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Blackstone closes $8.75bn fund, surpassing targetThe fourth capital opportunities fund has already made 12 investments and commitments, focusing on tech and healthcare.
Loan Note: Investcorp bullish on large loan issuance; Kudu wraps up latest stake purchaseAn Investcorp report finds strong demand continuing for leveraged loans. Plus: two more fund manager stake sales and the latest deals and hires. Here's today's brief for our valued subscribers only.
GP stakes giant Blue Owl acquires Hong Kong placement firmAscentium founder and former Credit Suisse boss James Lee will become head of Blue Owl’s institutional sales team in Asia, per a statement seen exclusively by PEI.
‘Large-cap direct lending is only becoming more important’We take the temperature of the market based on conversations with some of the asset class’s biggest fundraisers.
A groundbreaking Europe fund assists Ares’ dominanceThe US-based fund manager topped the PDI 50 for two years running and has now carried its supremacy into the inaugural PDI 100.
Loan Note: LaSalle has new fund for real estate; ELFA offers ESG loan guidanceLaSalle adds substantial dry powder as it targets real estate recovery. Plus: asking the right questions about ESG loans and a last chance to make submissions for our 2021 awards. Here's today's brief for our valued subscribers only.
Blackstone unveils new structured finance groupThe group will comprise real estate debt and other asset-backed finance activities.
20 big ideas shaping private debt: 1-5Permanent funds, infrastructure debt, insurance tie-ups, private credit marketplaces and sustainability-linked loans.
20 big ideas shaping private debt: 16-20IP-backed loans, data-driven insights, venture debt, aggregated pools of capital and regional expansionism.
KKR, Blackstone strike billion-dollar deals for music rightsAgreements with Kobalt Capital and Hipgnosis represent a continuation of a strategy that the managers have been building in music publishing for some time, and it appears likely to continue.