Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) is targeting €15bn ($17.4bn) for its latest European direct lending vehicle, as established private credit managers continue to command significant institutional allocations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Arini Capital Management is approaching a final close of around $4bn for its first European direct lending fund, positioning the vehicle among the largest debut private credit funds launched in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Thoma Bravo is offering lenders a fresh package of protections as it seeks to refinance cybersecurity company Sophos, highlighting the growing pressure on PE sponsors to reassure creditors as artificial intelligence reshapes the software sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Bank of England believes its examination of private credit could help challenge some of the increasingly negative assumptions surrounding the asset class, even as regulators continue to assess the risks posed by its rapid expansion, according to a report by CityWire.
HarbourVest Partners has secured $2.4bn in initial capital commitments for a new private credit secondary strategy, as demand for liquidity in the private debt market continues to drive growth in the secondary market, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Palmer Square Capital Management, the Kansas-based credit investment firm founded and run by husband-and-wife team Chris and Angie Long, is exploring a potential sale of the business, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
More than $138bn of debt linked to PE-backed acquisitions is expected to hit US and European credit markets in the coming months, giving investors a substantial pipeline of leveraged finance opportunities as M&A activity gathers pace, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Singapore-based Granite Asia is targeting mid-sized businesses across Asia for new private credit investments after raising more than $500m for its pan-Asian Libra Hybrid strategy, according to a report by Reuters.
Thoma Bravo has launched a fresh effort to refinance $2.1bn of debt at cybersecurity software company Sophos, with the private equity firm facing a March 2027 maturity and growing scrutiny of its exposure to leveraged software assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bridgepoint Credit has transferred a €1.2bn ($1.4bn) portfolio of European direct-lending assets into a new continuation vehicle led by Pantheon, providing investors in its 2017-vintage fund with an opportunity to either realise their holdings or remain invested, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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