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The virtuous circle: energy and digital infrastructure

Houlihan Lokey’s paper offers the theory as Nvidia strikes deals with investment managers that illustrate the practice of AI infra buildout to the tune of $500bn.

Churchill launches capital solutions strategy: Noah Charney to lead

Manager anticipates an exclusively PE-sponsored, mid-market portfolio of high-quality companies that need some extra support.

SEC zeroes in on private funds valuations

Examiners ask about funds by name in opening requests. Enforcement has picked up the scent, too, Private Funds CFO has learned.

Pantheon backs BlackRock BDC’s credit CV

The new vehicle will house over $500m of debt positions held by TCPC, with pricing coming in at 95% of gross fair value as of 31 December 2025.

Ares posts strong fundraising, deployment in Q2 despite BDC withdrawals

Ares Management raises a record $36.4bn in capital and deploys $36bn

Castlelake to buy $4bn consumer loans originated by Upstart

Two-year forward-flow agreement deepens a relationship between the two that was forged in 2023.

Sun Life’s Asia asset management chief exits

Former Ping An Insurance CIO Benjamin Deng had joined Canadian group Sun Life – which owns private credit manager Crescent Capital – in January last year.

S3 Capital details next platform targets following $10bn milestone

The New York-based manager is looking for construction lending opportunities in and beyond the stateside Sun Belt market for its next $10bn of volume.

AllianceBernstein installs APAC head of insurance solutions

The US asset manager has hired David Luo from insurer AIA for what is understood to be a newly created role.

Monroe and AIP close $643m aviation securitisation

The portfolio has a weighted average aircraft age of approximately 5.6 years. This is very close to the average for commercial aircraft securitisation deals.