News & Analysis

Great American Holdings has acquired a risk solutions business and begun managing third-party assets focused on asset-based lending.

Several senior executives have left the UK life insurer ahead of its imminent rebranding as Standard Life, Private Debt Investor has learned.

Assessing the stresses and strains in the private equity and debt markets. Also, Investec closes second private debt fund, and study finds private markets allocations on the rise. Here’s today’s brief for our valued subscribers only.

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As the firm reports record AUM, executives on the earnings call say only 8% of AUM is in software lending, with strong loan-to-value ratios.

California pension with about $4bn AUM looks to enter $100m this year into its new dedicated private credit sleeve after hearing more good news from its first credit GPs.

While the firm’s fundamentals were solid, investors cautious about private credit’s future punished Ares’ shares.

The business development company market in the US is already coming under pressure – and a high exposure to the software sector may make things worse.