Europe

DOWNLOAD: Fundraising catches up in second quarter

Fundraising bounced back in the second quarter to end H1 only just below the total seen in the same period last year.

Oak Hill, One IM launch European private credit partnership

The partnership has $5bn in investable capital, and follows Oak Hill’s launch of a $1.5bn perpetual BDC.

Equita launches third credit vehicle as Fund II completes investments

The firm’s third fund will seek to raise €300m and expand its geographical footprint in Europe.

Polestar receives €43m for circular debt strategy

A new round of fundraising brings total deployable capital for the fund to €240m to back innovative sustainability businesses in the Netherlands.

Urgency rises around stressed loans

Heightened capital costs are increasing stress for real estate borrowers in the UK and Europe.

RED 50 managers shrug off market woes

The largest real estate debt managers once again outperformed in a nightmare year for real estate fundraising.

L&G offers private markets to 5.2m pension members

The move is the latest to offer private markets funds, including private credit, to a wider range of mass market investors.

ELTIF 2.0: Slow off the mark but picking up pace

Private debt is playing catch-up in attracting investors from the retail space, but new legislation is helping.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett: There is an evolving menu of options to tap private wealth in Europe

Europe is playing catch-up compared with the US when it comes to attracting private wealth. James Board and Owen Lysak, partners at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, chart the progress that has been made.

All or nothing: The flexible Future Fund

The Australian sovereign wealth fund’s total portfolio approach means it does not have set allocations, and every investment class – including private debt – is in competition for dollars at any given time. PDI discusses this approach and its implications with James Waldron and Shikha Gupta.