Argentem Creek Partners hires head of global strategic partnerships
The special situations-focused firm also hired a global COO

Kayne Anderson raises more than USD 2bn for middle market direct lending
EXCLUSIVE: The firm plans to hold a final close for Kayne Anderson Senior Credit Fund V at the end of the year

Private credit titans lean on public rivals in bid to enter retirement product race
Private credit titans such as Apollo and Blackstone are teaming up with their long-time rivals, asset management giants, in a race to package a mix of public and private credit assets into retirement products

Cliffwater’s evolution: from consultant to co-investor
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News in brief
Blackstone plays offense amid volatility

Are unusual deals from Clearlake and JPMorgan signs of things to come?
Deals that would have gone to public markets switched to private credit

Remora Capital Partners to launch inaugural private BDC
The firm expects the private BDC to reach a size of around USD 500m in around a year’s time

Crestline raises USD 3.5bn for sponsor and nonsponsor-backed direct lending
The firm held a final close for its Crestline Direct Lending Fund IV

JPMorgan’s asset management arm seeks to raise direct lending fund
EXCLUSIVE: The asset management unit is raising capital from institutional investors for direct lending as the bank steps up lending from its balance sheet.

Pemberton raises EUR 6.1bn for senior direct lending funds
The asset manager held a final close for Mid-Market Debt Fund IV and Senior Loan Fund II

Direct lenders ‘cruise,’ but watch for tariff impact
Private credit managers, investors of all types and service providers gathered in Nashville for DealCatalyst’s annual private credit conference

Private credit will grow to take as much as 50% of the leveraged finance market: Blue Owl’s Craig Packer
PODCAST: The co-president of Blue Owl joined Creditflux managing editor Lisa Lee on the latest edition of the Credit Exchange podcast

Metric raises EUR 1bn for fifth flexible private capital fund
Under the strategy, the asset manager provides flexible financing that does not fit into traditional private debt or private equity

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

Canadian manager SAF launches private ABF strategy with hire from RBC
The new managing director spent 20 years working at RBC Capital Markets

Clearlake abandons bank-led option for a private credit loan to replace Dun & Bradstreet financing
EXCLUSIVE: The private equity firm is going with the Ares-led private credit loan rather than tapping banks to raise debt in the capital markets 

Economic uncertainty clouds Milken conference but lev fin markets keep moving
Attendees leave a cloudy LA with few answers but a little more faith in the US leveraged finance markets

Blackstone prices static BCRED CLO
The transaction is the first non-reinvesting deal to price under the BCRED shelf

Clearlake set to seal private credit loan to replace risky Dun & Bradstreet financing
EXCLUSIVE: Ares leads USD 5bn unitranche loan with JPMorgan among expected lenders that will replace original 364-day financing

Uncertainty challenges credit underwriting but deal making continues
Panelists at the annual Milken Institute Global Conference this week said the environment is more favorable than many initially expected post 2 April

Clearlake launches Clearlake Credit to chase private and public credit investments
The new platform will integrate the newly acquired MV Credit and WhiteStar Asset Management

Bessent compares Trump to Milken, champions bank deregulation
The US Treasury Secretary also noted that the growth of private credit is a sign the banking system has been too tightly constrained

Private credit’s golden era never really ended – Blackstone’s Michael Zawadzki
On the Credit Exchange podcast, Lisa Lee speaks with the CIO of Blackstone Credit and Insurance about opportunities in volatile markets and the durability of private credit premiums

Crescent taps Jason Breaux for head of private credit
Breaux will also continue to serve as CEO of Crescent Capital’s business development fund

Apollo raises USD 8.5bn for opportunistic credit
The fundraise includes commitments for Accord+ Fund II as well as for separately managed accounts and other related vehicles