News & Analysis

Blue Owl Capital fundraising lags, for credit and firmwide

The second-quarter equity fundraise for credit of $1.8bn was about one-tenth of last year’s.

Ares posts strong fundraising, deployment in Q2 despite BDC withdrawals

Ares Management raises a record $36.4bn in capital and deploys $36bn

GTCR closes debut capital solutions fund as GPs seize on hybrid strategies

GTCR wants to use its capital solutions strategy to be ‘a problem solver,’ co-CEO Collin Roche tells Buyouts, including for other private equity firms facing major liquidity issues.

Exclusive: Slate closes $1bn SMA to expand senior lending platform

The New York-based manager is adding competitive lending depth atop its flagship platform and has more capital-raising efforts in the works.

Castlelake to buy $4bn consumer loans originated by Upstart

Two-year forward-flow agreement deepens a relationship between the two that was forged in 2023.

The big numbers that hide investor caution

Are LPs necessarily as enthusiastic about committing capital as the fundraising data suggests?

DOWNLOAD: Credit demand remains high among LPs

Check out the PDI H1 2026 Investor Report.

Credit managers see earnings growth despite tough market

CVC and Tikehau announce their H1 2026 results, which both reflect more challenging conditions for deployment of capital.

Loan Note: Investors motivated to keep committing; Mercer makes senior hire

Two-thirds of investors are short of their allocation targets, our Investor Report finds. Plus: our invite to a gathering of LPs offering their insights into market developments. Here’s today’s brief for our valued subscribers only.

Ohio Police & Fire adopts aggressive private credit pacing plan

Pension embraces secondaries, more active portfolio-management approach, as it ramps up to a 5% allocation target