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Loan Note: Australian firm responds to regulatory pressures; tariff impact not immediate but will add to stressAustralia's HMC Capital pledges to be a market leader in transparency as regulators take a close interest in the asset class. Plus: borrowers face secondary tariff impacts; and Oaktree notes three areas of opportunity.
Blackstone launches a multi-asset credit interval fundThe vehicle is designed as an ‘investor-friendly structure’ for one-stop shopping.
Europe is now front of mind for LPsThe region still has economic and geopolitical challenges but, with negative sentiment around the US, has an opportunity to grow its share of the private debt market.
Blackstone’s European wealth fund gains momentumECRED, which was launched in late 2022 amid headwinds in the region, has reached a €2bn fundraising milestone.
Capital Group, KKR receive SEC approval for retail credit fundsThe funds join a growing list of credit funds seeking to tap the sizeable market for individual investors
Loan Note: Blackstone joins forces with Vanguard and Wellington; default rates edges downBlackstone one of trio of firms in new investment partnership. Plus: Proskauer charts drop in default rate; and Moody's/MSCI increase scrutiny of private credit risk.
Blackstone still confident in investors’ interest in private capitalManager expresses caution on tariffs, but notes private credit accounted for half of inflows.
Fundraising’s fragile green shootsInvestor sentiment around private debt has proved determinedly positive, but funds have been finding the capital-raising environment tough. Did a surge in Q1 mean a corner has been turned?
Loan Note: Key syndicated market trade group turns to private credit; Europe defaults tipped to riseThe LSTA sets its sights on private credit. Plus: KBRA expects default rise in Europe; and Blackstone finds financial advisers embracing the asset class.
Loan Note: Two new partnerships struck; Aegon is next to launch UK LTAFGoldman teams up with Saudi Arabia's PIF, while DWS and Deutsche Bank also join forces. Plus: Aegon gains approval for a UK LTAF; and no sign of pressure on managers' fees.