Jefferies Financial Group has appointed Sanjeev Aggarwal, formerly head of leveraged and structured finance at Mizuho Financial Group in India, to lead its private credit advisory business in the country, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ascertis Credit has raised $520m at the first close of its Asia-focussed private credit fund. The firm is targeting a $1bn final close for the vehicle which has attracted interest from institutional investors, family offices, and HNWIs.
Blue Owl has called off its planned merger of two private credit funds following investor concerns over proposed withdrawal restrictions, according to Reuters. The reversal comes as the alternative asset manager faces heightened scrutiny in a volatile credit market.
Wall Street banks are turning to private-credit channels to raise roughly $1bn in financing for Novacap Investments Inc’s acquisition of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp, after attempts to secure funding from leveraged loan investors faltered.
KKR & Co is aiming to wrap up its second Asia-focussed private credit fund in December, with a target size of around $2bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Blue Owl Capital has seen its shares drop to their lowest level since December 2023 following the firm’s decision to restrict redemptions from one of its oldest private credit funds, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global private markets manager CVC has expanded its CVC Secondary Partners strategy into the rapidly growing credit secondaries market, with the launch of a dedicated global credit secondaries platform.
Viola Credit, a global alternative credit asset manager with $4bn in assets under management, has announced the launch of a new Growth Lending fund dedicated to the European technology market.
Credit strategies accounted for about $152bn of the $257bn total capital raised by six major publicly-listed alternative-asset managers in Q3, highlighting a continued shift of investor focus toward lending and debt-based platforms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Cybersecurity platform Optiv Inc, backed by KKR & Co, has initiated confidential negotiations with holders of its second-lien loans as it confronts a wave of maturing debt in 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
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