Blue Owl Capital, a leading alternative asset manager, announced the final close of its most recent digital infrastructure fund, Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Fund III ("ODI III") with $7 billion of total capital commitments. ODI III exceeded the...
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May 20, 2025, 08:03 AM
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Direct lending continues to demonstrate strong resilience and growth despite ongoing macroeconomic volatility, according to new academic research from Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, produced in partnership with Pemberton Asset...
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May 19, 2025, 07:00 AM
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Star Mountain Capital, a rapidly growing, employee-owned investment firm with over $4 billion in assets under management (AUM), is pleased to announce it has been named one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America by Inc. and one of the...
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May 15, 2025, 07:33 AM
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Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative investment manager, announced that its Ares Private Markets Fund (“APMF”), a diversified private equity investment solution anchored in secondary investments, exceeded $3 billion in assets...
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May 02, 2025, 08:00 AM
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Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist of Nuveen, closed its third collateralized fund obligation, NPC SIP 2024-1 (the “Long Duration Bond” or “LDB”). The $750 million transaction is structured as a long-duration bond and invests across...
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March 31, 2025, 07:45 AM
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Wingspire Capital provided a $30 million revolver to Digital Media Solutions, Inc. The transaction was made in conjunction with Digital Media Solutions’ emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and the completion of a court-supervised sale...
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March 17, 2025, 08:00 AM
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The private markets fundraising climate is expected to improve dramatically through 2025. Private debt and growth equity are emerging as the front running asset classes as investors seek greater diversification across the sector, according to a new...
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March 06, 2025, 08:17 AM
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Monroe Capital was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year (Americas) by the Private Debt Investor (“PDI”) awards.PDI is a private markets publication, tracking the institutions, the funds, and the transactions...
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March 04, 2025, 07:45 AM
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Churchill Asset Management, the U.S. private capital investment-specialist of Nuveen, closed a $750 million middle market collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”), Churchill Middle Market CLO V LLC (“CLO V”), on February 25, 2025. This transaction...
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February 26, 2025, 08:04 AM
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Runway Growth Capital announced that Greg Greifeld has been promoted to Chief Investment Officer. In his new role, Greifeld will oversee Runway's investment strategy, deal structuring, and portfolio management as the firm continues its mission of...
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February 24, 2025, 08:10 AM
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ATC Managers, a direct private lender specializing in flexible real estate financing, successfully closed a loan for the acquisition and refinance of a multifamily portfolio spanning Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Phoenix and Atlanta.The portfolio...
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February 14, 2025, 07:00 AM
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o15 Capital Partners (o15), a mission-driven alternative investment firm dedicated to providing growth capital to undercapitalized companies and communities, successfully closed its inaugural fund, o15 Emerging America Credit Opportunities Fund LP...
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February 07, 2025, 08:00 AM
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Ares Management Corporation appointed Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson to the newly created positions of Co-Presidents, effective immediately. Both deVeer and Jacobson will report to Michael Arougheti, Ares’ Chief Executive Officer. deVeer and Jacobson...
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February 06, 2025, 08:15 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced that funds managed by its Credit Group closed approximately $13.8 billion in U.S. direct lending commitments across 90 transactions during the fourth quarter of 2024 and approximately $48.2 billion in direct...
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February 05, 2025, 08:15 AM
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Balbec Capital, an alternative investment manager with over $16 billion in platform assets, announced the successful final closing of InSolve Global Credit Fund VI (“IGCF VI”), which between the flagship fund and related vehicles, raised over $1.7...
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February 05, 2025, 08:05 AM
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Ares Management Corporation closed its sixth commingled European direct lending fund, Ares Capital Europe VI (“ACE VI” or the “Fund”). With total commitments of €17.1 billion, the Fund closed above its €15 billion target and reached its hard cap....
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January 22, 2025, 07:00 AM
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The Goldman Sachs Group announced several actions to better serve corporate and investor clients and grow its business in private credit, private equity and other asset classes. The firm is creating the Capital Solutions Group, which will combine and...
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January 16, 2025, 08:15 AM
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Optimism about the dealmaking environment has reached a five-year high, according to Citizens’ 2025 M&A Outlook. The 14th annual survey of 400 leaders at U.S. middle-market companies and private equity firms revealed that 54% of decision-makers...
