Pemberton pulls in €3.2 billion for European direct lending fund
Pemberton has closed its second European direct lending fund at €3.5 billion, exceeding its original €2.5 billion target size, and has deployed 70% of the capital

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Pemberton bolsters UK and Ireland origination team with HSBC hire
The mid-market direct lender has added to its origination team in London 

Pemberton adds portfolio manager to trade finance team
According to the firm, there is "huge, untapped opportunity to transform trade receivables and supply chain finance into a liquid asset class"

Pemberton opens Copenhagen office
The expansion into Denmark follows the opening of its Amsterdam office earlier this year 

Pemberton closes strategic credit opportunity strategy at €1 billion
Pemberton has closed its first fund dedicated to strategic credit opportunities today

Pemberton appoints head of Benelux and opens Amsterdam office
Pemberton Capital Advisors has expanded its presence in mainland Europe with the opening of an office in Amsterdam

San Francisco pension plans to deploy $800 million to private credit in 2019
San Francisco Employee’s Retirement System will allocate $800 million to its private credit bucket in the coming year, to reach its 10% target allocation 

London-based direct lender wins as San Francisco pension fund deploys into private credit
A Californian pension fund has mandated $60 million to a strategic credit fund, as part of its private debt pacing plan to deploy up to $750 million to private debt annually

CVC poaches Pemberton's head of investor relations
Global credit manager CVC Credit has appointed Mike Anderson as head of Investor Relations

Pemberton appoints head of business development
European direct lender Pemberton has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Antoine Josserand as head of business development

European direct lender seeks €2.5 billion for new Luxembourg-based debt fund
London-based direct lender Pemberton is launching a new debt fund that will invest in mid-market European companies, Creditflux has learned

Pemberton moves into supply chain finance after hiring senior portfolio manager
London-based Pemberton has announced the expansion of its senior management team with the appointment of Phil Ashdown, formerly of Tungsten Corporation, as a partner

London direct lender seeks more than €1 billion for strategic credit fund
According to a market source, Pemberton's latest strategc credit fund is aiming to raise at least as much as its inaugural fund, which last year raised €1.2 billion from 27 investors

SMEs query make-up of direct lending platforms
Direct lenders that are affiliated with private equity businesses are being eyed with caution

Insurance-affiliated manager hires from Pemberton for direct lending push
An asset manager with access to insurance company capital has hired the former UK & Ireland head of origination from Pemberton Asset Management

Pemberton promotes new hire to fill UK origination gap, reports Debtwire
Debtwire has reported that a loan origination partner has left London-based direct lending manager Pemberton and plans to join a family office within the next few months

Pemberton to take flexible approach with new direct lending strategy
Direct lender Pemberton will have the ability to provide junior financing to performing companies as part of a new initiative

Pemberton confirms German addition to direct lending fund
Pemberton says that 20% of capital deployed by its mid-market fund is to German borrowers

Direct lender Pemberton hires former RBS debt syndicate head
European direct lending specialist Pemberton has announced that it has hired former RBS gobal debt syndicate head Eric Capp as a partner

Pension fund allocates £40 million to UK direct lending fund
Strathclyde Pension Fund has emerged as one of the investors in a new UK-focused direct lending fund

London-based direct lender swoops for RBS distressed specialist
Former special situations group trader joins a fast-growing direct lender as portfolio manager