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Private debt secondaries volume nosedives 81% in H1
3 years ago
Global private debt fund secondaries volume nosedived 81.8% during the first half of 2020 as the effects of coronavirus began to surface, according to a recently released report by Setter Capital -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits recover lost ground
3 years ago
The foot has come off the gas for many funds - 57% of funds did not break the 2% return barrier. -
Fed expands scope of Main Street lending programme
3 years ago
The Federal Reserve Board has expanded the scope of its Main Street Lending Programme to allow more small and medium-sized businesses to participate -
Argentina rallies sharply as DC sets credit event auction date
3 years ago
An auction to settle Argentina sovereign CDS will take place next week, the Americas Determinations Committee has said -
Magnetar wins $400 million for illiquid credit mandate
4 years ago
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has allocated $400 million to Illinois-based Magnetar Financial at its 13 May board of investment meeting, according to recently released minutes -
Alcentra's 'significant personnel changes' lead pension to terminate private credit contract
4 years ago
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System has plans to rescind and terminate its private credit contract with Alcentra "based on significant and unexpected turnover of senior personnel”, according to documents seen by Creditflux. The pension is instead looking to redeploy commitments to Crescent Capital -
Ares raises $3 billion special situations fund ahead of huge European direct lending launch
4 years ago
Ares Management has witnessed “accelerated fundraising” for its special situations fund, which it has closed at around $3 billion, according to the firm’s earnings calls. The firm also launched its fifth European direct lending fund this week, which Ares expects could be “the largest private comingled fund in its history” -
Fed expands Main Street direct lending scheme but it's unlikely to help CLOs
4 years ago
The US Federal Reserve Board has expanded the scope of its Main Street Lending Programme following more than 2,200 letters of feedback. Under the third loan facility, lenders will hold 15% of the loan to borrowers with greater leverage -
US pension approves four-year private credit plan as direct lenders report performance
4 years ago
Santa Barbara County Employees has approved a private credit pacing plan from investment consultant RVK to maintain a commitment schedule of $40 million per year to the asset class until 2024 to achieve its target allocation and diversification -
Golub becomes second BDC to undertake rights offering this week
4 years ago
Golub Capital has become the second business development company to undertake a rights offering this week, following in the footsteps of Bain Capital, as BDCs seek capital to ride out challenges besetting the market from the coronavirus pandemic -
Direct lending allocations could pick up as public markets feel the pain
4 years ago
Direct lending should withstand the volatility roiling the public credit markets, said a pension fund advisor, an allocator and a private credit manager -
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. -
First Eagle closes fourth direct lending fund at $782 million
4 years ago
First Eagle Investment Management has collected $782 million on its fourth direct lending fund, THL Credit Direct Lending Fund IV, marking the first private credit fund closed since Boston-based THL Credit was acquired by First Eagle in December -
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 -
Investors preferred real asset debt to corporate private debt in 2019, finds Bfinance
4 years ago
Bfinance stated that, in dollar terms, real asset debt searches conducted by investors outweighed corporate private debt searches in 2019 -
New York pension allocates $100 million to US direct lending fund
4 years ago
New York State Teachers Common has awarded $100 million to a direct lending fund, as its private debt portfolio delivers 10.7% net IRR -
Creditflux and Debtwire European direct lending survey set to close today
A European direct lending survey issued by Creditflux and Debtwire is set to close later today
4 years ago -
Pathway closes second private credit fund at $1 billion
4 years ago
Pathway Capital Management has held a final close on its second private credit fund at $1 billion -
Golub BDC originates $271 million in bumper Q4
4 years ago
Golub Capital BDC disclosed last week that it had originated $271.1 million in middle-market investment for the quarter ending 31 December 2019 -
Ares makes rare move by pulling out of private debt mandate
4 years ago
Greater London’s local government pension pool has lost one of its credit managers after Ares Management withdrew from its role as fund manager on an illiquid loan and private debt mandate -
Commonfund seeks to diversify manager pool with new portal
4 years ago
Commonfund will launch an online 'diverse manager portal' designed specifically to receive due diligence materials from women and minority-led managers investing in equities, fixed income and credit, real estate and hedge funds -
GSO adds $10 billion to inflows with direct lending, structured credit and energy
4 years ago
Blackstone grew its credit assets under management to $139.3 billion, up 13% on a year ago, according to the firm's second quarter earnings release -
Ninepoint teams up with US direct lender for fund launch
5 years ago
The move comes after the Canadian asset manager launched a new trade finance fund earlier this week -
Muzinich poaches Neuberger Berman MD for top fund distribution role
5 years ago
Muzinich has hired a global head of distribution, according to an announcement today, picking up the role previously held by Joshua Hughes, who left for CIFC Asset Management in May -
Neiman Marcus loan slumps amid debt restructuring talks
5 years ago
The luxury fashion retailer’s $2.95 billion cov-lite term loan B, due October 2020, traded down 1.65%, according to IHS Markit
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