BlackRock has agreed to a $12bn deal to acquire HPS Investment Partners, a global specialist in credit investment management with $148bn in client assets, with the entire transaction to be completed entirely in BlackRock equity.
Apollo Global Management has predicted an “industrial renaissance” tied to the energy transition, estimating a massive $50tn investment opportunity over the coming decades, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Leslie Mapondera, a partner at the private capital firm.
Park Square Capital, a prominent European private debt firm, has implemented risk and financial advisory services specialist Kroll’s Private Capital Markets Platform to enhance its investment workflows.
KKR, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), and Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner are working to secure approximately €4bn ($4.2bn) in debt to finance a strategic separation of the German media giant’s classified ads businesses from its news operations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI), Blackstone’s asset backed credit division, and Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) have agreed to a strategic deal that will see BXCI acquire a $1bn portfolio of infrastructure loans from the bank.
Barings is executing the first European middle market private credit CLO, Barings Euro Middle Market CLO 2024-1 DAC, at €380m, with S&P and Fitch rating the issuance, which is backed by a portfolio of European middle market senior secured loans.
BlackRock has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire private credit manager HPS Investment Partners for approximately $12bn, which, if finalised, would represent a substantial premium over the firm’s estimated $10bn post-IPO valuation, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has launched its third fund under the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) regime with the creation of the Aviva Investors Multi-Sector Private Debt LTAF (MSPD LTAF).
UK sponsor-backed financing activity experienced a modest slowdown in Q3 2024, as ongoing M&A sluggishness and seasonal dynamics impacted deal flow, according to the latest data from global investment bank, Houlihan Lokey.
The global private credit market has passed $3tn in assets under management (AUM), solidifying its position as one of the fastest-growing sectors in alternative finance, according to new research by the Alternative Credit Council (ACC).
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