Fund managers

Russell launches private debt fund of funds for professional investors

The fund will offer access to an initial group of seven private debt funds through an evergreen structure with quarterly liquidity.

Wall Street veteran Scherr to co-head Pretium with Pruzan

Former CFOs will be co-presidents of the real estate and corporate credit outfit.

Muzinich and Orion3 target $1bn with infra debt strategy

The partnership will use bridge financing to help mid-market assets in Asia and elsewhere to grow and attract more mainstream financing.

Reports: JPMorgan launches $10bn private credit partnership

The partnership will include Cliffwater, FS Investments and Shenkman Capital Management.

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.

HSBC Asset Management seeks $1bn for NAV financing

The strategy will aim to exploit growing demand for fund finance among the private equity industry.

What goes up must come down

With the interest rate environment once more the talk of the town, private debt will have to adjust to another new reality.

Oaktree’s Matthew Wilson sees upswing in sponsor-based activities

Oaktree’s SSF III has deployed nearly 55% of its nearly $3bn total raised, with investments in companies such as NexGen and TriMark.

Powell, Barr and Oaktree on banks and Basel III

Amid the back-and-forth on the proposed banking rules, banks seem committed to a complete withdrawal from below investment grade lending.

Hamilton Lane co-CEO Erik Hirsch: Retail investor impact on private markets will be ‘seismic’

Individual investors will demand a more sophisticated customer experience with better ease of access and improved transparency, Hirsch tells PE Hub.