Medalist Partners, an alternative investment management firm focused on asset-based private credit and structured credit, announced that industry veteran Mark Crawley has joined the firm as a Private Credit Sector Manager. With extensive experience...
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March 02, 2023, 07:40 AM
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Crayhill Capital Management closed a $200 million receivables financing facility with Stenn Technologies, a UK-based SME finance platform. The facility, which will initially be $200 million, expandable to up to $400 million, is collateralized by a...
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February 17, 2023, 07:53 AM
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Cresset Partners has launched the Cresset Partners Private Credit Fund, LLC (the "Fund"). The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of private senior secured loans, among other private credit opportunities, with the objective of delivering...
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January 11, 2023, 08:01 AM
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Brightwood Capital Advisors announced it has priced Brightwood Capital MM CLO 2020-1, Ltd. Reset, a $426 million collateralized loan obligation. This CLO represents the fourth CLO issued by the firm since 2019. The vehicle is backed by loans the firm...
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December 27, 2022, 07:09 AM
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CIBC Asset Management is expanding its strategic relationship with Ares Management Corporation to add strategies that invest in global private credit markets. Ares is currently the sub-advisor to the Renaissance Floating Rate Income Fund....
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December 16, 2022, 07:52 AM
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Ivy Asset Group is expanding its alternative offerings with a new private credit fund, Ivy Evergreen Fund ("The Fund") amid growing demand for investment opportunities amongst its network of leading RIAs, high net worth individuals, private pension...
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October 05, 2022, 07:51 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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Brightwood Capital Advisors, a private credit and impact firm, announced the appointment of Kristan O’Connor as Managing Director in the firm’s Portfolio Management & Risk group.Ms. O’Connor brings over 30 years of experience across credit...
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October 03, 2022, 07:46 AM
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KBRA Analytics, an affiliate of Kroll Bond Rating Agency, has acquired Direct Lending Deals (DLD), a digital information service that provides investors and originators with the latest deal data, news, and analysis in direct lending. The deal, which...
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September 19, 2022, 07:14 AM
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Lazard announced that Timothy Donahue has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Vice Chairman of U.S. Investment Banking, effective immediately.Based in New York, Donahue will help lead Lazard’s growing practice of providing advice pertaining to...
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September 06, 2022, 08:00 AM
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J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives announced the hire of two seasoned executives to enhance the firm's capabilities in private credit and private equity secondaries.Andrew Carter joins J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management as Head of Private Credit...
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August 04, 2022, 07:34 AM
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Eos Energy Enterprises, a leading provider of safe, scalable, efficient, and sustainable zinc-based energy storage systems, closed an $85 million senior secured term loan facility with Atlas Credit Partners (“ACP”).“We are excited to partner with ACP...
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August 01, 2022, 07:49 AM
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Axonic Capital, New York-based structured credit, commercial real estate and systematic fixed income specialist with $4.8 billion in assets under management, announced the first closing of its inaugural Private Credit Offering in the middle of July....
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August 01, 2022, 07:42 AM
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Ivy Asset Group announced the final close of its 2022 Ivy Credit Opportunity Fund ("Fund") with $115 million of capital raised, including targeted fund leverage and separately managed accounts investing alongside the Fund. The Fund primarily targets...
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June 09, 2022, 07:58 AM
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Altimer Capital launched a new alternative asset management firm targeting credit opportunities in the rapidly growing area of digital transformation. The new private credit and structured equity firm will offer innovative and customized financing...
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May 18, 2022, 07:51 AM
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Brightwood Capital Advisors, a private credit firm focused on providing capital to growing North American middle market businesses, completed another very strong investment year in 2021, one of its most active investment periods in the firm's 12-year...
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March 23, 2022, 08:05 AM
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Bain Capital Credit announced that the firm’s Private Credit Group invested $2.7 billion to support the growth of middle market and private equity-backed companies in 2021.Bain Capital Credit’s Private Credit Group invested in more than 100...
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February 22, 2022, 08:00 AM
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SMBC, a member of SMBC Group, announced appointed Thomas Bergen as Managing Director and Head of Private Credit with the Strategic Credit Products Department.In this role, Tom will be responsible for managing and growing SMBC’s third party investor...
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February 11, 2022, 07:21 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced that Jeffrey Hughes has joined the Ares Credit Group to lead the firm’s new effort in sourcing and managing privately placed investment grade credit investments.In this newly created role, Hughes joins as a...
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January 11, 2022, 08:05 AM
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Houlihan Lokey announced the launch of the Private Performing Credit Index (PPCI), a new quarterly index that offers visibility to the universe of performing private credit loans. “We are excited to launch the first index of its kind to bring...
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November 04, 2021, 07:55 AM
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SAF Group announced the addition of Michael Scott to its team and closing of the second investment within the AGF SAF Private Credit Limited Partnership (the "Fund").Mr. Scott is a Principal of the SAF Group and is responsible for deal origination...
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October 25, 2021, 07:00 AM
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Ares Management Corporation announced the final closing of Ares Private Credit Solutions II (“APCS II” or the “Fund”). APCS II was oversubscribed with $5.1 billion of commitments compared to its $4.0 billion target and is approximately 50% larger...
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October 18, 2021, 08:00 AM
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Bloomberg reported that defaults in the U.S. private credit market fell in Q1 2021 as the nation’s abating pandemic triggered a surge in economic growth, and investors hunting for yield grew more willing to finance struggling companies.According to...
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May 10, 2021, 07:19 AM
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Jefferies Credit Partners announced the expansion of its capital formation capabilities and its investor relations team with the addition of two senior hires. Jefferies Finance is a joint venture of Jefferies Financial Group and MassMutual.Charles...
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April 29, 2021, 08:13 AM
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Brightwood Capital Advisors experienced one of its most active investment periods in the firm's 11-year history. Between the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, Brightwood deployed capital to 25 new or existing borrowers across five...
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April 28, 2021, 07:12 AM
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KKR announced the appointments of two Managing Directors in the firm’s global private credit team who will focus on sourcing investment opportunities in the specialty lending and private asset-based finance (“ABF”) markets. Jim Lees and Vaibhav...
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March 31, 2021, 08:05 AM
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Hercules Capital announced that Hercules Adviser LLC (“Hercules Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hercules Capital, has successfully closed its inaugural institutional private credit fund.“We are very pleased to announce that Hercules Adviser...
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March 25, 2021, 07:57 AM
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Orangewood Partners announced the successful close of Orangewood Fund II, L.P. with more than $200 million in equity commitments as well as approximately $100 million in equity across other vehicles. Orangewood has more than $500 million of total...
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March 25, 2021, 07:44 AM
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Mark Okada, Jack Yang, and Trey Parker Launch Value-Oriented, Durable-Alpha Asset Manager, Specializing in Private and Alternative Credit.Mark Okada, Jack Yang and Trey Parker, industry veterans and innovators in alternative credit investing, have...
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November 20, 2020, 08:30 AM
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Brightwood Capital Advisors, a leading private credit firm, announced the appointment of William W. Archer as Chief Credit Officer, a position he previously held from 2013 to 2015. In this role, he will oversee Brightwood's existing portfolio, as...
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November 20, 2020, 08:15 AM
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