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January 09, 2025, 08:20 AM
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Audax Private Debt announced that, as Administrative Agent and Sole Lead Arranger, it provided a unitranche credit facility to support Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in their acquisition of Prescott’s (the “Company”). Prescott’s is a provider of...
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January 03, 2025, 07:50 AM
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BlackRock released its annual Private Markets Outlook mapping out how the sector, spanning geographies and asset classes, will evolve in the year ahead. Covering trends in private debt, infrastructure, private equity and real estate, the report helps...
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December 19, 2024, 08:07 AM
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Audax Private Debt announced that, as Joint Lead Arranger, it provided a unitranche credit facility to support Sentinel Capital Partners in their acquisition of NSI Industries. NSI is a manufacturer and supplier of branded electrical and HVAC...
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December 04, 2024, 07:57 AM
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BlackRock and HPS Investment Partners, a leading global credit investment manager with approximately $148 billion in client assets, have entered into a definitive agreement for BlackRock to acquire HPS for approximately $12 billion, with 100% of...
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December 03, 2024, 08:15 AM
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Hercules Capital renewed and upsized its existing $225.0 million credit facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”) with an upsized credit facility under which Synovus Bank, Customers Bank and Apple Bank, together with SMBC, have...
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December 03, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Silver Point Capital announced the final closing of Silver Point Specialty Credit Fund III, the latest fund in Silver Point's 21-year-old Direct Lending franchise. Inclusive of new commitments to other direct lending vehicles made during the...
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November 19, 2024, 08:20 AM
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Bain Capital completed fundraising for its latest Global Special Situations Fund, bringing the total amount raised for its second vintage of funds to $9 billion. This capital base includes Global Special Situations Fund II, which received $5.7...
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November 19, 2024, 07:00 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced that funds managed by its Credit Group closed approximately $12.3 billion in U.S. direct lending commitments across 86 transactions during the third quarter of 2024 and approximately $44.5 billion in direct...
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November 04, 2024, 08:15 AM
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Ares Capital Corporation announced that James (“Jim”) R. Miller was appointed as Co-President to serve alongside current Co-President, Kort Schnabel. Concurrently, Ares Capital’s Board of Directors was expanded by one member. Mitchell (“Mitch”)...
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October 31, 2024, 08:15 AM
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Blackstone announced the final close of the first series of its evergreen institutional U.S. direct lending fund, Blackstone Senior Direct Lending Fund (“BXD”). Blackstone has closed on approximately $22 billion of investable capital for the...
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October 30, 2024, 08:12 AM
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5C Investment Partners (“5C”), an alternative investment firm focused on private credit, announced the commencement of investing activity as part of their senior direct lending platform. 5C will begin investing with $1.6 billion of available capital...
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October 29, 2024, 08:10 AM
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Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund (“PCAP”) and Nuveen Churchill Private Credit Fund (“NCPCF”) have entered into a purchase and sale agreement pursuant to which NCPCF will sell to PCAP substantially all of its assets, PCAP will assume...
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October 29, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Proskauer revealed the results of its Q3 2024 Private Credit Default Index (“Default Index” or the “Index”), with an overall default rate of 1.95%. The Q3 default rate is a decrease from 2.71% in the prior quarter. However, the overall default rate...
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October 25, 2024, 08:11 AM
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WhiteHawk Capital Partners, an asset based direct lending investment manager, announced the final closing of WhiteHawk Fund IV ("WH IV" or the "Fund"). With total equity commitments of over $1.1 billion, which includes WH IV and related vehicles. The...
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October 23, 2024, 08:02 AM
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Blue Owl Capital announced the five-year anniversary of its investment in Wingspire Capital, a premier asset-backed direct lender that operates two business units, Wingspire Equipment Finance and Wingspire Corporate Finance.Blue Owl Capital...
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October 23, 2024, 08:00 AM
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MidOcean Partners announced that Jon Fox, former President of the alternative investment firm Värde, has joined the firm as Global Head of Capital Formation. Fox brings several decades of leadership and alternative asset management experience to...
