Fund managers

Exclusive: Brigade closes first dedicated private credit fund with $1bn to invest

The manager will use the fund to target first-lien loans to lower mid-market sponsor- and non-sponsor owned borrowers.

Janus Henderson-backed units launch first asset-backed private credit interval fund

Privacore VPC Asset-Backed Credit Fund will be seeded with $250m in capital from CNO Financial and Corbin Capital.

Apollo-backed New Catalyst inks partnership with emerging manager

The growth partnership is meant to grow Ferghana Investment Partners’ hybrid capital platform.

Coller leads on $1.3bn Ares credit continuation vehicle

The firm, which EQT recently agreed to acquire, has led on multiple multibillion-dollar credit CVs over the past several months.

Oaktree makes global credit fund available in UCITS structure

The move will expand access to its evergreen credit vehicle to investors in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

Arcmont outlines the opportunity for European private credit

Economic growth may not be as rapid as the US, but spreads and credit docs may compensate.

Oaktree-backed GA Group launches direct lending platform

Great American Holdings has acquired a risk solutions business and begun managing third-party assets focused on asset-based lending.

New report: Private markets performance data

PEI Group’s quarterly fund performance reports analyse the state of private markets through the lens of our proprietary data to bring you market insights enriched by our reporting and editorial expertise.

Blue Owl’s Lipschultz seeks to quell fears of ‘red flags’ in software portfolio

As the firm reports record AUM, executives on the earnings call say only 8% of AUM is in software lending, with strong loan-to-value ratios.