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BlackRock closes credit opps fund at $2bnThe fund will look at special situations and opportunistic credit to help investors generate returns through the credit cycle.
Ask the investors: how to budget for risksHere are our findings on selective Korean and Japanese investors’ risk appetites and favoured sub-strategies for the asset class this year.
7 mid-market debt trends to watchNearly a decade on from the last financial crisis, private debt is now facing a new era of growth. Rebecca Hampson offers insight on the key mid-market trends driving the asset class.
Goldman insurance survey latest to show LPs’ drift to private debtReal asset debt and corporate loans were among the favourites of insurers, outpacing real asset equity strategies, hedge funds and public securities for planned allocation increases.
European deals to look out for in 2019With record amounts of capital to deploy, managers are eyeing opportunities on the continent. We examine some of the potential areas of focus and how the market differs across the Atlantic.
Who are private debt's rising stars?Everyone knows the Bennett Goodmans and David Golubs of private debt, but who is leading the next generation? For the first time, we identify the asset class’s emerging leaders from the ranks of the young and already successful.
GIP targets $1.5bn for its latest infrastructure debt vehicleThe fund is looking to make 10 to 20 investments over a four-year investment period.
Fiera Capital to acquire IAM for $74m – updateThe two Canadian firms have made a definitive agreement that would pay IAM shareholders in cash, stock or a combination of the two, pending the selling firm’s stockholders vote in favour of the deal.
Brookfield’s union with Oaktree: GDAM, they want creditWith the addition of Oaktree, a respected credit business, Brookfield has shown how debt investing has risen to prominence post-global financial crisis and become crucial for being a global diversified asset manager.
Energy Capital retools lending strategy with Fund IIThe US-headquartered firm’s initial vehicle posted better results in its $377m of senior debt investments than when also taking mezzanine positions into account.