Bain Capital is arranging a roughly $3.1bn debt financing package from private credit lenders to acquire Service Logic, the US HVAC services company, from rival sponsor Leonard Green & Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Ares Management expects a new wave of large-scale private credit financings to emerge in Europe, mirroring the multi-billion-dollar transactions now common in the US, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Matthew Theodorakis, the firm’s Co-Head of European Direct Lending.
The month-long US government shutdown has stalled rule-making by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would ease access for 401(k) plan managers to include private-credit and alternative assets in defined-contribution vehicles, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global investment firm Carlyle has partnered with SBI PE Holdings, Inc, a private equity business of Japanese financial services company SBI Group, to support SBI’s expansion of private credit opportunities for Japanese institutional investors. The partnership is SBI Group’s first full-scale entry into the private credit market.
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Lunate has committed around $1bn to a newly launched investment platform with private credit manager HPS Investment Partners targeting large-cap corporates primarily in the US and Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private credit lenders led by General Atlantic are in talks to provide approximately $2bn of debt to Shutterfly Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. The proposed financing is earmarked to refinance a portion of Shutterfly’s high-yield bonds and leveraged loan exposures.
The Asia-Pacific private credit market is projected to grow from about $59bn in 2024 to $92bn by 2027, representing a compound annual growth rate of roughly 16%, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites joint research from the Alternative Investment Management Association, in collaboration with the Alternative Credit
Private credit lending to large corporates is showing early signs of loosening standards, though the broader market is not considered overheated, industry executives said at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, according to a report by Reuters.
Brookfield’s global head of private equity, Anuj Ranjan, believes that rising private credit activity is complementing — not displacing — traditional private equity buy-outs, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Inc is deploying more than $1bn in private credit to refinance loans tied to clinical trial software company Signant Health, according to a report by Bloomberg. The investment company will reportedly hold more than half the total debt, with other direct lenders joining in the future.
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