Ares Management Corporation has closed its sixth European direct lending fund, Ares Capital Europe VI (ACE VI), securing €17.1bn in commitments and reaching its hard cap, according to a report by BusinessWire.
King Street Capital is preparing to launch a new private credit fund, backed by a $70m investment from Generali Investments, the asset management division of the Italian insurance company Generali, according to a report by Bloomberg.
India’s private credit market is seeing robust growth with two key players, Neo Asset Management and Avendus PE Investment Advisors, preparing to launch funds targeting a combined $1bn-plus in assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Point72 Asset Management, the hedge fund founded by Steve Cohen, is entering the booming private credit market with a new strategy headed by Todd Hirsch, a former Senior Managing Director at Blackstone, according to a report by Reuters citing an internal company statement.
Pemberton Capital Advisors, a European private credit manager backed by insurers Legal & General, has adopted global fintech Broadridge’s Sentry Private Credit Portfolio Management solution as it looks to scale its private debt and CLO businesses.
Global investment firm Carlyle’s Global Credit platform has provided a strategic capital package of NOK2.75bn ($250m) to Jordanes ASA, one of Norway’s leading brand houses to finance a management buyout of Jordanes, led by Co-Founders Jan Bodd and Stig Sunde.
BNP Paribas Asset Management has appointed Linda Fodil and Thibault Sartori as Private Debt Investment directors to support its new direct lending strategy. Both will be based in Paris and report to Christophe Carrasco, Head of Private Debt.
Blue Owl Capital co-founder Michael Rees is working on a plan to merge several firms in the alternative investment sector to create a diversified investment business similar to Blackstone and KKR, with IPO potential, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Buy-now-pay-later specialist Affirm Holdings has secured its largest funding commitment yet, partnering with private credit firm Sixth Street to secure a $4bn, three-year deal, according to a report by NBC News.
Carlyle Group has secured private credit financing to acquire a majority stake in Australian waste management company Waste Services Group (WSG), according to a report by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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