Morgan Stanley is considering making an allocation to a new private credit fund that would include capital from external investors, from its balance sheet, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources.

Christopher Abbate, Jamie Brodsky and Daniel Flannery, the co-founders of Riverstone Credit Partners, have launched Breakwall Capital, an independent, employee-owned credit investment firm that will focus on servicing the energy industry.

Man Group is planning on more acquisitions and hiring new team members, as part of a push towards private credit, according to a report by Bloomberg.

EQT AB has secured $1.425bn in private debt from a group of private credit lenders led by Goldman Sachs group to help finance its acquisition of medical device firm Zeus Company Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg.

A recent €4.5bn debt package to finance a buyout of online classified ad specialist Adevinta ASA by a private equity-consortium led by Permira and Blackstone Inc, saw direct lenders offer €2.5bn more than the amount needed, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Chemicals producer BASF SE has turned to the private debt market for a $1.5bn loan, while engineering firm Robert Bosch has secured $1.2bn of privately-placed debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund, a diversified interval fund focused on consistent income through corporate middle market direct lending, has closed its fifth privately-placed Senior Secured Notes offering, totalling $760m in principal amount.

Equinox Holdings, an operator of high-end, luxury fitness cubs, has been exploring several options to refinance its upcoming maturities, including raising a $1.3bn loan in the private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg.