Loan Note

Loan Note: Blue Owl makes strong case for GP stakes; Invesco closes direct lending strategy

The compelling case for GP stakes. Plus: Invesco wraps up direct lending fundraise; and Bfinance finds waning interest in private markets searches.

Loan Note: Webinar identifies key fundraising trends; BC Partners BDCs in merger

Our webinar considers the past and future of private markets fundraising. Plus: a merger of two BC Partners BDCs; and Varde Partners sees a valuation environment with little room for upside.

Loan Note: Our Investor Report highlights growing insurance interest; Saudi lender backed by UK’s Fasanara

Our latest Investor Report finds institutions raising their allocations to private debt, with insurers leading the way. Plus: UK politician Gareth Davies shares his ‘changed’ views on ESG; and the UK’s Fasanara provides finance for Saudi SME lender.

Loan Note: LX Partners targets Portuguese SMEs; Moody’s bullish on prospects

The private credit fund comes to Portugal. Plus: optimistic assessment from Moody’s on prospects for the asset class; and ABS interval fund launched by John Hancock and Manulife.

Loan Note: Brookfield and Oaktree add fund to wealth platform; default rate surge for mid-sized firms

Brookfield/Oaktree add new fund to wealth platform. Plus: AI could have origination role; and private debt default rate edges up, especially for mid-sized borrowers.

Loan Note: Momentum in the secondaries market; Spanish lender gets EIF backing

Strong activity – and strategic considerations – in the secondaries market. Plus: European Investment Fund backs Spanish SME lender; and ICG brings in MD in Paris.

Loan Note: US mid-market in good shape, Golub index finds; Fitch sees stabilising scenario for downgrades

Golub finds US mid-market going strong. Plus: Downgrades and defaults stabilising, Fitch believes; and Allianz Global Investors closes oversubscribed private debt secondaries fund.