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.
Henry Kravis, co-founder of KKR & Co, has said he sees no systemic risk in the private-credit market despite recent scares involving US loan losses and corporate restructurings, according to a report by Bloomberg. Speaking at an industry event in Berlin, Kravis said that “not one penny of private credit”
A consortium of private-credit firms including Pemberton Asset Management, Blue Owl Capital, and Hayfin Capital Management, are acquiring ownership stakes in telecom-equipment supplier Netceed in exchange for writing off some of their debt as part of a debt-for-equity swap, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Inc has expanded its credit assets under management to $508bn, marking an 18% year-on-year increase, according to a report by Bloomberg. The increase was led by strong inflows into the firm’s private investment-grade credit platform, which grew by 33% to about $123bn.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments has launched the CT US asset-backed securities fund, designed to meet growing demand from UK and European institutional investors, and defined benefit pension schemes, for high-grade securitised credit solutions.
Oaktree Capital Management is arranging a major private-credit package to support its acquisition of the wealth-management arm of Australia’s Perpetual Ltd, according to a report by Bloomberg. The transaction structure centres on Oaktree using debt capital from private-credit providers — including Ares Management and Barings — rather than traditional bank
Private credit returns are likely to ease in the coming quarters as spreads narrow and interest rates fall, says Josh Easterly, Co-Chief Investment Officer at Sixth Street Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US banks have emerged as a major driver of private credit growth, providing around $300bn in loans to private credit funds as of June 2025, according to a report by Bloomberg citing research by Moody’s Ratings.
Saudi state-backed investor Saudi Venture Capital is pivoting its $3bn investment mandate to allocate a larger share to private credit, aiming to support the kingdom’s evolving financing ecosystem, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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