Fund managers

Aflac unit buys 40% stake in direct lender Tree Line

Tree Line’s ‘underwriting discipline’ attracted the insurance giant in its pursuit of exposure to mid-market direct lending.

Invesco’s Rose looks to scale debt platform amid bank pullback

Closings are ticking up as borrowers re-enter the market, but wider activity is still tempered.

Eldridge, Raymond James joint venture to offer private credit solutions

Insurance and investment manager teams up with M&A platform to offer private credit solutions to sponsor-backed companies.

What’s on the minds of European investors?

So much has changed in the private debt world over the last year or so, and Europe has its own particular set of challenges. Delegates at our Europe Summit this week tuned in to the key talking points.

Ares raises over $17bn in Q1, with more than $14bn in the credit group

LA-based manager has a record amount of available capital, but sees dip in fundraising from Q4 2023.

Carlyle Q1 results: Strong fee-related earnings and CLO activity

CFO John Redett says CLOs business ‘has great margins’ and CTAC has ‘strong inflow’.

Scale versus niche – the competing claims of cleantech

A Moody’s report and a Lombard Odier white paper offer different visions of risk and opportunity for lenders in the sustainability space.

ACORE Capital closes largest debt fund of 2024 to date

At a size of $1.4bn, ACORE Credit Partners II is also the joint fourth-largest private real estate fund closed globally so far this year.

Why CLO equity may be the next big thing

Private debt has found another area of financing where traditional players are struggling to maintain their dominance.

Rates and risk impact private credit valuations

Are there systemic and valuation risks in the private credit market? VRC’s John Czapla investigates.