Corinthia Global Management secures USD 5bn in capital commitments
Corinthia Global Management has raised about USD 5bn for its first direct-lending fund and expects to fund deals by March at the latest

Mega direct lenders break records despite sluggish fundraising cycle
The new year kicked off with Ares Management showcasing the largest ever fundraise for a European direct lending strategy, suggesting that investors are preferring to pile into the largest private credit managers

Princely Family of Liechtenstein’s LGT raises USD 2.17bn for latest credit fund
Royal family-owned LGT Capital Partners has successfully fundraised USD 2.17bn for its evergreen credit fund, according to an SEC filing  

UBS forecasts strong private credit returns in 2025, but also downside risks
UBS Global Research has tipped double-digit returns for US investors in its 2025 private credit outlook, but emphasised the risks are skewed to the downside

Fund performance
Entering the final three months of the year, CLO funds took a clean sweep of the top 10 spots in the Creditflux tables. October was strong overall, as over 85% of funds listed made positive returns

BlackRock launches first evergreen private markets fund for Europe’s wealthy
BlackRock has announced the launch of an innovative evergreen private markets platform for wealthy investors in Europe

Investec raises EUR 250m for European direct lending in first close
Investec's alternatives asset management business has raised EUR 250m for private credit in its first close

Blue Earth launches evergreen impact private credit fund
Swiss-headquartered Blue Earth Capital has announced the first close of its first evergreen, semi-liquid impact private credit strategy fund

Fund performance - Emerging markets index takes top spot in solid month for credit overall
September was another positive month for credit funds. In almost every category our indices were positive, and four strategies showed solid average returns of 1% or more. 

Apollo and Mubadala extend capital solutions originations partnership
Apollo and Mubadala Investment Company have extended a private debt partnership established in 2022 that focuses on finding larger deals that require bespoke capital solutions

Global SRT market set for record year, according to Chorus estimates
A new update from SRT specialist Chorus Capital forecasts that 2024 will be another record-breaking year for its market with the number running around 25% ahead from last year so far

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. 

European direct lending firms raise record funds in third quarter
European direct lending fundraising jumped up a notch last month, as year-to-date figures almost doubled in a few final closes

Fund performance
August returns were largely positive for credit hedge funds, as 88% of those listed in the Creditflux database reached into the black

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance tables as of the end of August 2024

European distress remains muted but trouble is brewing in Industrials
European Industrials rose to be the second most distressed sector in August, according to a new report based on the Weil European Distress Index

Adams Street raises additional USD 289m for evergreen fund
Adams Street Partners has corralled an additional USD 289m for an evergreen direct lending fund that launched in 2020

September 2024 European Leveraged Highlights
Heading into the final quarter institutional loan volumes rose 171% year-on-year to EUR 150bn, while bond issuance doubled from last year to EUR 93bn

BNP Paribas AM raises EUR 90m for private debt fund of funds
A new fund of funds from BNP Paribas AM will target European special situations by investing in 6 to 8 private debt funds 

HSBC launches first NAV financing strategy
HSBC Asset Management has continued its expansion into private credit with the launch of another new strategy

Blue Owl moves to launch direct lending business in Europe
US-based asset manager Blue Owl is looking to launch a direct lending business in Europe and is interviewing deal-markers in the regions

Euro refinancing flows reverse as public debt supplants private according to S&P
S&P Global Ratings has assigned new ratings for nine European issuers of leveraged buyout structures refinancing private debt in public markets

Fund performance
CLOs feel the heat from corporate long-short and ucits funds in July; top ten credit funds in July 2024

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance for July 2024

Corinthia Global Management eyes deployment in 4Q24
The upstart direct lender sued for lifting more than 20 staff from Barings is preparing to begin deploying capital as it announces a flurry of senior appointments