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Blackstone buys $1bn loan portfolio from SantanderThe loans finance a variety of infrastructure assets, which are located primarily in Western Europe and the US.
Blackstone, EQT Corp form $3.5bn joint ventureManager will refinance $2.8bn of EQT’s debt and get an equity interest in the natural gas firm valued at $8.8bn
Loan Note: Blackstone backs ABF tech provider; 17Capital receives $1bn cash boostBlackstone has provided venture capital funding for tech firm Cardo AI, which produces the asset-based finance tech it uses in its credit division. 17Capital has received a $1 billion investment for its NAV finance strategy.
Briarcliffe: Private debt will overtake PE in next decadeLPs eye further private debt allocations in strategies that lend against assets.
Loan Note: Janus Henderson launches credit ETF; Blackstone shakes up tactical opps leadershipJanus Henderson is launching a credit ETF consisting of a broad basket of credit instruments. Blackstone makes changes to the leadership of its tactical opportunities strategy.
Blackstone raises $22bn for Senior Direct Lending FundManager more than doubles target for the fund, a hybrid between a draw-down and an evergreen fund.
Credit now Blackstone’s largest businessCredit’s $21.4bn in inflows accounted for over half of its total fundraising during the third quarter.
Loan Note: Speaker insights ahead of our Germany Forum; Moody's tracks sponsor-backed default riseWe look ahead to this week's PDI Germany Forum in Munich. Plus: Moody's sees default spike in private equity-sponsored companies; and GP stakes firm buys into Australia's Dinimus.
Loan Note: Separate allocations for ABL under consideration; Mizuho and Golub join forcesWill direct lending and asset-based finance merit separate allocations? Plus: Golub teams up with Mizuho in Japan; and MSCI shows credit outperforming private equity.
- Blackstone hires private credit veterans for infra and asset-based group
The firm says the new partners will help fuel continued growth of its infra and asset-based credit platform.