Demand for private debt is growing from the likes of mutual funds and retail investors, which need an alternative to closed-end funds.
2 min read · 02 May 2019
The private equity firm considers special situations, direct lending and mezzanine to be its core alternative credit strategies.
2 min read · 30 April 2019
Real asset debt and corporate loans were among the favourites of insurers, outpacing real asset equity strategies, hedge funds and public securities for planned allocation increases.
3 min read · 30 April 2019
There has been a clear trend for limited partners to create specialised buckets for their private debt allocations. So what lies behind PensionDanmark’s reverse manoeuvre?
2 min read · 25 April 2019
Fewer funds are closing but more capital is being raised per fund. View our fully interactive presentation for all the key data on private debt fundraising in Q1 2019.
1 min read · 25 April 2019
The New York-based investment bank and newly-formed Stonyrock are just the latest entrants into one of alternative asset’s booming sectors: taking non-control positions in private markets managers.
3 min read · 23 April 2019
Canada’s Northleaf is raising an evergreen senior debt vehicle that has attracted the country’s mutual funds, providing a glimpse of what life for US managers could look like if a key rule were rolled back.
2 min read · 18 April 2019
The private equity firm launched its private debt arm in 2016 and has so far raised over $500 million for its closed-end fund.
2 min read · 17 April 2019
Oklahoma’s TRS is the latest to pay more attention to its GPs’ calculations; more scrutiny should be welcomed.
3 min read · 11 April 2019
The firm is targeting a 20-30% internal rate of return and 2x-3x multiple on capital, according to Pennsylvania pension fund documents.
2 min read · 03 April 2019