Apollo launches sports lending strategy with new hires
The sports and live entertainment-focused strategy will invest in private credit and hybrid capital solutions opportunities

MidCap hires MD for asset-based lending originations
The new hire previously worked at Apollo-affiliated equipment finance platform Capteris

Seven managers make up 90% of private credit fundraising – Morningstar
Over the last five years, Apollo alone accounted for 29% of all capital raised for private credit

Canadian giant PSP to deploy CAD 6bn to IG private credit
EXCLUSIVE: The allocation will focus on investment grade opportunities across infrastructure, asset-backed and structured debt financing

Energy, not software, will drive the next decade – Apollo's John Zito
Private credit is poised to fund those necessary investments in energy and power and help large companies diversify their capital sources

Kayne Anderson to debut private BDC to tap affluent investors
EXCLUSIVE: Private BDCs, pioneered by some of the largest direct lenders in the market, are becoming a common vehicle across the private credit manager industry

Direct lending competition ramps up, even in middle market and small cap
Proprietary deal flow is increasingly rare, Barings President Matthew Freund said on a panel during DealCatalyst’s conference in Nashville

Apollo goes on post-Liberation Day buying spree
The alternative asset manager took advantage of public market credit opportunities as liquidity dried up

Apollo raises USD 8.5bn for opportunistic credit
The fundraise includes commitments for Accord+ Fund II as well as for separately managed accounts and other related vehicles

JPMorgan enters private credit big leagues with USD 4bn Boeing unit financing
EXCLUSIVE: The bank takes down the third-largest piece of the giant unitranche, lending shoulder-to-shoulder with direct-lending giants

State Street launches public-private market fund, leaning on Apollo
The new fund is designed for the US retirement channel and provides private market exposure through a pooled investment vehicle managed by Apollo

State Street, Apollo to rename private credit ETF, responding to SEC concerns
The US regulatory agency said the previous name, SPDR SSGA Apollo IG Public & Private Credit ETF, may be misleading to investors

State Street, Apollo’s private credit ETF launched before addressing all regulatory concerns - SEC
The SEC published an open letter implying that the industry’s first private credit ETF launched this week without getting proper approval.

State Street and Apollo win the private credit ETF race
The industry’s first private credit ETF will invest in investment grade private credit and investment grade public fixed income

Antares hires Olga Kosters to head credit secondaries
Antares Capital has hired Olga Kosters to head its credit secondaries business

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

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

Apollo prioritizes origination as dry powder pressures mount in private debt industry
Apollo's Rowan says sourcing deals will be the limiter of growth for his industry rather than finding capital, and will prompt more tie-ups with banks

Citi and Apollo launch USD 25bn direct lending program
Apollo Global Management and Citigroup have agreed to form a USD 25bn private credit, direct lending program, involving Athene and Mubadala Investment Company

Viola Credit partners with Apollo affiliate on USD 500m JV
Cadma Capital Partners has launched a joint venture with Viola Credit that will focus on making asset-based loans

Apollo eyes IG private debt trading
Apollo Global Management is looking to create a trading desk for investment grade private debt

Apollo plans market’s first private credit ETF
State Street and Apollo are teaming up for the market's first private credit ETF, with a focus of investment grade private debt.

Carlyle direct lending origination head jumps to Apollo
The head of origination and sponsor coverage for Carlyle’s direct lending business has joined Apollo, becoming the latest in a string of executives exiting the alternative asset manager

Guggenheim closes USD 1.2bn private credit vehicle
Guggenheim Investments has closed a USD 1.2bn levered private credit vehicle backed by Apollo

Apollo raises funds for special sits
Apollo Management has pushed ahead with its plans to raise funds for the second iteration of its credit special situations fund