News & Analysis

Asian insurer AIA hires new investment consulting head

The appointee joins from rival firm FWD following the previous incumbent Phil Joubert’s move from AIA to Oaktree Capital Management last year.

Monroe lines up $6.1bn for private credit fund

The senior secured fund, the manager’s largest private credit vehicle, has already committed $3.2 billion

Davidson Kempner closes on $1.1bn credit fund, beating target

Asset-backed strategy seeks to provide exposure to residential, corporate and hard asset-backed loans.

Barings launches Infrastructure CLO at $508m

Manager sees an inflection point for infra lending via CLOs that marks a turn away from the banks.

Ardian steps up as buyer of CIC portfolio sale

The sale is expected to be the first in what could be a series of fund stakes offerings by the sovereign fund as it works to manage its portfolio.

DOWNLOAD: Fundraising hits new high in 2025

Fundraising hit a new record in 2025, but only just!

Public BDC performance may prompt pivot to interval funds

Alternative managers have an expanded arsenal compared with the last time public markets soured on BDCs.

Loan Note: Allianz tops latest investor ranking; Oaktree makes key Europe hires

The highlights from our latest Global Investor 75 ranking. Also, Oaktree makes senior private debt hires in Europe. Here’s today’s brief for our valued subscribers only.

Growing return potential in biopharmaceutical royalties, says Sagard exec

‘Even in an inflationary environment, we’re able to benefit from a returns perspective as a result of those prices increasing higher than we may have anticipated,’ Sagard’s Raja Manchanda said.

Alaska Perm: Retail capital could ‘change dynamics’ in large end of the market

The $85bn fund needs to think about whether it will be investing alongside retail capital when it evaluates GPs, according to deputy CIO Allen Waldrop.