First Eagle launches nontraded BDC that invests in US middle market private credit
The product will invest in directly originated, senior-secured, first lien loans to US middle market corporate borrowers

Massachusetts, midwest pensions disclose recent private credit moves – Public Pensions, Private Pursuits
ANALYSIS: Massachusetts, Michigan pensions reveal private credit investments totaling USD 225m, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund commits USD 50m to Pemberton   

Bilateral SRT deals fall out of fashion as banks broaden investor base
EXCLUSIVE: Fewer synthetic SRT deals executed bilaterally as banks diversify investor base, secure tighter pricing

Pemberton appoints head of European GP, NAV financing origination
Jürgen Breuer previously helped the manager build out its DACH direct lending effort

PGIM Fixed Income poaches Blackstone exec for private ABF effort
The firm is building a dedicated asset-based finance platform

Coller Capital buys USD 1.6bn portfolio, claiming largest senior direct lending secondaries deal
The private markets secondaries specialist has acquired a senior direct lending portfolio from a multiline US insurer

Generate prints its first new US BSL CLO of the year
The USD 408.0m short-dated deal features a complex structure  

Scottish Widows plans private markets push through LTAF launch
EXCLUSIVE: the pension fund plans to invest in both private credit and private eqity with separate managers for each  

Dechert adds Paul Hastings partner to bolster private credit, CLO biz
Brian Whaley will bring his experience in private credit, securitization and structured products to the global finance group

BlackRock, a traditional asset manager no more – CEO Larry Fink
In his latest annual letter to investors, Chairman and CEO Larry Fink lays out his ambition to index private markets and bring these illiquid assets to the masses

More volatility, more uncertainty and more tailwind for private credit – KKR’s Dan Pietrzak
PODCAST: The new Trump administration in the US has introduced new uncertainty with its preparedness to employ wide-reaching tariffs, and M&A volumes remain depressed, but KKR’s private credit team is busier than it has been in the past few years. 

Palmer Square refinances 2024 static Euro CLO
The deal is the first of last year’s vintage to undergo a repricing, according to Creditflux data

Apollo poaches BlackRock’s head of APAC private credit
The new hire will start at the end of June to lead Apollo’s hybrid private capital efforts in the Asia Pacific region.  

PAG raises USD 1.25bn for significant risk transfers
The Hong Kong-based alternative asset manager is expecting the SRT market to grow at a 30% to 40% rate annually over the next few years

Macquarie moves forward on entering CLO management business
EXCLUSIVE: The Australian-headquartered firm has hired a top-tier bank to arrange its first US CLO

Spire resets Euro CLO 18 months after initial pricing
The European manager has repriced Aurium CLO XI, a 2023-vintage deal, at the earliest opportunity

Antares resets another super-sized middle market CLO
The transaction added USD 72m in equity and USD 450m worth of triple A paper

AlbaCore prices seventh CLO
The print comes 13 months after the manager’s last new issue

Pemberton picks up pace as it markets third-ever European CLO
Indigo Credit Management III is expected to price in early April

New York Life prints USD 750m of CLO paper across two deals
The manager priced a new BSL issue and 2019-vintage refi over consecutive days this week

Blackstone hires Goldman alum to head European private credit origination
Dominic Ashcroft previously served as head of leveraged finance for EMEA at Goldman Sachs

Macquarie launches European direct lending platform
The company is planning to launch a similar US-focused direct lending business by mid-2025

HPS undertakes second reset and renaming of 2017-vintage Euro CLO
The deal takes the manager’s total European issuance for the year to over EUR 1.2bn

Starwood prices its first infra CLO for the year
The deal is the second infrastructure-focused transaction of 2025, following DWS’ RIN XII last month

Elmwood prints largest new BSL deal of 2025 with USD 1.02bn issue
The deal comes a month after Golub’s record-setting USD 2.3bn middle market deal