Leverage levels in private credit will increase as alternative asset managers’ rapid capital deployment in turn increases their share of the private credit market, according to a private credit research report by Moody’s Investor Services.
Manulife Investment Management has closed Manulife Capital Partners VII, its $752m private credit fund, which will focus on 20-30 portfolio companies with over $20m in EBITDA across sectors including business services, industrial manufacturing, aerospace and defence, as well as building products.
European specialist private credit investor Veld Capital has partnered with technology-focused investor EOS Group for the purchase of a €364m portfolio of regulated French consumer loans from BNP Paribas Personal Finance, which contains over 125,000 small balance French consumer loans with an average balance of under €3,000.
Z Capital Credit Partners, the credit fund management platform of Z Capital Group, has closed a $331.3m collateralised loan obligation managed by its affiliate, Z Capital CLO Management. This is the fifth CLO issuance for ZCCP.
Private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane has held the closing of Strategic Opportunities VIII, the latest in the firm’s flagship credit series, with $700m in total capital commitments, bringing the total raised across the annual fund series to date to $4.9bn.
Funds managed by Ares Management’s alternative credit strategy have launched Ansley Park Capital, a lending and specialty finance company that delivers full spectrum, customised financing solutions for essential-use, large-ticket equipment.
The sale of loans by banks prompted by the so-called Basel III ‘endgame’ is creating an opportunity to generate outsized private credit returns, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Mark Jenkins, Head of Global Credit at Carlyle Group.
JPMorgan Chase & Co is targeting partnerships with private debt firms including FS Investments and Octagon Credit Investors as it looks to grow its presence in the booming $1.7tn private credit space, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blazehill Capital, a special situations credit fund focused on mid-market businesses, has completed a senior credit facility in partnership with Hampshire Trust Bank.
Tikehau Capital, a €43.2bn ($46bn) French alternative asset management group with a €17bn private debt strategy, will launch its first private credit fund in Asia in partnership with Singapore-based brokerage firm UOB-Kay Hian.
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