Head of infrastructure debt Deborah Zurkow says the group might also invest in AllianzGI’s debt funds.
2 min read · 10 April 2013
Placement agent Roam Capital claims the firm had been scheduled to hold a $375m final close in September 2012 on its website, yet SEC filings show the firm has raised just $79m to date.
2 min read · 09 April 2013
The Florida State Board of Administration’s $6.4bn strategic investments portfolio – which includes commitments to private debt funds – had generated a 15.8% one year return as of 31 January, according to board documents.
1 min read · 09 April 2013
Hilco UK has acquired more than 140 HMV stores in a deal reportedly valued at £50m. The firm acquired the music and film retailer’s Canadian business in 2011.
2 min read · 05 April 2013
2 min read · 15 March 2013
A DLA Piper study has found that financial institutions expect private debt funds to take a larger role in arranging debt for European acquisitions in 2013.
2 min read · 05 April 2013
In addition to closing its fourth fund on $200m, private debt manager Wellington Financial has also opened a new office in San Francisco, where partner Vikram Gupta will direct the firm’s Western US strategy.
2 min read · 05 April 2013
Los Angeles-based Levine Leichtman Capital Partners’ previous structured equity vehicle was generating a 26.2% internal rate of return as of 30 September, according to CalPERS.
2 min read · 04 April 2013
German insurance companies and pension funds are increasingly turning to real estate debt, attracted by a loophole in the Solvency II and Basel II/III capital requirements, according to iii-investments.
1 min read · 03 April 2013
GSO’s $150m investment in Beazer Homes will allow the company to tap into the improving US housing market.
2 min read · 03 April 2013
