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Ares and Clearstream pen deal to expand wealth manager access

The deal will make Ares’s private markets products available to a wider range of wealth managers.

Amid cautious foray into private credit, WSIB’s consultant confident in timing of program’s launch

Washington heard from its consultant, Albourne Partners, that ramping up a private credit allocation in a stressed market may allow for stronger documentation and higher spreads.

The two “D’s” – a new era of dislocation and dispersion

This week’s publication of our latest fund performance data was a reminder that strong returns can be made in troubled times.

MetLife IM shuffles insurance solutions heads after merger

The US asset manager has shaken up its insurance team leadership after acquiring rival PineBridge, with its international solutions head departing.

Goldman Sachs AM appoints new co-head of APAC client solutions

The US firm has hired an executive from JP Morgan, as insurers and other allocators continue to push into private credit, Private Debt Investor can reveal.

Q&A with Cambridge Associates’ Audrey The

Cambridge Associates’ Asia team is focusing more on asset-based finance, lower mid-market direct lending and speciality lending, with an eye on regional diversification.

North America data overrides negative sentiment

Investors have concerns over the region – but that doesn’t mean capital will be redirected elsewhere any time soon.

BDC redemptions climb higher than 2022 but rebound is on the cards

BDC redemption rates have increased sharply due to numerous macroeconomic issues and uncertainty around the impact of AI, but this could precede a rebound in credit fortunes.

Twilight zone: how LPs are learning to decipher the warning signs of zombie firms

In an era of proliferating zombie funds, the best way to survive the undead is to spot them before they stop breathing.

Shamrock Capital holds final close on $813m media, entertainment fund

The latest vintage of the series, which previously held rights to Taylor Swift’s catalogue, continues its focus on acquiring cashflow-generating assets.