
Macquarie has hired former Investec fund finance specialist Steve Berry to head up its Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions division -
French bank sees strong interest in blind pool financing from US funds
6 years ago
Natixis is said to be making big inroads into the US mid-market loan-funding business by providing leverage to fund managers on a “blind pool” basis.
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