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

Permira fund posts strong 2014 results after betting on CLO recovery
2014 proved to be a strong year for a structured credit fund managed by Permira Debt Managers after the manager bet that some euro CLO tranches would recover

Asset manager hires fund marketing specialist in London
A large asset manager, which recently launched €400 million for a new credit fund, has brought in a marketer in London

UK county pension fund eyes direct lending exposure
Pension funds in the UK continue to gravitate towards direct lending strategies with  a £3.4 billion institution looking to put considerable resources into this area