Alaska pension commits $545 million to seven credit funds
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation has earmarked $545 million to funds across the credit spectrum across Q2, according to 27 February board documentation

Mezzanine notes price tight as Permira Debt produces another ESG-friendly CLO
Permira Debt Managers has priced its second CLO of the year in a deal which, much like the manager’s debut 2.0 CLO, adheres to environmental, social and governance guidelines

Permira markets second new issue since bringing ESG criteria to CLO docs
Permira Debt Managers is back in the market with its second 2.0 CLO named Providus CLO II, which could price as early as next week

Europe's next generation of CLO managers favour ESG

PDM strengthens CLO structuring team with former Och-Ziff official
Permira Debt Managers has strengthened its CLO structuring team and hired former Och-Ziff’s Pierre Driant, Creditflux has learned

Euro league tables: Permira and Voya join the CLO bonanza
There’s been €10.5 billion of CLO issuance in the first quarter of 2018 with a debuting manager and a re-debuting manager adding their names to the growing list of CLO issuers

PDM sees no limitations as it brings ESG investing to CLO management
“We look at the level of ESG risk for every credit we buy, as if it was any other kind of risk consideration” - Permira's Ariadna Stefanescu describes PDM's approach to CLO management

Debut manager prices first ever CLO featuring ESG criteria
The CLO market has welcomed a new manager, which priced its debut 2.0 transaction via BAML yesterday

PDM liquidates CLO funds after 20% per year returns
Permira Debt Managers is liquidating two structured credit funds after generating strong returns

Past returns: Permira’s considered approach to CLO launches
This month 10 years ago, private equity firm Permira made its debut in the European CLO market

PDM hands euro CLO mandate to bank after hiring three loan specialists
Permira Debt Managers' plan to return to CLO management - a decade after it last priced a CLO - is in motion

Permira staffs up in direct lending with hires from HIG and Marlborough
Permira Debt Managers has added two new members to its private credit team in London, as it ramps up its recently closed €2.1 billion European direct lending fund

Permira seeks to grow its direct lending AUM with new managed account
Permira Debt Managers (PDM) has launched a new managed account, which is understood to be geared towards direct lending

After 10 years away, Permira makes plans for return to CLO management
PDM is best known as a direct lender and investor in CLO tranches – but its first foray into credit was as a CLO manager. The firm is now reviving that business. 

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management

White Oak leads Permira and HIG in club loan for Getronics
San Francisco-based mid-market credit specialist White Oak Global Advisors has announced that it led a club financing deal for strategic investor Bottega’s acquisition of Amsterdam-based IT Services Provider Getronics

Permira holds final close on direct lending fund after attracting new investors
Over half the investors in Permira's new direct lending fund are new relationships with manager revealing that PCS 3 has reached €2.1 billion including leverage

Permira nears final close on new direct lending fund
London’s Permira Debt Managers is edging closer to a final close on its latest direct lending fund, according to an article by Unquote

Permira adds investment for its latest direct lending fund
Permira Debt Managers has made a loan as sole lender to finance 21 Centrale Partners’ acquisition of French software company DL Software

BlueBay, Brightwood and Permira win private debt mandates
BlueBay Asset Management, Brightwood Capital Advisors and Permira Debt Management have been tasked with overseeing a London pension fund’s direct lending portfolio

Fund manager raises €160 million for new strategy targeting CLO equity
A London-based manager has launched its largest sub-investment grade structured credit fund which will focus mainly on euro CLO equity

Permira liquidates CLO fund after making 10%-plus annualised returns
Permira Debt Managers has achieved impressive final returns after liquidating a fund which invests in junior European CLO tranches