Morgan Stanley’s asset management division has set itself a medium-term target of doubling the size of its private credit portfolio from $25bn to $50bn and is looking to mainly tap institutional investors for the additional cash, according to a report by Reuters.
Benefit Street Partners, a credit-focused alternative asset manager with approximately $75bn in AUM and a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Investments, has closed its fifth flagship direct lending vehicle, BSP Debt Fund V, with $4.7bn of capital.
HIG Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $60bn of capital under management specialising in providing both debt and equity capital to mid-sized companies, has opened a new office in Dubai.
Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, has turned to direct lenders to help finance its $2.3bn acquisition of Rover Group, the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care, with the firm seeking about $250m of private debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BGO, a Miami-based real estate investment management advisor, real estate lending advisor and provider of real estate services, has closed its third Europe Secured Lending Fund with a total of €1.38bn in commitments, surpassing its €1.35bn target.
GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has hired Silver Point Capital’s Jason Prager to support the creation of a new capital solutions business, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
David Hirschman, Co-Head of Permira Credit, a specialist credit investor operating across direct lending, CLO management, structured credit and strategic opportunities, is expecting to see a record $10bn private credit loan agreed either this year or the next, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has shunned the private credit markets in favour of loans from investment banks to finance two of its latest buyouts – restaurant group La Piadineria and vitamin manufacturer Sunday Natural – according to a report by Bloomberg.
Investment banks including Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup and Barclays are among a number of investment banks that are looking to take back leveraged finance deals lost to private credit lenders during the market volatility of recent years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TOP STORY: Muzinich & Co has provided debt financing to the AFO Group, a London-headquartered network of strategic communications agencies, to refinance existing facilities and support future investments and bolt-on acquisitions.
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