Loan Note

Loan Note: Vote for your Women of Influence; Sculptor posts fundraising success

Voting opens for our 2025 Women of Influence in Private Markets. Plus: Sculptor beats fund target; and China’s private debt decline set to continue.

Loan Note: Blackstone joins forces with Vanguard and Wellington; default rates edges down

Blackstone one of trio of firms in new investment partnership. Plus: Proskauer charts drop in default rate; and Moody’s/MSCI increase scrutiny of private credit risk.

Loan Note: LACERS sees opportunity in distressed lending; trade body sizes US corporate credit

Private debt on the radar as LACERS seeks opportunity. Plus: LSTA measures the size of the asset class; and GCM Grosvenor links up with real estate investment firm.

Loan Note: BlackRock study finds corporate fundamentals holding steady; Janus Henderson in insurance partnership

Credit buoyed by solid corporate fundamentals says BlackRock. Plus: Janus Henderson and Guardian Life sign partnership; and Franklin Templeton launches latest interval fund.

Loan Note: UK superfund’s private credit push; direct lending delivers strong return in 2024

UK defined benefit pension superfund establishes private markets allocation. Plus: index identifies yield pick-up; and direct lending returns held up strongly in 2024.

First Eagle launches evergreen BDC

The public but non-listed vehicle plans to lend to borrowers with EBITDA of $5m-$50m.

Loan Note: Key syndicated market trade group turns to private credit; Europe defaults tipped to rise

The LSTA sets its sights on private credit. Plus: KBRA expects default rise in Europe; and Blackstone finds financial advisers embracing the asset class.

Loan Note: Amid economic and political volatility, we examine distressed investing; two European fundraising landmarks

Inside our latest coverage of the opportunistic and distressed market – all the key trends and dynamics. Plus: Capital Four and CVI make fundraising advances; and Monroe completes Wendel/AXA partnership.

Loan Note: BlackRock bridges public and private markets; Hayfin, Oaktree strike CRE loan deal

BlackRock teams with fintech companies to bridge public and private markets. Plus: Hayfin in commercial real estate purchase from Oaktree; and private credit among popular investment options for UK investors.

Loan Note: Ex-CalPERS chief plots lending venture; why LPs are choosing credit

Former CalPERS CIO Nicole Musicco is planning a $1 billion mid-market lending platform. Briarcliffe looks at six reasons LPs are demanding private credit over private equity.