Ares Management has raised $7.1bn for its first private credit secondaries strategy, underscoring the rapid growth of a market that is emerging as one of the fastest-expanding segments of private capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The UK’s House of Lords has sharply criticised the Treasury for its “limited grasp” of risks in private capital markets and called on the Bank of England to accelerate stress testing of the sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
KKR has closed its second Asia-focused private credit fund at $2.5bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. The final close took place in late December, marking a step up from the firm’s inaugural $1.1bn regional vehicle raised in 2022.
Monroe Capital LLC (Monroe), has made the final close of its 2025 Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund V (Fund V), bringing total investable capital to $6.1bn across the fund, targeted fund-level leverage, and separately managed accounts pursuing the same investment strategy. Fund V will continue Monroe’s focus on providing senior
Ares Management, a $596bn asset manager, has appointed former CapitaLand Investment executive, Gabriel Fong, as a partner in its Asia credit business, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. Fong has joined the firm as Ares continues to expand its regional credit platform.
Paul Weiss’s global private credit co-chair, Anastasia Peterson, has stepped down less than a year after taking on the role, according to a report by Financial News. Peterson has left the firm to establish a strategic private capital and advisory business focused on the Middle East.
Publicly traded private credit vehicles are on track for their weakest year relative to US equities since 2020, raising questions among investors about the long-term role of business development companies (BDCs) in the $1.7tn private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
KKR has agreed to provide private credit financing to a desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, marking the alternative asset manager’s first investment deal in the kingdom, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ares Management could pursue the acquisition of a sizeable private equity firm as it looks to strengthen its buyout platform and compete more directly with industry heavyweights such as Blackstone, KKR and Apollo Global Management, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Global regulators are increasing scrutiny of credit ratings used in the private credit market, amid concerns over transparency, conflicts of interest and potential “ratings shopping” within the rapidly expanding asset class, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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