Crowell & Moring hires funds formation lawyer in New York
Christopher Mendez will serve as senior counsel in the firm's financial services group.

Briarcliffe hires Morgan Stanley alumni
A new executive director has been hired at Briarcliffe Credit Partners, a placement agency that works exclusively with private credit

Guggenheim closes USD 1.2bn private credit vehicle
Guggenheim Investments has closed a USD 1.2bn levered private credit vehicle backed by Apollo

StepStone launches private credit interval fund
New evergreen fund from StepStone is available to both individual and institutional investors  

European credit specialist raises EUR 1.8bn for private debt fund
New senior debt strategy invests exclusively in first lien secured loans and will target lower middle market European companies

Iowa-based manager launches new direct lending interval fund
A new direct lending interval fund has been launched with a strategy that focuses on lending to lower and core middle market companies

BlackRock hires from Jefferies to lead private credit push in Southeast Asia
BlackRock continues to build out its private credit teams outside of North America with the addition of a new senior-level hire in Asia

Golub signs strategic partnership with Nassau Financial Group
The private credit manager announced the partnership with Nassau Financial Group, including an investment of USD 200m in equity into Nassau's insurance arm

BlackRock hires Goldman Sachs alumni for senior private debt role
BlackRock has hired a former Goldman Sachs veteran as co-head of private debt origination in France and head of origination in Spain

Funds round up: May 2024
The demand for SRT strategies and special situations funds are on the uptick, as is the demand for managers and funds outside of North America. 

Paul Hastings taps nine attorneys from King & Spalding team
Paul Hastings has upped the ante on its expansion plans in the world of private credit and restructuring by hiring nine seasoned attorneys from King & Spalding

Pennsylvania retirement system allocates to European private credit
The Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System recently revealed a fresh commitment for hundreds of millions of dollars to European private credit. 

Sagard targets North American middle market opportunities with new senior lending fund - partner
Sagard, a Power Corporation of Canada alternative asset investment platform, will provide first-lien financing to lower middle market and middle market US and Canadian companies

GSAM raises USD 21bn for large-cap private credit
Goldman Sachs Alternatives announced on Wednesday that it had raised more than USD 20bn for large-cap private credit investments

Gravis Capital prepares to launch inaugural private credit fund
Gravis Capital is preparing to launch its first private credit fund with a EUR 500m-equivalent target size

Hayfin raising new direct lending fund while narrowing potential buyer list
Hayfin Capital Management is fundraising a new European direct lending fund even as the UK asset manager narrows down a list of potential acquirers to buy the firm

Davidson Kempner signs on to Alta digital exchange
Davidson Kempner Capital Management has entered a deal to offer access to its multi-strategy and ABL strategies through Alta

Shorooq Partners closes USD 100m private credit fund
Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment manager, announced on 23 May the first close of its USD 100m second private credit fund

Dechert hires Fried Frank private credit lawyer
Dechert has hired a private credit and funds formation expert as a partner in the firm's financial services practice group

Montana Board of Investments makes USD 75m commitment to private credit
The Montana Board of Investments has allocated USD 75m to a San Francisco-based direct lending fund

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

Boutique London manager holds first close on direct lending fund
London-based alternative investment manager Prefequity revealed the first close of its Prefequity Credit Opportunities II fund 

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

Fidelity U-turns on European direct lending strategy as it ditches origination in favour of third-party partnerships
Fidelity International is cutting its direct lending division in Europe, and will instead partner with third parties to offer private credit solutions going forward

CLOs and Private Credit can learn to coexist, conference hears
A discussion led by Debtwire's Head of Leveraged Loans Jelena Cvejic, brought together an audience of lawyers, CLO managers and private credit players to hear about the battle between the two.