Varagon debuts as a new manager with middle market CLO
Private credit firm Varagon has priced its first CLO, a middle market deal, marking its debut as a manager  

Man Group hires new senior managing director for private credit business
Man Group has hired a New York-based senior managing director to lead the firm's client engagement and strategic efforts in private credit and direct lending

Man Group moves into US private credit with new acquisition
Man Group is buying US middle market lender Varagon Capital, according to a company announcement, in a $183 million deal due to complete in Q3 2023.

GSAM buys stake in US direct lender
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has taken a stake in $15.1 billion US lower middle-market direct lender 

Varagon hires senior business development official from Invesco
Mid market lender Varagon Capital Partners has hired a managing director in the firm’s business development and investor relations team

Varagon hires new business development MD from Evolution
Varagon Capital Partners has hired a managing director for its business development and investor relations team in New York

US insurer Aflac purchases minority stake in direct lender Varagon
Varagon Capital Partners has sold a non-controlling, minority stake of the firm to Aflac Global Investments, the asset management division of US insurance company Aflac Incorporated

Upper mid-market yields value on price and leverage
Direct lenders are getting access to greater deal flow in the upper middle-market with private equity sponsors leaning towards private credit after a torrid end to last year in the broadly syndicated loan market.

It’s going to be a credit picker’s market
Our panel of experts believe that the credit market will be volatile this year, but there will be opportunities in European credit and additional tier one bonds, trups CDOs and unitranches

Varagon boosts healthcare expansion with New York hire
The middle market lender continues its efforts in the sector, following the opening of a new healthcare-focused Chicago office

Varagon opens Chicago office to focus on healthcare and hires three
Varagon Capital Partners has built out its platform with the opening of a Chicago office to focus on healthcare finance opportunities, hiring a team of three to lead the healthcare effort