Ramirez Asset Management acquires private credit team from Avenue Capital Group
Ramirez Asset Managemen has acquired a private credit opportunities strategy team from Avenue Capital Group

CapitalLand expands into Australian private credit with Wingate deal
Singapore-based CapitalLand Investment has struck a deal to acquire both the corporate credit and property investment management businesses of Wingate Group

NY Life Investments acquires stake in European mezz specialist
New York Life Investments and affiliate Candriam has agreed to take a 40% stake in Andera Partners, a European investment manager specializing in PE investments and mezzanine debt

Silver Rock sells 42% stake to Mubadala
New York-based Silver Rock has agreed to sell a 42% stake to Mubadala Capital, but the two entities will continue to operate independently

HPS deal is expensive but catapults BlackRock into private credit top five
BlackRock is poised to become one of the largest private credit managers in the world after agreeing to buy private credit manager HPS Investment Partners at a rich 30x multiple

BlackRock acquires HPS in USD 12bn deal
BlackRock has acquired HPS Investment Partners for USD 12bn in an all-stock transaction, creating a private credit franchise with a combined USD 220bn in client assets

VSS Capital Partners sells minority stake
VSS Capital Partners, which manages investments across US private debt and equity, has sold a minority stake to Pinnacle Investment Management Group

Allianz and AlTi launch new private debt program for UHNWs
Allianz X has struck a joint venture with global wealth management firm AlTi Global to create a private debt investment program for ultra-high-net-worth investors

BC Partners acquires US venture cap lender
The direct lender acquired by BC partners provides loans to venture and non-venture companies and manages a BDC focused on VC lending

Wendel announces purchase of majority stake in Monroe Capital
French investment firm Wendel announced on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire 75% of US private credit firm and CLO manager Monroe Capital for USD 1.13bn, as part of its planned expansion into third-party asset management.

Ares scoops up Riverside Credit Solutions for undisclosed amount
Ares Management has completed the purchase of lower middle market specialist Riverside Credit Solutions

Clearlake Capital agrees to buy MV Credit
Clearlake Capital has agreed to purchase European credit manager MV Credit Partners from Natixis Investment Managers

Janus Henderson inks deal to buy private credit manager Victory Park 

Lloyds Bank joins forces with Oaktree for European direct lending platform
Lloyds Bank and Oaktree Capital Management have formed a new multi-year European direct lending facility

M&A activity on fire in private credit despite overall M&A slowdown
The M&A market has had a rough time in the past 12 to 18 months, but there’s one area that’s bucking the trend: private credit

Temasek’s asset manager to buy minority stake in a private credit firm
Seviora Holdings agrees to purchase Hong Kong-based ADM Capital for an undisclosed sum

New direct lending business formed after management buyout
503 Capital Partners, a new direct lending business, has been formed as part of a management buyout of Tortoise Capital Advisor's private credit arm

Golub signs strategic partnership with Nassau Financial Group
The private credit manager announced the partnership with Nassau Financial Group, including an investment of USD 200m in equity into Nassau's insurance arm

Hayfin raising new direct lending fund while narrowing potential buyer list
Hayfin Capital Management is fundraising a new European direct lending fund even as the UK asset manager narrows down a list of potential acquirers to buy the firm

Raymond James and Eldridge Industries launch private credit platform
Raymond James and Eldridge Industries are the lastest additions to the growing list of traditional banks and asset managers teaming up to expand their private credit platforms