Astara Capital Partners, an operationally-focused private equity firm that invests in middle market companies, announced that Sarah Robson has joined the firm as Head of Business Development. Based in New York, Sarah will be responsible for leading... Read Story

Citigroup and Apollo entered into an exclusive agreement for a subsidiary of Citi and certain affiliates of Apollo to form a landmark $25 billion private credit, direct lending program initially in North America, with the potential to expand to... Read Story

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... Read Story

Alvarez & Marsal Tax, an affiliate of leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) appointed Michael Nissan as a Senior Advisor within its Compensation & Benefits practice. Mr. Nissan’s hire expands A&M’s M&A offering to structure... Read Story

Bloomberg reported that Blue Owl Capital led a $3.2 billion private debt financing supporting Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners’ buyout of software firm Smartsheet Inc., with 20 other lenders participating.Read the full news story on Bloomberg... Read Story

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... Read Story

KKR announced the final closing of KKR Ascendant Fund SCSP, a $4.6 billion fund dedicated to investing in middle market businesses in North America. Launched i