ICG direct lending fund grows to over €2 billion
London-based manager confirms majority equity stake in recent US CLO

Credit Value Partners hires two for direct lending, reports website
Credit Value Partners has hired two loan originators for its middle-market lending platform, according to website leveragedloan.com

Hayfin hires loan originator following asset sale, reports website
London-based direct lending specialist Hayfin has hired loan originator Paul Moravek as a managing director, according to website leveragedloan.com

Park Square raises $2.4 billion for direct lending fund
Direct lender Park Square Capital has announced the closing of its second credit opportunities fund, Credit Opportunities II, at $2.4 billion

Euro CLOs turning to direct lending market for assets, conference hears
European CLO managers looking to add diversity to their portfolios have started adding direct lending assets, according to panellists at IMN Global ABS

Permira hires senior Babson official for top direct lending role
Permira Debt Managers has announced the hire of David Hirschmann to head its private credit business in London.

Angelo Gordon's US direct lending team swells to 10
Twin Brook Capital Partners - the middle market direct lending subsidiary of Angelo Gordon - says that it has completed its initial recruitment drive after staffing up in the last few weeks

European bank lenders are retrenching not exiting, conference hears
Banks are lending far less to European companies than before the crisis, according to an audience poll at the Creditflux Symposium this month

Fifth Street announces $171 million loan for Permira buy-out
Fifth Street has announced that it has acted as agent and lead arranger for a loan backing Permira's buy-out of online law firm LegalZoom

Pension funds looking at direct lending and CLOs, conference hears
Attendees at today's Creditflux Credit Symposium heard that pension funds are displaying heightened interest in alternative credit strategies such as direct lending and CLOs

Permira pairs with private equity firm on direct lending deal
Permira picks up the bill to support Oakley Capital's acquisition of a German online dating company

THL brings in two for direct lending and business development
THL Credit Advisors has announced two senior level hires to its team

Credit derivatives veteran Reoch to highlight P2P lending potential
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has started to gather attention from institutional investors, and Robert Reoch of New College Capital will be delivering a presentation explaining the opportunities and pitfalls

Oberland raises $425 million for healthcare direct lending fund
New York-based investment manager Oberland Capital has announced the closing of its first healthcare royalty and credit opportunities fund, focusing on direct lending to the global healthcare industry.

Tikehau hires for direct lending in London
Carmen Alonso, who previously worked on the sell side at banks including Morgan Stanley, joins to originate loans in the UK and other countries

Ares boosts direct lending business with asset-based loan purchase
Asset manager buys loan portfolio from HIG-backed lender

Creditflux unveils finalists for groundbreaking direct lending award
Alcentra, ICG and Patimonium line up as finalists for first-of-its-kind award

KKR raises $1.3 billion for direct lending fund
KKR Credit has announced the final close of a $1.3 billion direct lending fund

$16 billion raised in 2015 for private debt, according to Preqin
19 private debt funds closed in the first quarter of 2015