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.
Benefit Street Partners, a credit-focused alternative asset manager with strategies spanning the credit spectrum, and Coller Capital, the world’s largest dedicated private markets secondaries manager, have closed a $2.3bn private credit continuation vehicle, BSP Debt Fund IV CV.
Apollo Global Management is preparing to launch a $5bn sports-focused investment vehicle, that will target both credit and equity opportunities in the sector according to a report by the Financial Times citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Brazilian private credit manager Solis Investimentos is expanding its team with 12 new hires so far in 2025 and a further eight expected before the end of the year, amid surging demand for FIDCs – structured credit funds unique to Brazil – according to a report by Bloomberg.
SeaTown Holdings International, an alternative investment manager under Temasek’s asset management platform Seviora Holdings, has held a first close of over $612m for its third private credit vehicle, SeaTown Private Credit Fund III (PCF III), according to a report by Reuters.
Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR is in financing talks with direct lenders, including KKR, to support a potential acquisition of European generics drugmaker Zentiva, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Crescent Capital Group is seeking to raise around $3bn for a new credit continuation vehicle that would roll assets out of its 2017-vintage Crescent Mezzanine Partners VII fund, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
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