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October 17, 2024, 09:12 AM
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Apollo closed Apollo Origination Partnership Fund II (“AOP II” or “Fund II”) with approximately $4.8 billion of investable assets. This brings total assets raised for the Apollo Large Cap Direct Lending business to approximately $13.3 billion in just...
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October 16, 2024, 08:15 AM
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Bloomberg Law reported that Blue Owl Capital's CEO, Doug Ostrover sees asset-based lending as “the next big boom” in private credit as regional banks retreat from the space.According to the Bloomberg Law report, Ostrover said that Blue Owl Capital...
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October 16, 2024, 08:14 AM
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Churchill Asset Management and Arcmont Asset Management, the U.S. and European asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital, today appointed Moshe Bajnon as Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Private Wealth, effective October 29, 2024....
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October 14, 2024, 07:53 AM
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Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index grew earnings by 8% during the first two months of the third quarter of 2024. Revenue grew 5% during the same period.Lawrence E. Golub, CEO of Golub Capital, said, “Solid revenue and...
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October 10, 2024, 07:55 AM
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Ares Management Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the international business of GLP Capital Partners Limited and certain of its affiliates, excluding its operations in Greater China (“GCP International”), and existing...
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October 08, 2024, 08:15 AM
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Portage Point Partners, a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm serving middle market stakeholders, announced a strategic minority growth investment from New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented investment firm with over...
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October 03, 2024, 08:10 AM
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BlackRock and Santander announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by which funds and accounts managed by BlackRock will invest up to US$1 billion per year in select project finance, energy finance, and infrastructure debt...
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September 27, 2024, 08:05 AM
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KKR released “An Alternative Perspective: Past, Present, and Future,” a new Insights piece by Henry McVey, CIO of KKR’s Balance Sheet and Head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation (GMAA).In the report, McVey and his team chart the evolution of the...
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September 26, 2024, 07:47 AM
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White Oak Commercial Finance (“WOCF”), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors, announced the hiring of two new executives: Matthew DeBernardo as Managing Director of Originations, and Blake Voyles as Head of Lower Middle Market Underwriting. The...
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September 18, 2024, 08:13 AM
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Brookfield Asset Management and Castlelake announced the closing of a $1.5 billion strategic partnership in which Brookfield has acquired a 51% stake in Castlelake's fee-related earnings and Brookfield Wealth Solutions has committed to invest into...
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September 18, 2024, 07:00 AM
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Sound Point Capital Management, a leading global alternative credit manager with more than $45 billion in assets under management, announced the final closing of Sound Point U.S. Direct Lending Fund III (“USDL III” or the “Fund”), its largest direct...
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September 13, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Comvest Credit Partners announced the recent closing of its debut Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO), Comvest 2024-1 CLO (“Comvest CLO”), at $500 million.“We are excited to leverage Comvest’s resources and capabilities to further expand our credit...
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September 11, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Chatham Asset Management, a private investment firm, has established a CLO management business, CTM Asset Management (“CTM”), and made a significant capital commitment to build the business and support its initial CLO issuance. CTM will be managed as...
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September 10, 2024, 07:54 AM
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Big Lots has entered into an agreement (the "Sale Agreement") with an affiliate of Nexus Capital Management LP, pursuant to which Nexus has agreed to acquire substantially all of the Company's assets and ongoing business operations. To facilitate the...
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September 09, 2024, 08:02 AM
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Bain Capital Credit announced that the firm’s Private Credit Group invested $1.8 billion to support the growth of middle market and private equity-backed companies during the first half of 2024. Bain Capital Credit’s Private Credit Group made 43...
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September 05, 2024, 07:57 AM
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Comvest Partners announced the promotions of three key leaders of Comvest Credit Partners, its direct lending investment platform. Robert O’Sullivan has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer; Jason Gelberd as Chief Operating Officer; and Greg...
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August 28, 2024, 07:58 AM
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Janus Henderson Group, a leading global active asset manager, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC (“VPC”), a global private credit manager with a nearly two decade-long track...
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August 13, 2024, 08:00 AM
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According to an August 12, 2024 Bloomberg report by David Voreacos, B. Riley Financial Inc. is struggling to value its assets after months of concern about flawed accounting and a federal investigation culminated in a 52% one-day plunge.According to...
