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Blackstone is creating a private credit secondaries unitPresident and COO Jon Gray sees 2025 as busiest year for secondaries deployment.
The next phase of private credit is about access, not scaleThe industry's biggest challenge is to widen access to private credit for both investors and borrowers, writes Jackson Square’s Timothy Alexander.
Blackstone builds in Europe with private credit fundPrivate Debt Investor speaks to Blackstone's Mike Carruthers about overcoming macro challenges in Europe.
Burgers in alleys and sector specialisation: 7 things Korean LPs want from GPsSpeaking at PDI’s Seoul Forum this week, executives from Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives and Government Employees Pension Service shared their key criteria for GP selection.
Korean LPs look to Europe as US volatility underscores concentration riskKorea Investment Corporation is among those seeing more opportunities emerge in European credit markets, director JunChan Yoon noted at PDI's Seoul Forum on Tuesday.
The threats that lurk below the surface for the private debt marketWith pressure rising on borrowers from outside forces, signs of danger are fast emerging. While not everyone agrees, some think a turn of the credit cycle is in the making.
The Real Estate Debt 50 – 2025Aggregate capital raising for the largest real estate credit managers declined for the first time in the ranking’s history.
LPs keep faith in mid-market credit amid tariff turmoilInvestors are bullish on mid-market lending despite default and recession risks, and even as swelling inflows are leading some private debt GPs to do larger-cap deals.
Oaktree hires senior AIA exec to lead APAC insurance coverageThe US private debt manager continues the global buildout of its insurance team with a view to managing more assets for clients in that segment.
BlackRock raids Wellington for US insurance strategy headThe move by the asset management giant, which has around $37bn of private debt investments and $603bn in insurance AUM, reflects a global trend among GPs.