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Carlyle to divert $2.4bn of insurance assets to creditThe firm is acquiring a 19.9% stake in DSA Reinsurance from AIG in a deal that includes $6bn earmarked for Carlyle funds, the plurality of which will go to credit.
Alt asset managers find buyers ready to snatch up minority stakesMore private fund managers that oversee closed-end funds are selling portions of their firm to finance product growth, succession or larger GP commitments.
Platinum Equity launches credit armFormer GSO managing director Michael Fabiano will take the reins of the new platform.
- Ex-CarVal CIO joins opportunistic credit at Kennedy Lewis
As chairman, John Brice will work with KLIM’s founders on strategic initiatives.
Head of GSO Advantage takes new role within Blackstone - exclusiveBlackstone’s GSO looked outside the firm to fill the empty job.
Guitar maker Gibson gets final OK for bankruptcy financing from KKR, othersMelody Capital Partners, Silver Point Capital, and Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Company are also lenders.
Looking for top gearThe banks are fighting back in Italy, but favourable regulation and opportunities to lend to companies with intangible assets means debt funds are seeing more business than ever. Claire Coe Smith reports
Neuberger, Goldman split Clearlake minority investment down the middleLandmark Partners, which had a role in the deal, financed an earlier minority investment from Reservoir Capital Partners.
Distressed & special sits report: NPLs in ChinaRegulatory change is putting China’s non-performing loan portfolios in the spotlight, but managers looking to service these loans may find it challenging,
Portfolio markdowns, run-offs push down FSIC's Q1 EPSThe write-downs mainly came from three equity positions and one debt investment.