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August 13, 2024, 07:59 AM
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Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, announced the final close of its Stonepeak Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”). Following strong investor demand, the Fund was meaningfully oversubscribed...
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August 07, 2024, 07:50 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced that funds managed by its Credit Group closed approximately $12.8 billion in U.S. direct lending commitments across 93 transactions during the second quarter of 2024 and approximately $38.3 billion in direct...
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August 02, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Cliffwater Enhanced Lending Fund (CELFX), an interval fund providing access to alternative private credit strategies, has announced the closing of a senior secured syndicated revolving credit facility. The Facility is led by PNC Bank as...
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August 02, 2024, 07:00 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced the final closing of Ares Senior Direct Lending Fund III (“SDL III” or the “Fund”). With total equity commitments of approximately $15.3 billion, SDL III was oversubscribed relative to its initial target of $10.0...
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July 31, 2024, 08:05 AM
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Star Mountain Capital announced that James Camarda has joined as a Managing Director in Star Mountain’s Tampa, Florida office.Camarda brings two decades of expertise in the alternative investment sector, having collaborated with some of the world’s...
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July 18, 2024, 07:55 AM
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Blue Owl Capital entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business of alternative credit manager Atalaya Capital Management LP for $450 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2024, subject to customary closing...
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July 16, 2024, 08:04 AM
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Star Mountain Capital announced that Curtis Glovier has increased his involvement with Star Mountain from a Senior Advisor to a full-time role of Managing Director and Strategic Portfolio Officer.“It has been a pleasure working with Curtis personally...
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July 12, 2024, 07:52 AM
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Marathon Asset Management, a leading global credit manager with $23 billion in assets under management, and Webster Financial Corporation, the holding company for Webster Bank, a top performing commercial bank with $76 billion in assets, announced...
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July 02, 2024, 08:00 AM
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BlackRock has agreed to acquire Preqin, a leading independent provider of private markets data for £2.55 billion or approximately $3.2 billion in cash. Bringing together Preqin’s data and research tools with Aladdin’s complementary workflow...
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July 02, 2024, 07:52 AM
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According to a Bloomberg report, Antares Capital is looking to raise as much as $6 billion for its third senior loan fund.According to the Bloomberg report, the direct lender’s third fund has a target of $5 billion to $6 billion, though that figure...
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June 18, 2024, 08:05 AM
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White Oak Commercial Finance closed a new $1.1 billion credit facility agented by Wells Fargo Bank, and including 11 other banks, increasing the capital that can be invested in asset-based lending (ABL). Additionally, WOCF and White Oak ABL announced...
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June 14, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”) announced it is marking 10 years as the commercial finance platform of Ares Management. The evolution of the platform began with the acquisition of Keltic Financial Services, LLC in 2014 and was further augmented with...
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June 10, 2024, 07:43 AM
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Principal Asset Management launched the Principal Private Credit Fund I, offering exposure to lower and core middle market loans, with immediate access to these direct lending investments. The fund will target 90% plus exposure to private credit and...
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June 05, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Nassau Financial Group (“Nassau”), a provider of fixed annuities and asset management, and Golub Capital, a direct lender and experienced credit asset manager, have signed a definitive agreement to enter into a strategic partnership. As part of this...
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June 04, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Benefit Street Partners announced the final close of BSP Special Situations Fund II and its affiliated vehicles (“Fund II”) which were oversubscribed with approximately $850 million in capital commitments. Fund II will seek to continue the investment...
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May 10, 2024, 07:30 AM
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Colbeck Capital Management announced that Jared Talisman has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Originations. Talisman most recently served as a Managing Director at Principal Alternative Credit, where he led and managed the sourcing...
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May 07, 2024, 07:55 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced that funds managed by its Credit Group closed approximately $9.3 billion in U.S. direct lending commitments across 71 transactions during the first quarter of 2024 and approximately $29.6 billion in direct...
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May 02, 2024, 08:05 AM
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Golub Capital announced the final close of its sixth credit opportunities fund, GEMS Fund 6, L.P. (“the Fund” or “Fund 6”), with $2 billion of investable capital.Fund 6 is the largest Golub Capital Credit Opportunities fund to-date. Commitments were...
