The news on Thursday that French private debt firm Tikehau had secured a minority investment from asset management behemoth Amundi demonstrated just how important private debt is becoming as an asset class.
2 min read · 28 March 2014
The German fund of funds manager will hold an initial close on its latest fund of private debt funds on €100 million next week, PDI can exclusively reveal.
1 min read · 26 March 2014
Asset management heavyweight Amundi, which has more than €780bn of AUM, has taken a stake in Tikehau Investment management, led by Mathieu Chabran.
1 min read · 27 March 2014
SCIO Partners Fund II has won cornerstone commitments from three German pension funds totalling €30m, while the firm has also landed a CMBS-focused managed account for a global insurer.
2 min read · 27 March 2014
GE Capital provides cross border facility to global wine company Accolade to fund growth
1 min read · 26 March 2014
With investor appreciation for cov-lite on the rise, more than three quarters of European sponsor-backed M&A activity this year has been financed with term loans.
2 min read · 25 March 2014
Spanish lender Oquendo Capital has raised €130 million with sizeable contributions from overseas investors
2 min read · 25 March 2014
ATP joined forces with buyout firms Advent International and Bain Capital to fund the acquisition of Nordic payment processor Nets for €2.3bn.
2 min read · 25 March 2014
European banks are increasing the pace at which they offload non-core loans, with 2013's total 40% higher than 2012's and a further increase due this year, PwC says.
2 min read · 25 March 2014
The London-headquartered manager has raised the bar with its direct lending fund, which closed on €2bn after 14 months on the road. In addition, it raised €1bn for the strategy through separate accounts, PDI can reveal.
2 min read · 24 March 2014
