Silver Point hires Goldman MD for private credit origination
Michael Cote previously served as a managing director in Goldman Sachs’s leveraged finance business

Ares leads USD 1.7bn direct lending deal backing private country club operator LBO
The large-cap direct lending deal comes at a time when both sponsors and direct lenders are showing more caution amid the uncertainty posed by fast artificial intelligence adoption and the Iran conflict

Direct lenders trade USD 5bn Dun & Bradstreet private credit loan at 95 cents on dollar
EXCLUSIVE: The giant USD 5bn unitranche, which brought together more than 20 direct lenders to back Clearlake’s acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet last year, is now being shown to private credit managers at a discount

BlackRock HPS reports exit requests over 13% for semi-liquid direct lending fund
HLEND, the private credit fund designed for individual investors, will repurchase 5% of shares outstanding to create around USD 620m of liquidity for investors

Private credit is undergoing “healthy correction”—Third Point
Retail capital is flowing out, and the industry may see business development companies buy each other or liquidate, panelists said during the iConnections Global Alts conference last week

TPG Credit raises USD 5bn for core, upper mid-market direct lending deals
EXCLUSIVE: The alternative credit arm of TPG has launched a new direct lending strategy and raised third-party capital from institutional investors and insurance companies, sources familiar told Creditflux

Crescent raises USD 10.8bn for direct lending, targeting lower mid-market
The firm’s fourth US direct lending fund was oversubscribed and exceeded its target by more than USD 2.5bn

Older, US direct lending funds hold more equity positions, adding risk – MSCI
EXCLUSIVE: Around 15% of the total assets across US senior direct lending funds tracked by MSCI are equity positions of some kind, MSCI head of private credit research Patrick Warren told Creditflux

Barings raises more than USD 19bn for global direct lending strategy
The firm raised capital from institutional, insurance and private wealth investors globally

Temasek taps Pinegrove for venture debt partnership
The Singaporean state investment firm intends to lend directly to growth stage technology and life sciences companies

Antares raises USD 8.5bn for senior direct lending
The alternative credit manager held a final close for its third Senior Loan Fund after raising capital from new and existing investors

Abry Private Debt acquires USD 330m private credit portfolio
Abry partnered with Coller Capital on the credit secondaries transaction

Investors should stay the course on private credit even amid valuation uncertainties—Mariner
EXCLUSIVE: Institutional investors can generally ride out any market bumpiness, and these internal marks do not necessarily reflect final returns, head of Mariner Institutional Mike Welker said 

Lending to nonbank entities like BDCs will be a growth area—State Street
Additionally, the firm said its investment grade private credit ETF, developed with Apollo, hit USD 800m in assets under management during the quarter

Northleaf private ABF managing director exits
CJ Wei, who focused on asset-based finance at the Canadian private markets firm, departs for a new role

Perpetual nontraded BDC fears are exaggerated—KBRA
Credit quality and liquidity at these semi-liquid private credit funds remain comfortable despite the negative shift in investor sentiment, the ratings agency said  

Blackstone raises USD 10bn for oversubscribed opportunistic credit fund
The alternative asset management giant will use the fund’s flexible mandate to invest across industries, capital structures, and geographies

Exit requests surpass 40% at Blue Owl’s semi-liquid, technology lending fund
The private credit fund designed for individual investors saw quarterly redemption requests surge, leading the fund to impose its 5% exit cap

Private credit community pushes back on alarmist narratives
Executives downplay AI risks, citing preparedness and strong credit fundamentals; Defaults and recoveries remain stable, despite negative headlines

Maturity wall threatens high-risk AI private credit names – KBRA
Direct lenders are showing an unwillingness to extend maturities for companies that are vulnerable to artificial intelligence or underperforming already 

JPMorgan Asset Management mixes public, private credit in new semi-liquid fund
JPMorgan’s asset management arm offers exposure to various credit investments across the public and private markets in a new interval fund for affluent individuals

European direct lending opportunity grows as US faces headwinds—AlbaCore
EXCLUSIVE: Outflows from select US direct lending vehicles could result in European direct lending spreads, particularly on larger deals, widening even further, Luke Gillam, head of senior direct lending, told Creditflux

Majority of LPs expect to mix public and private credit despite liquidity challenges – BSP survey
Within the next five years, 59% of global institutional investors expect to take an integrated approach to public and private credit investments, new research from Benefit Street Partners shows 

Trinity strikes first-out lending JV targeting US lower middle market
Trinity Capital is partnering with another listed BDC, Capital Southwest Corporation, on the 50-50 joint venture

Morgan Stanley caps semi-liquid private credit fund redemptions at 5% limit
Investors rushing to exit the perpetual nontraded BDC will get less than half of their money back. Redemption requests surged to approximately 10.9% this quarter, an investor letter shows