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May 01, 2024, 07:57 AM
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The private equity industry is showing resilience and optimism for 2024 despite shifting market dynamics, according to the S&P Global Market Intelligence 2024 Private Equity and Venture Capital Outlook. According to the outlook, private equity...
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April 30, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Golub Capital announced the launch of its Insurance Solutions team, a group of dedicated insurance and asset management professionals who will expand the way the Firm works with insurance company partners. Jennifer Potenta has joined the Firm to lead...
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April 30, 2024, 07:38 AM
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Hercules Capital is celebrating its 20th year of originations activity by reaching the $20.0 billion milestone in total debt commitments.Founded in December 2003, and originating its first deal in 2004, the Company’s mission was simple: Provide...
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April 24, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Deerpath Capital Management closed Deerpath CLO 2024-1, a $452.61 million collateralized loan obligation (CLO). This marks Deerpath's first new issuance CLO in 2024. Including a CLO reset and upsize in July 2023 and CLO 2023-2, this transaction...
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April 23, 2024, 07:40 AM
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VSS Capital Partners (“VSS”), a private investment firm investing in the healthcare, education, and business services industries, announced that Michael Gebhardt has joined as a Principal. Gebhardt will focus on sourcing new investment opportunities...
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April 22, 2024, 05:14 AM
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Altera, an alternative asset manager that capitalizes the lower middle market, has surpassed $400 million of capital commitments across its flagship private equity strategies and thematic private investments. Since inception, the firm has backed over...
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March 25, 2024, 07:56 AM
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In a recently posted Bloomberg Intelligence Credit Edge podcast, Bruce Richards, CEO and Chairman of Marathon Asset Management says asset-based lending is set to expand over the next 10 years at the same strong pace as private credit.
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March 15, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Porter Capital Group announced a landmark achievement, having surpassed $10 billion in funding provided to businesses nationwide. With a broad client base spanning coast to coast, Porter Capital Group is recognized for its expertise in alternative...
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March 13, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) and Aligned Data Centers, a leading technology infrastructure company, announced that Blackstone has provided an initial $600 million senior secured credit facility to support the development of Aligned’s newest...
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March 13, 2024, 07:55 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced that its Special Opportunities strategy, currently a business within its Private Equity Group, will be joining the firm’s Credit Group and will be named Opportunistic Credit. Moving the strategy to the Credit...
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February 26, 2024, 08:02 AM
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U.S. Bank has launched a new division dedicated to serving private capital firms and global asset managers.The Private Capital and Global Asset Management division brings together all parts of the bank that currently serve more than 200 private...
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February 22, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Liquidity Group, a global $2.5B AUM asset manager specializing in growth-stage private credit, added three executives to lead its newly formed Financial Institutions Group (FIG). Reggie Mills, Robert Amato and Sonia Peterson now hold roles as Head of...
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February 20, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Comvest Partners, an operationally-focused middle-market private investment firm, completed a new growth capital investment in ClearOne Advantage, LLC, a Baltimore-based debt resolution services provider. Comvest has been a capital provider to...
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February 19, 2024, 06:00 AM
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Bain Capital Credit announced that the firm’s Private Credit Group invested approximately $2 billion to support the growth of middle market and private equity-backed companies in 2023.Bain Capital Credit’s Private Credit Group invested in 58...
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February 16, 2024, 07:35 AM
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Silver Creek Capital Management announced that David Matter has joined the Firm as Co-Chief Investment Officer. Matter was most recently a Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer of BlackRock Alternative Advisors (BAA), BlackRock’s Hedge...
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February 12, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced that funds managed by its Credit Group closed approximately $10.1 billion in U.S. direct lending commitments across 78 transactions during the fourth quarter of 2023 and approximately $22.4 billion in direct...
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February 08, 2024, 07:58 AM
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PineBridge Investments, a private, global asset manager focused on active, high-conviction investing, announced the final close of PineBridge Private Credit III ("Fund III") as of 30 January 2024, as part of the firm’s lower-middle-market direct...
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February 07, 2024, 07:58 AM
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White Oak Global Advisors announced that, along with its Financing Affiliates (collectively “White Oak”), it deployed $1.1 billion in capital in 2023. "Last year marked a significant increase in the demand for our flexible financing solutions...
