Beechbrook raises GBP 151m for SME credit fund
Beechbrook has announced the first close of its latest SME credit fund, UK SME Credit IV, with GBP 151m raised out of a target of GBP 250m

Hayfin adds Chicago office for fundraising and originations
Hayfin managing directors Steve Bringardner and Andrew Merrill will be based in Chicago to develop the office and grow the team

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

Freshfields appoints global co-head of private credit and capital solutions
Law firm Freshfields has hired three lawyers in London, including Paul Stewart, who will serve as global co-head of private credit and capital solutions

Katten hires New York private credit partner from Weil
Law firm Katten has hired Maximilien Pucci-Sisti Maisonrouge for its private credit practice as a partner in New York

Credit funds brace for increased scrutiny from regulators
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations urged advisers to private funds, which include private credit managers, to prepare for increased scrutiny 

Allianz and AlTi launch new private debt program for UHNWs
Allianz X has struck a joint venture with global wealth management firm AlTi Global to create a private debt investment program for ultra-high-net-worth investors

PennantPark closes middle market opportunities fund
PennantPark Credit Opportunities Fund IV has raised USD 610 million in investable capital to invest in middle market private credit investments

BC Partners acquires US venture cap lender
The direct lender acquired by BC partners provides loans to venture and non-venture companies and manages a BDC focused on VC lending

Ares negotiates sub line lending solutions with banks
Ares Management is upping its subscription line lending activity. It has agreed a new partnership with Investec and is talks with a number of other banks

AlbaCore’s new hire Luke Gillam sees space for smaller private credit managers in Europe
Gillam, who started this week at AlbaCore as its new head of senior direct lending, spoke to us about the opportunities for smaller managers in European direct lending

Mayer Brown taps King & Spalding partner to head New York private credit
Law firm Mayer Brown has hired Sheel Patel to lead the firm’s private credit practice in New York

Blackstone raises USD 22bn for senior direct lending
Blackstone has raised USD 22bn, inclusive of leverage, for its institutional US direct lending fund and related vehicles

Goldman alums raise USD 1.6bn for new direct lender
An alternative investment management firm founded by two Goldman Sachs alumni last year has corralled USD 1.6bn to put towards a new senior direct lending strategy

PIK use rises to 12% of sponsored direct lending deals - KBRA
Sponsor-backed companies using payment-in-kind for senior debt now account for 12% of the KBRA DLD Direct Lending Index, an increase of 1% from the last quarter

Direct lending defaults decline for all except middle market according to Proskauer
Default rates for US direct loans declined to 1.95% in the third quarter of 2024 from 2.71% in the second quarter, according to a new report from law firm Proskauer

Pantheon raises USD 1.19bn for latest private credit secondaries fund
Pantheon has raised USD 1.19bn in its latest fundraising for Pantheon Senior Debt Secondaries III, to invest in the private debt secondaries space

Bank partnerships aren't the only solution for origination, hears conference
Delegates at Private Credit Connect East heard a passionate defence of the benefits of independent origation efforts  

TPG Angelo Gordon raises nearly USD 2bn for private credit strategy
TPG Angelo Gordon has raised USD 1.82bn so far for its private credit fund called TPG AG Credit Solutions Fund III which is targeting USD 4.5bn in commitments
   

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. 

Wendel announces purchase of majority stake in Monroe Capital
French investment firm Wendel announced on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire 75% of US private credit firm and CLO manager Monroe Capital for USD 1.13bn, as part of its planned expansion into third-party asset management.

Joe Millward, Founding Partner of Epsilon Direct Lending, on evolution of the private credit industry in Australia
In this fireside chat, Joe Millward, Founding Partner at Epsilon Direct Lending, offers a unique perspective on the state of the market, its growth prospects, and the opportunities that lie ahead

Partners’ evergreen private credit fund raises another USD 466m
Partners Group has raised another USD 466m for the Partners Group Private Credit Strategy, according to filings from the SEC

Apollo raises USD 4.8bn for large cap direct lending
Apollo Global Management has closed its Apollo Origination Partnership Fund II, raising approximately USD 4.8bn of investable capital

Crescent targets USD 3bn raise for direct lending fund IV
Crescent Capital is expected to launch its latest lower middle market and middle market direct lending fund, Crescent Direct Lending Fund IV, this quarter