Private credit lender Blue Owl Capital is planning to expand its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi staffed by a team focused on capital raising, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The $1.5tn global private credit market will double to $3tn within the next five years, with most of the increase coming from bank balance sheets, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing Ares Management boss Mike Arougheti.
Private credit is set for a boom on the back of low defaults, limited refinancing activity and the absence of a recession, providing the potential for unprecedented debt returns, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Stefan Meister, the Chairman of $142m Swiss private investment firm Partners Group, is predicting that private equity dealmaking will return to record levels in the next year or so, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The private markets industry could see its number of active players reduce drastically from around 11,000 to less than 100 over the next decade, according to a report by the Financial Times, quoting an interview with David Layton, CEO of global private markets firm Partners Group.
Lunate, a new Dubai-based alternative asset management firm backed by Chimera Investment with a focus on investments across the private markets sector, has launched with $50bn in assets under management, according to a report by Reuters.
As a multifamily real estate investment company investing in apartment buildings across the US, FPA Multifamily has placed importance on environmental, social and governance initiatives that provide a positive impact and increase asset values, says Managing Partner Greg Fowler.
Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc partners Tom Connolly and Mike Koester are looking to capitalise on the recent growth in the burgeoning private credit space with the launch of a new, New York-based firm, 5C Investment Partners.
Man Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of Varagon Capital Partners, a US middle market private credit manager with $11.8bn of assets under management  and $15.4bn of total client commitments, having received all necessary regulatory approvals.
Bridgepoint Group has made a major move in its transition to providing a more diversified alternative asset management offering with the addition of Energy Capital Partners, a North American infrastructure investor with a track record spanning more than two decades.
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