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February 05, 2024, 08:05 AM
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Carlyle closed a $750 million senior secured debt financing for The Parking Spot, the largest near-airport parking company in the United States. The facility will support the refinancing of existing debt associated with a subset of The Parking Spot’s...
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February 05, 2024, 07:50 AM
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Golub Capital acted as Administrative Agent and Sole Lead Arranger on a $2.11 billion unitranche facility to refinance Aptean’s existing first lien and second lien broadly syndicated loan facilities.Aptean is a leading global provider of mission...
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February 01, 2024, 07:50 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced that Julie Solomon, Global Chief Operating Officer of Ares Real Estate, has been promoted to Co-Head of Real Estate alongside Bill Benjamin, current Head of Real Estate. Effective immediately, Solomon and...
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January 31, 2024, 07:38 AM
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The TCW Group announced the launch of a dedicated Asset-Backed Finance (“ABF”) business that will be anchored with over $1 billion in capital commitments from TCW, partners, and affiliates.TCW was an early entrant to private credit and the continued...
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January 26, 2024, 07:40 AM
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Citi and LuminArx Capital announced the launch of Cinergy, a strategic financing vehicle in the rapidly growing private lending market. Launched by LuminArx Capital, Cinergy will offer a broad range of private credit solutions to companies, including...
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January 19, 2024, 08:00 AM
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Vensure Employer Solutions, a leading provider of HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing, announced that Stone Point Capital Markets, a division of Stone Point Capital, a private equity firm based in Greenwich...
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December 21, 2023, 07:58 AM
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Gridiron Capital announced that RidgeLake Partners has made a passive, minority investment in the firm. RidgeLake, a strategic partnership between OA Private Capital and Apogem Capital, is a dedicated platform focused on acquiring non-control equity...
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November 08, 2023, 07:06 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced that funds managed by its Credit Group (collectively “Ares”) closed approximately $6.1 billion in U.S. direct lending commitments across 53 transactions during the third quarter of 2023 and approximately $20.6...
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October 31, 2023, 08:00 AM
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Bloomberg reported that BlackRock predicts that the global private debt market will roughly double to $3.5 trillion by 2028.According to the Bloomberg report, BlackRock is forecasting that major shifts in financial markets will spur more borrowers to...
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October 27, 2023, 08:18 AM
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LongWater Opportunities, a lower middle market alternative asset manager, has launched a new dedicated private credit and capital solutions strategy focused on the lower-middle market. To drive the strategy, LongWater has hired a team of eight...
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October 25, 2023, 08:03 AM
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Ares Management Corporation and Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. have reached an agreement to form a strategic partnership to accelerate the growth of Vinci's platform in Latin America and to collaborate on distribution, product development and other...
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October 11, 2023, 06:52 AM
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Ninepoint Partners, one of Canada’s leading alternative investment management firms, released a new white paper that analyzes the factors they believe are setting the stage for the continued growth of the private debt asset class across the globe....
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May 25, 2023, 07:21 AM
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Hercules Capital announced that Hercules Adviser (“Hercules Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hercules Capital, has established a new institutional private credit lending program. The new private credit lending program was established to...
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March 27, 2023, 07:57 AM
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PGIM Private Capital provided $16.1 billion of senior debt and junior capital to 241 middle-market companies and projects globally in 2022, completing a second consecutive record year of originations for the firm. PGIM Private Capital is a leading...
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February 13, 2023, 07:56 AM
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Antares Capital announced that Seth Katzenstein has joined the firm as Managing Director and Head of Broadly Syndicated Loans to build the firm’s broadly syndicated loan (“BSL”) business. Katzenstein will be based in New York and report to Vivek...
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January 11, 2023, 08:00 AM
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Churchill Asset Management raised over $12 billion in third-party committed capital for the firm’s most recent senior lending program.This milestone includes the closings of the firm’s flagship levered and unlevered senior loan funds...
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October 10, 2022, 08:05 AM
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Benefit Street Partners (“BSP”) and its parent company Franklin Templeton announced the launch of Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund (FBSPX). The fund takes a multi-strategy approach to investing in US middle market private credit, seeking to generate...
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October 04, 2022, 08:02 AM
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MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, originated $9.2 billion in private placement debt and private structured credit for the first half of 2022 across 137 transactions. This was a record for MIM...
