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Loan Note: Family offices in private debt migration; Where distressed players are seeing opportunityPDI Europe Summit finds a rising tide of family office money targeting private debt. Plus: GP and LP thoughts on the distressed market; and Canyon and Variant announce new hires.
BlackRock raids Wellington for US insurance strategy headThe move by the asset management giant, which has around $37bn of private debt investments and $603bn in insurance AUM, reflects a global trend among GPs.
Secondaries heads in new directionsContinuation vehicles and trading desks are transforming the credit secondaries market.
Loan Note: BlackRock study finds corporate fundamentals holding steady; Janus Henderson in insurance partnershipCredit buoyed by solid corporate fundamentals says BlackRock. Plus: Janus Henderson and Guardian Life sign partnership; and Franklin Templeton launches latest interval fund.
Coller Capital completes $1.6bn LP-led transactionThe secondaries firm has bought interests in 44 senior direct lending funds from American National Insurance.
Insurers take on more risk in infra debt as spreads narrowHow investors like Swiss Re and the UK’s Pension Insurance Corporation are adapting to this fast-maturing asset class.
Loan Note: BlackRock bridges public and private markets; Hayfin, Oaktree strike CRE loan dealBlackRock 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.
How to conquer the retail marketWealth management has become one of the fastest-growing areas of private debt this year as firms pile in.
Loan Note: Ex-CalPERS chief plots lending venture; why LPs are choosing creditFormer 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.
LA pension mulls a five-year private credit pacing planAdviser RVK recommended raising its private credit allocation to target 5%, or $300m-$400m, per year through 2029.