Investment management services provider Fidelity International has discontinued its direct lending strategy in Europe just seven months after launching its Luxembourg-based European Direct Lending Fund.
AI hyperscaler CoreWeave, which operates data centres in the US, has secured a $7.5bn debt financing facility led by funds managed by Blackstone with participation from Magnetar as co-lead investor, as well as Coatue Management.
Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Asset Management are providing the largest portions of a $900m direct loan to Depot Connect International, which KKR & Co’s portfolio company will use to refinance more expensive private debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Aflac Global Investments, the asset management subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated, has agreed to pay around $100m to acquire a 40% stake in San Francisco-based lower middle-market direct lender Tree Line Capital Partners.
Singapore-based private credit firm Kadita Partners has held the first close of its debut investment fund at over $100m in total capital commitments, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Ares Management’s Infrastructure debt and alternative credit strategies, CDPQ and Schroders Capital’s private debt and credit alternatives team will provide up to €750m in financing to data centre provider Vantage Data Centers.
Private equity firm KKR & Co is negotiating a new senior loan with private credit lenders for portfolio company MYOB, which its intends to use to repay the Australian accounting software company’s junior debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone’s credit unit is planning to sell around $450m of loans at a discount, as it looks to provide liquidity to investors in an older fund, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people with knowledge of the mater.
Carlyle’s global credit platform has provided a financing package of over $400m to support the growth of Big Bus Tours, a global provider of hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus tours and portfolio company of private equity firm Exponent.
Website-building platform Squarespace will be taken private by private equity firm Permira in a $6.9bn all-cash transaction, with Ares Capital, Blackstone and Blue Owl providing a $2.65bn private credit package to help finance the acquisition.
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