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August 26, 2022, 08:05 AM
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The Merchant Opportunities Fund, a Vancouver-based private debt fund focused on investing in specialty finance portfolios, has increased its revolving debt facility with the Bank of Montreal ("BMO"). The facility now consists of a $27.5 million...
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July 12, 2022, 07:00 AM
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Kian Capital Partners, a middle-market focused private investment firm, announced the addition of three new team members to support the firm’s continued growth. Thomas Bullock and Doyle Silvia join the firm as Associates, and Mikaela Palma as Senior...
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May 26, 2022, 07:17 AM
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Stellus Capital Management, a leader in middle market direct lending, announced the final close of Stellus Credit Fund III (“SCF III” or “the Fund”). The Firm materially exceeded its target fundraising goal with approximately $1.8 billion of...
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May 20, 2022, 07:50 AM
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StepStone Group, a global private markets investment firm, announced the final closing of StepStone Senior Corporate Lending II (“SCL II” or “the Fund”), raising over $1.3 billion of commitments, surpassing its target of $1 billion. Through SCL II...
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May 05, 2022, 08:00 AM
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Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with more than $51 billion of assets under management, successfully completed fundraising for its second Private Credit program (PC II), closing the oversubscribed program with more...
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April 15, 2022, 07:37 AM
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Angelo Gordon announced that Alan Isenberg, former Head of Product Strategy and Marketing at Neuberger Berman, has joined the firm as Global Head of its Client Partnership Group. In this role, he is responsible for leading the firm’s worldwide client...
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April 04, 2022, 08:05 AM
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MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, originated $15.6 billion in private placement debt and private structured credit across 247 transactions in 2021. This included $3.0 billion of investments...
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March 10, 2022, 08:08 AM
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Principal Global Investors®, through its direct lending business, Principal Alternative Credit, closed out 2021 with a more than eight-fold increase in committed capital, advancing its plans to expand its private debt capabilities. Marking the...
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January 20, 2022, 08:03 AM
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Antares Capital announced that Timothy Lyne, founding partner and current Chief Operating Officer (COO), will succeed David Brackett as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Brackett announced that he will be retiring from his role as CEO on December 31...
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October 12, 2021, 08:05 AM
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Audax Private Debt announced that, as Administrative Agent and Sole Lead Arranger, it provided a unitranche credit facility to support the acquisition of Care Advantage by Searchlight Capital Partners (“Searchlight”), a New York-based private equity...
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September 17, 2021, 07:28 AM
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced the launch of J.P. Morgan Private Capital, which includes a new growth equity investment arm and an existing private debt business, committed to providing customized solutions for early and growth stage...
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June 08, 2021, 07:56 AM
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ABL Advisor has launched a new video series featuring exclusive interviews with highly respected leaders from various disciplines of commercial finance, allowing them to share their professional and personal insights into the impact the coronavirus...
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April 29, 2020, 09:00 AM
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Ninepoint Partners (Ninepoint), one of Canada’s alternatives asset managers, is pleased to announce the launch of the Ninepoint Monroe U.S. Private Debt Fund (The Fund). Ninepoint has engaged the Chicago-based private credit asset management firm...
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April 11, 2019, 09:12 AM
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Prudential Capital Group provided $5.3 billion of senior debt and junior capital to middle-market companies and projects globally in the first half of 2018.
"Our global footprint and our origination platform have enabled us to meet borrower demand...
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July 20, 2018, 07:00 AM
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A flood of private equity investment into the institutional middle market has pushed the share of highly leveraged deals in the sector to record highs, with more lenders negotiating "borrower-friendly" deals that include lower spreads, looser...
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June 25, 2018, 08:00 AM
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A new survey of private debt investors by Preqin and NXT Capital survey has found that 45% believe that the private debt market is at a peak, and that the coming months will see a correction. In response, investors are looking increasingly to US...
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June 22, 2018, 07:14 AM
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Audax Group, a leading alternative asset management firm specializing in investments in North American middle market companies, announced the successful final close of Audax Senior Loan Fund III (“SLF III” or “the Fund”) at its hard cap of $500...
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October 18, 2016, 07:03 AM
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