TOP STORY: Leaf Home, the residential services platform backed by Gridiron Capital, has restructured its balance sheet and expanded through the acquisition of Erie Home, in a $4bn financing deal led by Apollo Global Management and Ares Management.
European private credit manager Pemberton Asset Management has reached its target final close of $1.7bn for its first-time NAV Financing Core Fund I, marking a strong debut for the firm’s new private credit strategy.
The European private credit market is poised for significant growth and could begin to rival the US, according to a report by Bloomberg citing the findings a new report from Moody’s Ratings, the bond credit rating business of Moody’s Corporation.
CapVest Partners has lined up around €1.4bn of payment-in-kind (PIK) debt from private credit lenders, including Goldman Sachs Asset Management and KKR, to back its acquisition of a majority stake in Stada Arzneimittel AG, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Middle-market private investment firm Peak Rock Capital has held the the final closing of Peak Rock Capital Fund IV LP and Peak Rock Capital Credit Fund III LP and their parallel funds raising over $3bn across the two vehicles.
Nuveen has formed a strategic partnership with Hunter Point Capital and Temasek to expand its presence in private credit, one of the fastest-growing areas of the private market space, according to a report by Reuters.
Global PE and private credit firms are accelerating their push into Asia’s fast-growing education sector, with the likes of Apollo Global Management and KKR backing large-scale school operators to capitalise on surging demand for private education across the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Jefferies has hired Frederic Giovansili, the former deputy CEO of French alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital, and relocated him from Paris to London to spearhead the bank’s private credit strategy, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Oaktree Capital Management has hired Roger Zhang to spearhead a new Asia-Pacific private credit strategy, marking an expansion of the firm’s regional platform into performing credit, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Emerging markets-focused asset manager Gemcorp Capital Management has appointed Alex McKenna as its new global chief operating officer, as the firm accelerates its push into direct lending across developing economies.
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