Growing liquidity pressures in private credit funds are creating an opening for a new generation of secondary investors, which can provide managers with an alternative source of cash as investors seek to exit, according top a report by the Financial Times.
Private equity managers are increasingly turning to payment-in-kind structures to ease pressure on portfolio companies, but a lack of systems capable of modelling their complex impact could create growing operational and transparency risks, a new study by Occorian has found.
India’s Shapoorji Pallonji Group has raised approximately INR151bn ($1.6bn) through one of the country’s largest private credit transactions, highlighting the growing ability of domestic and international alternative lenders to finance large leveraged deals, according to a report by Bloomberg.
UK insurers backing pension risk transfer transactions are increasing their exposure to private credit, with opaque and difficult-to-value assets now accounting for more than 10% of the portfolios of several major providers, according to a report by the FT citing data from S&P Global Ratings.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group is preparing to refinance approximately $3bn of debt through the syndicated loan market, replacing private credit financing used to support the accounting firm’s rapid expansion since being acquired by PE firm Hellman & Friedman, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global insurers are continuing to increase their exposure to private credit, even as concerns grow over underwriting standards, default rates and valuations within the asset class, according to a report by Bloomberg citing new research from Marsh McLennan.
Apollo Global Management is planning to deploy up to $20bn into private credit opportunities in Mexico, as the firm expands its lending business and seeks to capitalise on growing demand for private financing across the country’s infrastructure and corporate sectors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Sagard has reached a $1bn first close for its third private credit fund – Sagard Credit Partners III – putting the strategy halfway towards its $2bn fundraising target as investor appetite for direct lending continues to grow.
Apollo Global Management is accelerating its transformation from a traditional PE firm into one of the world’s largest private credit providers, using its insurance-backed capital base to compete directly with major investment banks for large-scale corporate financing mandates, according to a report by Bloomberg.
South African investment firm Creation Capital has launched a listed private credit fund aimed at addressing the country’s estimated ZAR350bn ($21bn) funding shortfall for small and medium-sized enterprises, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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