ALTERNATIVE VIEWS | Private Equity Wire goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In our first instalment, we sat down with Patrick Marshall (pictured), Head of Private Credit and Chair of the Private Debt Investment Committee at Federated Hermes.
India’s Shapoorji Pallonji Group has received binding commitments from a consortium of private credit funds for a significant fundraising effort, which could result in the country’s largest private debt deal to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Arcmont Asset Management has secured mandates totalling €475m for a new Impact Lending strategy from pension asset manager APG, and TIAA, one of the world’s largest institutional investors and a provider of retirement and financial services.
Deutsche Bank has struck a deal to give its asset management arm, DWS, preferred access to private credit opportunities originated by the bank, as both firms position to capitalise on the booming but increasingly competitive market.
Private equity giant Blackstone has raised an $8bn fund – Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies V (BREDS V) – to invest in commercial real estate debt, marking one of the largest such fundraises in history, according to a report by Benzinga.
Bridgepoint, the diversified alternatives manager investing across private equity, credit, and infrastructure, has reported significant growth in its private credit assets under management, which rose to €13.8bn (£11.5bn) in the past year, according to a report by Alternative Credit Investor.
Citigroup and Apollo Global Management are offering private credit financing to potential buyers of Boeing’s Jeppesen navigation unit, marking the first major test of their recently established $25bn direct lending partnership, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Morgan Stanley is exploring a potential $4bn debt refinancing for Vista Equity Partners-backed Finastra Group Holdings and is assessing both syndicated loan and private credit options, according to a Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the matter.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has raised concerns about the growing vulnerability of the private credit sector to liquidity mismatches, particularly as it increasingly draws capital from retail investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone has received regulatory approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission for its new evergreen fund, the Blackstone Private Multi-Asset Credit and Income Fund, targeting individual investors, according to a report by Citywire.
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