Barings co-head of global investments says investors can expect to see more trading of private credit loans
PODCAST: Speaking on the latest episode of the Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee, David Mihalick says it is natural to expect an increase in activity as people increase their portfolio allocations to private markets

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

Virginia, Arkansas among systems expanding into alternative credit strategies
Recent Ares funds gain momentum with allocations from VRS, TCDRS; Arkansas Teachers plan multi-strategy credit SMAs with KKR, Brookfield

Barings hires former Northleaf MD to expand capital solutions platform
CJ Wei has joined Barings as a managing director for capital solutions and a portfolio manager for specialty asset-based finance

Michigan, New Mexico make large bets on asset-based credit strategies
Michigan SIB commits USD 800m to Apollo, LGT credit funds; New Mexico SIC allocates USD 400m for Ares, Pemberton funds

Barings BDC taps new CEO for the new year
Thomas McDonnell, who has spent two decades at the firm, will step in as CEO for the listed business-development company

South Carolina, Virginia among pensions revealing recent credit-focused investments
South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission allocates over USD 900m to four managers; Virginia, Los Angeles pensions also disclose recent private credit investments, while East Bay Municipal Utility District and City of Jacksonville pensions seek to expand private credit exposure

Direct lending competition ramps up, even in middle market and small cap
Proprietary deal flow is increasingly rare, Barings President Matthew Freund said on a panel during DealCatalyst’s conference in Nashville

Invesco, Barings team up on private credit for wealth channel
Barings parent MassMutual plans to seed the partnership with an initial USD 650m

Corinthia Global Management secures USD 5bn in capital commitments
Corinthia Global Management has raised about USD 5bn for its first direct-lending fund and expects to fund deals by March at the latest

Barings hires Churchill MD for private debt originations
Barings Global Private Finance has hired a managing director from Churchill Asset Management to serve as a managing director for North America Private Credit

Barings adds two private credit MDs for North America
Barings Global Private Finance has hired two managing directors, Brian Polomsky and Doug Koch, for its North America Private Credit team from Principal Asset Management

Corinthia eyes EUR 1bn first close for maiden European direct lending strategy
Corinthia is on the cusp of holding a EUR 1bn first close for its inaugural European direct-lending strategy, four sources familiar with the situation said. 

Corinthia Global Management eyes deployment in 4Q24
The upstart direct lender sued for lifting more than 20 staff from Barings is preparing to begin deploying capital as it announces a flurry of senior appointments

Corinthia eyes mid-June start
Corinthia Global Management, the start-up firm that’s shaking up the USD 1.7trn private credit space, is laying the foundations for mid-June market entrance

Private credit veteran returns to Barings
Barings is rebuilding its private credit team with the return of a veteran private credit alumni as a managing director in its global private finance group