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Private equity firm raises USD 750 million for private credit
7 months ago
British-based private equity firm Apax Partners has raised USD 750m for the first generation of its Apax Credit Funds -
LP round up: securitised credit mandate terminated amid $5 billion allocations and expanding relationships
1 year ago
Institutional investors revealed nearly $5 billion of allocations to 31 credit managers across January and February board meetings, according to materials seen by Creditflux. However, there were also two fixed income manager terminations, and one multi-strategy account placed on a watchlist -
LP round up: Magnetar and Värde among winners as $3 billion flows to credit
1 year ago
Institutional investors allocated at least $3 billion to credit funds in August -
Cheyne looks to uncover value in sponsorless loans
1 year ago
Cheyne Capital Management is eyeing sponsorless direct lending opportunities for a fund launch later this year -
Apera raises €1.27 billion for second European private debt fund
1 year ago
European mid-market direct lender Apera exceeded an initial €800 million target for the vehicle -
Arcmont says liquid loan opportunities depend on timing as it advocates direct lending instead
1 year ago
Arcmont Asset Management has made the case for direct lending over syndicated loans in a white paper, despite having being an admirer of CLO management platforms -
Franklin Templeton buys Alcentra in $700 million deal
1 year ago
Franklin Templeton has agreed to buy BNY Mellon’s $38 billion credit unit Alcentra, which will see Alcentra combined with Franklin Templeton’s US credit manager Benefit Street Partners -
Chenavari takes three-pronged approach with new specialty finance fund
2 years ago
Chenavari has raised capital for a specialty finance fund, officials at the company have confimed to Creditflux. The fund, the firm’s latest vintage private credit strategy, launched in February -
BC closes $1.2 billion second special opportunities fund 12 months’ incubation
2 years ago
BCP Special Opportunities Fund II has collected $1.2 billion in capital commitments - but a year later than it originally earmarked a final close -
Credit Fundraising: mega funds contribute to record-breaking month as volume hits $39bn
2 years ago
The sheer size of the funds raised in November more than compensated for a drop in the number of funds raised as fundraising volume in credit reached $38.9 billion. This beat September by $2.4 billion to make it the most productive month of credit fundraising in 2021 -
Francisco Partners keeps 100% investor retention for second $2.2 billion credit fund
2 years ago
The firm’s second technology-focused opportunistic credit fund hit its $2.2 billion hard cap - and the firm says all investors in its first fund invested in the follow-up -
Rally resumes as investors read US job miss as tapering delay
2 years ago
Credit and equity markets have opted to rally - albeit far from emphatically - after digesting the import of the US missing its August monthly news jobs target by a big margin, which could bring a setback for hawkish central bank voices -
DunPort reaches €255 million first close for UK and Ireland direct lending fund
2 years ago
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund is among the investors backing the UK and Ireland-focused lower mid market direct lending fund -
Credit Fundraising: Blue Owl and WhiteHorse gain from improving animal spirits
2 years ago
Fundraising perked up in July as managers raised $14.9 billion for credit funds - the third highest monthly amount this year -
King Street raises $1.2 billion for first global credit drawdown fund
2 years ago
The fund will target distressed and stressed corporate debt, structured products, and asset-backed investments, as well as claims and claim-related opportunities -
French food producer gets cold shoulder following bond issue
2 years ago
Picard, the French frozen foods producer, is one of the biggest movers in the European high yield market on Monday, after investors showed little warmth for its new bond issue in the secondary market -
Managers offer solutions for underfunded pensions
2 years ago
Credit managers are tapping UK defined benefit pensions that are battling negative cashflows -
Credit fundraising: Goldman Sachs direct lending fund takes March figures to $23 bn
3 years ago
Credit funds sprung forward in March as $23 billion was raised alongside $2.6 billion worth of allocations to credit managers. -
Los Angeles pension seeks global credit manager for $880 million mandate
3 years ago
Flush with cash? The Los Angeles Water & Power Employees' Retirement Plan has launched a request for proposal for its ‘active extended global credit’ mandate. But only managers with $50 billion under management need apply -
No auction needed for Zambia CDS, says DC
3 years ago
Investors will have to physically settle Republic of Zambia CDS as there are not enough contracts outstanding to merit a credit event auction, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
No CDS auction for Scandinavian Airlines 'soft' credit event, rules DC
3 years ago
A credit event auction will not take place for Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden CDS contracts, despite the company triggered a restructuring credit event last month, the EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled -
Credit fundraising: Dubai manager gets in on the act as direct lending takes off
3 years ago
Shuaa launches credit fund in the Gulf as Ares, Contingency, HPS and Perceptive are among those to close billion-plus funds -
BMO caters to Europeans with new US mid market loan fund
3 years ago
BMO Financial Group has launched a US mid-market credit fund for European institutional investors -
Scandinavian Airlines System triggers restructuring credit event
3 years ago
Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden has triggered a restructuring credit event as a result of its recent recapitalisation, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Credit fundraising: distressed keeps in favour but CLO ETFs emerge
3 years ago
Five months into global lockdown and distressed debt funds are still proving popular, but several managers have found success pitching other types of credit strategies
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