Credit-related funds are starting to appear in Asia. Chris Chia, managing partner at mezzanine and growth capital firm Kendall Court, discusses challenges PE firms may face moving into this market.
3 min read · 15 April 2013
Chicago-based Maranon is targeting $200m for its senior credit strategy, which typically invests $10m to $50m through first or second lien loans in mid-market companies.
1 min read · 12 April 2013
Debt will be the engine of growth 2013-04-12 Oliver Smiddy Private Debt Investor spoke this week with two private debt fund managers who service the lower end of the market. Kreos Capital and Harbert Management are both at different stages in their fundraising processes, but both are look
2 min read · 12 April 2013
Global social network Foursquare has brought in Silver Lake’s Waterman Fund in a $41m financing round that includes convertible debt from existing investors.
2 min read · 12 April 2013
Harbert European Growth Capital Fund, managed by Johan Kampe (pictured) and David Bateman, is hoping to raise €200m to invest in European technology companies.
2 min read · 12 April 2013
US private equity firm TPG Capital has hired Doughlas Paolilo to run its new collateralised loan obligations (CLO) venture, the firm confirmed.
2 min read · 12 April 2013
Mesa West is set to close its latest Real Estate Income Fund above its $650m target at some point this quarter, according to San Diego City Retirement System documents.
2 min read · 11 April 2013
The Indian asset manager is set to launch its first infrastructure debt fund in an attempt to branch out from its core real estate funds offering.
2 min read · 11 April 2013
The chief investment officer of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies says that, because of improving fundamentals, there’s good reason why more money is coming in to commercial real estate debt.
2 min read · 12 April 2013
The recently rebranded firm, which focuses on mezzanine lending in China, expects to have raised $50m by the end of April for its latest $200m fund.
2 min read · 11 April 2013
