Oaktree Capital Management LP has partnered with Pantheon Ventures Ltd to scale its European direct lending strategy, with the joint platform targeting up to €1bn ($1.2bn) in assets as demand for private credit continues to deepen across the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A restructuring effort for Eagle Football, the holding company behind several professional football clubs has triggered tensions between major institutional creditors, with MetLife Inc and Ares Management Corp taking opposing positions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A redemption request from a single institutional investor has prompted a private credit fund managed by Vista Equity Partners to enforce its 5% quarterly withdrawal limit, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
KKR & Co Inc expects that trading in private credit assets is likely to develop over time, as the industry explores ways to improve liquidity and broaden investor access, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments by co-chief executive officer Scott Nuttall.
Stress in US private credit markets is unlikely to trigger a broader liquidity crisis across the financial system, although indirect transmission risks are increasing as the sector becomes more interconnected with traditional finance, according to Deborah Cunningham, CIO of Global Liquidity Markets at Federated Hermes.
The European Central Bank has said recent turbulence in private credit markets is unlikely to pose a systemic risk to the eurozone financial system, although there could be a few pockets of the financial system which are exposed, according to a report by Reuters.
Asian insurers are increasing allocations to infrastructure debt as changes to risk-based capital regimes across the region improve the asset class’s regulatory treatment, according to a report by The Business Times.
South Korean regulators are increasing oversight of the country’s overseas private credit exposure, with total investments across the financial sector and pension funds reaching approximately $37bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is considering the introduction of a compulsory quarterly disclosure regime for private credit firms operating in the country, as regulators increase scrutiny of transparency and risk management across private markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bond investors are increasingly differentiating between US private credit lenders, with smaller firms seeing materially wider spreads as concerns grow around portfolio quality, funding risk, and borrower stress, according to an analysis by Reuters.
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