Dwight Scott, the executive who played a pivotal role in growing Blackstone Inc’s credit division into a $330bn powerhouse, is retiring from the firm after 16 years, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an internal memo.
An affiliate of Dallas-based private equity firm Paceline Equity Partners has provided a debt investment in Promise Confections, a portfolio company of private investment firm Promise Holdings, through a second lien credit facility.
A consortium of private credit and private equity firms including Davidson Kempner Capital Management and RRJ Capital have provided a $1bn private loan to Logan Group Co to allow the distressed Chinese property developer to refinance an existing credit facility, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global private investment major KKR is negotiating a $500m private debt facility with lenders to support its proposed acquisition of a 50% stake in communications firm FGS from British advertising agency WPP for $775m, according to a report by Bloomberg.
London-based private lender Pemberton Asset Management is seeking to raise €3.75bn ($4.2bn) for its latest opportunistic credit fund, Pemberton Strategic Credit Fund IV, amid growing challenges faced by traditional banks, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
London-headquartered global asset management group Janus Henderson is set to acquire Victory Park Capital Advisors as part of its strategic push into the private credit market, aimed at growing its footprint in the growing asset-based finance sector.
The San Francisco City & County Employees’ Retirement System will invest $130m in new private equity and private credit commitments, according to a report from CEO/CIO Alison Romano included in the materials for its upcoming board meeting on 14 August.
The Alameda County Employees Retirement Association is proposing a new policy to streamline the process for rolling its private credit investments into continuation funds, according to a report by Buyouts Insider.
International private credit firm NorthWall Capital has closed a €120m second lien facility to Technopolis, a Finnish company providing office spaces and related services owned by private equity firm Kildare Partners.
Global private credit firms, led by industry giant Ares Management, are turning their focus on Italy, as more small businesses – the backbone of country’s economy – open up to external investors, providing increased buyout opportunities, according to a report by Reuters.
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