Tikehau and Churchill form direct lending partnership to 'expand cross border footprints'
European direct lending specialist Tikehau and US direct lending experts Churchill announced late December that the pair formed a partnership to ‘expand their respective cross border direct lending footprints’

LP round up: EIF backs four debt funds while Carlyle wins $1 billion
Institutional investors have allocated just over $4 billion to 27 credit managers in October board meetings

Tikehau to launch private debt secondaries and impact fund before year-end
Tikehau Capital is close to launching an inaugural private debt secondaries fund and a debut impact fund, with the Paris-headquartered firm outlining plans in its first half 2020 results to unveil both vehicles in the second half of the year

Tikehau launches three private debt funds and sells 54% stake in DWS
Tikehau Capital’s private debt group had a busy first half of 2020, with key highlights including three fund launches: its first open-ended private debt fund, a new French direct lending fund and a first close on its fifth flagship European direct lending fund

LP round-up: Champaign pension raises a glass (or bucket) to private credit
Institutional investors allocated over $600 million to 11 managers this week, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux

Tikehau appoints head of capital market strategies
Tikehau Capital has appointed a head of capital market strategies effective today,  responsible for overseeing the firm’s €3.8 billion bond, equity and flexible investment strategies

European Direct Lending Perspectives: fundraising records shatter
Fundraising in European direct lending hit €32.2 billion in September to mark a record-breaking year for the industry, according to the latest version of European Direct Lending Perspectives

Private debt secondaries expected to soar in 2020
Private debt secondaries grew massively in 2019 — and more is expected this year.

Eiffel seeks ESG loans as French lenders adopt LuxFlag label
Private debt managers are applying for the Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency’s (LuxFlag) approval in ESG-centric strategies.

Tikehau builds private debt secondary platform with senior hire
Tikehau Capital has bolstered its private debt capabilities with the launch of a new secondaries platform

Tikehau prices its largest CLO transaction
Tikehau Capital teamed up with Natixis on Friday to issue its latest new CLO named Tikehau CLO V, according to market sources

Tikehau changes tack and opts for three-tranche CLO refi
Tikehau Capital has refinanced three tranches of its second CLO from 2016 named Tikehau CLO II

Tikehau targets new tight print as it markets €359 million CLO refi
Tikehau Capital is marketing its first CLO transaction of the year, teaming up with Citi to refinance Tikehau CLO II

Being the only provider in a deal allows us to be closer to the company
Tikehau's Cécile Mayer-Lévi takes our credit quiz

Tikehau garners €2.1 billion for European direct lending strategy
Tikehau Investment Management has collected €2.1 billion for its fourth private debt strategy - three times larger than its predecessor fund 

Tikehau fund edges towards €1.6 billion close with €75 million EIB commitment
The European Investment Bank has approved a €75 million commitment to Tikehau Investment Management

Tikehau’s private debt AUM hits €7.5 billion
Tikehau Capital, the Paris-based asset management and investment firm, has reached €7.5 billion in private debt assets under management (AUM) as of September 2018. This represents an increase of 17% for the third quarter, amounting to €1.1 billion  

Tikehau pairs with Groupama for French and European SME debt fund
The new vehicle is anchored by European Investment Fund 

DWS and Tikehau unveil strategic alliance
The alliance will see the pair collaborate on several different alternative investment initiatives and cross-invest in respective funds

Tikehau prices new European CLO with 11 debt tranches
Tikehau Capital yesterday priced its first new European CLO since November and its fourth European deal overall

Tikehau poaches Commerzbank leveraged loan trader
Tikehau Capital has appointed a secondary loan trader in its London-based CLO and leveraged loan fund team

Tikehau raises over €200 million for French loan fund
Paris-based Tikehau has launched its latest Novo fund, which is endorsed by the French Insurance Federation

Private credit drives strong AUM growth for Tikehau
Tikehau Capital grew its AUM by close to 10% in the fourth quarter of 2017 – and private debt had the largest inflows of any of the firm’s asset groups last year

Spire adds former Highland CLO PM to its team in London
Corporate loan specialist John McAuliffe has joined Spire Partners as a senior credit analyst