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Tikehau closes third direct lending fund on €610mThe fund structures senior, mezzanine, unitranche and PIK loans in its fund, which targets investments in Western Europe.
- Ares’s credit group collects $3.9bn in Q2
The US alternative investment firm reported fundraising across its European and US direct lending strategies, high-yield and structured credit during the quarter.
- Kayne Anderson taps Apollo exec as new CEO
The Los Angeles-headquartered alternative investment firm named Mike Levitt as its new chief executive, replacing Bon Sinnott, who will become co-chairman alongside founder Ric Kayne.
- Cornerstone to buy ACRE Capital
The purchase will double Cornerstone’s $5bn multifamily real estate loan portfolio.
- Arizona lays out private, opportunistic debt returns
The Arizona State Retirement System revealed that its opportunistic debt managers made a loss in 2015, while its private debt portfolio posted a gain.
- Tikehau €35m package assists life sciences acquisition
Private equity group Abénex has acquired life sciences company Cisbio Bioassays from Argos Soditic. Tikehau provided €35m unitranche financing in the deal.
- HPS raising fourth direct lending fund - exclusive
The rebranded private credit investment firm is understood to be in the market with a $3.5bn direct lending fund.
- Ares European direct lending platform closes on €2.5bn
The firm’s third European direct lending fund surpassed its €2bn target just one year after it was launched.
- Ares and Tikehau finance $270m unitranche deal
Ares Management provided two-thirds of the unitranche financing of private equity group Apax Partners’ acquisition of Norwegian-headquartered satellite communication business Marlink.
- Ares Capital leads $1bn unitranche financing
The credit facility supporting Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Qlik Technologies is the largest deal ever led by a BDC.