Fund managers

Europe falls flat in fundraising

Despite more positive attitudes towards Europe as an investment destination, fundraising in the region remains low.

Barings raises $19bn for global direct lending platform

The global direct lending platform is comprised of around 10 vehicles across a variety of structures.

Citi and HPS team up for $15bn private credit programme

HPS will tap into Citigroup’s origination capabilities to provide loans to corporate and sponsor-backed borrowers.

Are investors underestimating infra debt risks?

Speakers at the PDI Europe Forum raised concerns around areas such as climate change, an upcoming wall of debt refinancing and a shift into lower-rated credit.

KBRA: A Medallia default would cause widespread, but not catastrophic effects

If the customer/employee management platform defaults, more than $5bn of equity value would be at risk of being erased, report says.

Sustainability-linked loans have a new use case

Lenders are starting to use SLLs for more than just operational improvements.

Cambridge Associates eyes credit secondaries, speciality lending

Singapore-based partner Audrey The sees fast growth in the investment advisory firm’s wealthy client base in Asia and a continued rise in new allocations to private credit.

Antares closes third senior loan fund with $8.5bn in capital

The Chicago-based manager beat its target fundraise, deploying 30% of the fund’s commitments as of the final close.

Woes continue at FS KKR: Enhancement actions announced

JPMorgan cuts exposure to the publicly traded BDC after downgrades and stock price dive.

State of the market Q2 2026: Pockets of pressure

According to some, the future is at stake (and perhaps be worried if your firm name begins with ‘B’), but there is little in the way of evidence that private credit faces a crisis that spans the entire asset class.