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Loan Note: US mid-market in good shape, Golub index finds; Fitch sees stabilising scenario for downgradesGolub finds US mid-market going strong. Plus: Downgrades and defaults stabilising, Fitch believes; and Allianz Global Investors closes oversubscribed private debt secondaries fund.
Loan Note: SC Lowy's 'pivot' to private credit; Hong Kong investors embrace private marketsSC Lowy poised to launch interval fund amid public to private 'pivot'. Plus: China's ShoreVest makes multiple hires; and Schroders finds Hong Kong wealth investors embracing private markets.
Ares raises $2.3bn for life insurance firmAspida, which also sells annuities, has grown to $19bn in assets with support from Ares.
Loan Note: BlackRock finds defaults persisting for smaller firms; Sixth Street, Affirm team up in ABF spaceDefault rate remaining high for smaller companies, finds BlackRock. Plus: slower growth in modifications to banks' CRE loans; and Sixth Street strikes ABF partnership with Affirm.
Loan Note: PGIM deals speaks to growing ABF popularity; Pemberton and Santander join forcesPGIM acquires buy-now-pay-later portfolio. Plus: Pemberton teams up with Santander to launch supply chain solutions provider; and Triton fund will target firms facing short-term difficulties.
Sustainability: Are American and European investors so different?The US may look to travel in one direction as Europe heads in the other. But there may be less to this divergence than meets the eye
BlackRock acquires HPS Investment Partners in $12bn dealThe acquisition will create a $240bn private debt platform, the fifth largest of its kind.
Full PDI 200 2024 ranking and five key trendsA more challenging year on the road has seen a shake-up in our ranking of the biggest private debt fundraisers with big success stories and some disappointments.
Private debt defaults: What lies beneath?Headline default rates in private debt may be just the tip of the iceberg, with plenty of other dangers lurking in the dark below the surface.
Investors want direct lending and senior positions – BlackRockEstablished managers dominate fundraising and expand the addressable class of borrowers, according to a paper by the manager.