Star Mountain hires Fortress alumni in scaling strategy
Star Mountain Capital, a lower middle market direct lending firm, has hired a new strategic portfolio officer

California retirement system provides seed capital to BDC
The California State Teachers' Retirement System is not just allocating to private credit, but forming a new direct lending partnership

Australian brokerage launches private credit division and first debt fund
A new firm, spun-off of a commercial finance brokerage, has launched a direct lending fund to invest in property-backed Australian SMEs

Cahill Gordon & Reindel turns to buy-side for new co-head of private credit
The latest people move in private credit was something rare – a move from a senior role on the buy-side back to a law firm 

Golub goes with 5Y RP for latest MM CLO reset
Rounding off a prolific month, Golub Capital priced its third deal in three weeks last Friday, with a reset of a middle market CLO.

Pittsburgh pension system seeks private credit advisor
The City of Pittsburgh Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund is the latest pension aiming to allocate to private credit, and is on the lookout for a private credit advisor

Webster Bank and Marathon form private credit tie-up
Webster Bank and Marathon Asset Management have joined the ranks of traditional banks forming partnerships with asset managers 

Funds roundup: June 2024
Private credit funds keep getting larger — some reaching billion-dollar status — while demand for niche solutions, such as interval funds and special situations, continues to escalate

New survey explores middle-market CLO operations
S&P Global Market Intelligence, in collaboration with Creditflux, conducted a study of middle-market CLO managers to assess how specialists are adapting their operations to tap this burgeoning opportunity

Cheyne Capital hires head of origination
Cheyne Capital Management has hired a new managing director, head of origination and trading, for the firm's strategic value credit unit

Australia’s $4tn retirement funds pour into private credit to capitalise on steady returns
Funds that make up one of the world’s largest pools of cash are allocating to private credit

As high rates hurt borrowers, private credit firms are hoping for an uptick in M&A
2020 vintage investments have distributed more than 80% less cash

Carlyle direct lending origination head jumps to Apollo
The head of origination and sponsor coverage for Carlyle’s direct lending business has joined Apollo, becoming the latest in a string of executives exiting the alternative asset manager

ORIX USA realigns private credit business with addition of BlackRock exec to team
ORIX Corporation USA has hired a BlackRock alumni as group head of direct lending, as the asset manager revamps its private credit business

New Mexico pension system allocates USD 200m to specialty finance
The new commitment is the latest in a string of investments in private credit from the New Mexico State Investment Council, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars

Cresset teams up with ORIX's NXT for direct lending partnership
Cresset will provide the capital from its USD 500m private credit fund in exchange for access to NXT's origination machine

HPS closes one of the largest direct lending funds ever
HPS held the final close of its Specialty Loan Fund VI, or SLF VI, together with parallel funds and accounts, having raised USD 21.1bn in investable capital

Indian alternative asset manager seeking USD 240m for private credit fund
Indian alternative asset manager Vivriti Asset Management recently revealed plans to raise USD 240m (INR 20bn) for a new Indian private credit fund 

Ohio pension system allocates USD 100m to private credit
The Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund has approved two new commitments to private credit totalling USD 100m 

Morgan Lewis hires funds formation lawyer in New York
Law firm Morgan Lewis has hired a new private funds Partner in New York from Schulte Roth & Zabel

Crescent Capital shakes up senior-leadership team
Los Angeles-based alternative credit specialist Crescent Capital Group is updating its senior-leadership team with several key promotions

Canadian asset manager lays out plans for new evergreen private credit fund
New fund will launch in partnership with fintech platform iCapital and soon start accepting subscriptions from accredited investors.

Private credit players predict continued growth
The party may not be over in private credit even as the BSL market makes a comeback, according to speakers at this year's Debtwire Private Credit Forum New York

Blue Owl prints middle-market CLO with 5Y RP
Blue Owl Credit Advisors priced a new middle-market CLO Tuesday with the first five year reinvestment periods in a private credit CLO since 2018

17Capital opens offices in Dubai as demand for NAV financing grows
A growing global appetite for NAV finance has prompted London-headquartered credit specialist 17Capital to open a new office in Dubai