Bridgepoint closes fourth direct lending fund with EUR 5.1bn, topping target
The fund had previously set a fundraising target of EUR 4bn for Bridgepoint Direct Lending IV

Golub adds managing director to European direct lending team
Timothée Delisle previously held positions at firms such as Morgan Stanley, Alcentra, BlackRock, and HSBC

Blackstone, Wellington and Vanguard collaborate on all-in-one private market vehicles for wealth channel
The three asset managers have launched two products that will give individual investors exposure to a mix of private market assets within a single allocation

GoldenTree hits USD 2.75bn hard cap for sophomore private credit fund
The firm’s employees and partners committed USD 50m to the fund, the company announced

Vistina builds out team and opens London base after Moody’s hire
EXCLUSIVE: After hiring Moody’s executive and ratings expert Jeanine Arnold, private credit advisory firm Vistina is expanding its European footprint

Private credit and direct lending to grow their share of the loan market—LMA report
A new LMA survey of 234 loan market professionals found that 43% believe private credit and direct lending will grow their share of the EMEA loan market by 2040

Private credit vulnerable amid tightening financing conditions – Bank of England
The central bank is also keeping a close eye on AI-related companies’ increasing use of debt, including private credit

Hayfin completes one of Europe’s largest private credit fundraises to date with EUR 15bn
Hayfin’s Direct Lending Fund V ranks among the largest ever direct lending fundraises completed in Europe, the company said

Coller and Cherry Bank to raise capital for private credit secondaries from Italian wealth market
Coller Capital has announced a distribution partnership with Cherry Bank to better sell its private credit secondaries investment product to affluent individuals in Italy

Apollo records USD 13bn in private credit trading volume
In the 18 months since launching a dedicated trading desk focused on Apollo-originated private credit, the firm has worked with more than 100 unique counter parties, according to a new report

Canadian giant BCI launches IG private credit strategy with CAD 1.8bn
British Columbia Investment Management Corp., an institutional investor with more than CAD 300bn, seeded the new strategy and is creating a dedicated team

Hormuz disruption builds case for energy infrastructure investment, lenders and private capital maintain support
Hormuz disruption exposes fragility, drives urgent calls for energy infrastructure investment; banks and investors remain committed to financing energy and supply chain resilience

Global banks call for pension reforms to strengthen Europe’s financial sovereignty

Canyon’s CIO says more distressed opportunities await
PODCAST: A looming maturity wall and problems in the software space point toward a return to more traditional distressed opportunities, says Jeff Kivitz, chief investment officer at Canyon Partners, on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

Balbec Capital buys UK bridging lender

Private markets fundraising challenges to persist despite easing geopolitical concerns
LPs plan to maintain or increase deployments but more selectively; sanguine views on geopolitics suggest tailwind for China rebound

Bank of England outlines details of latest private market stress test
The central bank is exploring how private markets would respond during a severe global downturn

HSBC AM raises USD 1bn for new NAV financing strategy
The strategy invests in senior secured loans financing European and Asian-based private equity funds’ portfolio growth

APG leans into private credit, seeks managers with ESG alignment
The Dutch pension investor giant is increasing its exposure to the asset class and evaluating various private credit sub-strategies to create a diverse portfolio

Goldman Sachs scopes out private credit opportunity
Opportunities are “everywhere” in private credit, as the dust starts to settle around the software sell-off, according to Goldman Sachs’ co-head of private credit James Reynolds

Investcorp launches AI investment framework for private markets
The asset manager has rolled out targeted argentic AI use cases across its portfolio, such as autonomous research, origination and reporting tools, and more

BDC portfolio stress may be overstated – Moody’s
BDC portfolios may be exhibiting less stress than recent headlines might suggest, as a Moody’s analysis finds that many discounted positions do not represent significant valuation deterioration

HSBC AM completes USD 2bn final close for second UK direct lending vintage
The strategy invests in senior secured loans to private equity-backed companies in under-served low-to-core middle market segments

Eurazeo closes its largest ever direct lending fund with EUR 3.9bn raised
Eurazeo Private Debt VII raised EUR 3.9bn at closing, exceeding its EUR 3bn target

PGIM launches new private credit UCI for European and Asian wealth investors
The Luxembourg-domiciled vehicle invests in senior secured loans to middle market companies in North America, Europe and Australia, targeting companies with EBITDA between USD 10m and USD 75m