Private investment major the Carlyle Group is in discussions with the creators of South Park over an $800m private loan that would be used to refinance an existing $600m debt facility and fund a cash payout, according to a report by Bloomberg.
KKR & Co, is in talks with a group of lenders, led by Blue Owl Capital Inc for a unitranche loan to refinance the debt load of its portfolio company, PetVet, according to a report by Bloomberg.
HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment specialist, has appointed Charlie Teeple as a Managing Director. Teeple will be responsible for all aspects of credit specific operational functions and work closely with the firm’s credit leadership team.
Vivriti Asset Management has become the latest India-based investment firm to tap the booming direct lending market by raising INR17bn ($204m) for its three private credit funds, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The shift from banks to private credit lenders as a source of business financing is here to stay with private credit funds set to take a growing slice of the lending market, while some banks will struggle to complete, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hamilton Lane has raised a combined $290m from institutional investors actress the United States for two small business credit funds – the Hamilton Lane National Small Business Credit Fund, and the Hamilton Lane New York SBIC Fund II.
Fidelity International, an asset management group which oversees about $750bn, has launched its first direct lending fund with a loan to Dutch dental services company Clinias Dental Group, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Antares Capital is considering making a bid to acquire European private credit rival Hayfin Capital Management, a combination that would create a major new operation in the space, according to a report by Bloomberg.
UK-based bank and financial services group HSBC Holdings is putting together a team to tap its relationships with mid-sized companies across the globe to expand its brokering, arranging and financing of private debt deals, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A dramatic increase in private credit investments by life insurers is creating systemic risk for investors, according to a report by the Financial Times quoting concerns aired by private equity investor J Christopher Flowers, the founder of JC Flowers & Co.
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