United Kingdom

The UK market accounts for almost three out of every 10 transactions across Europe.

The firm is aiming to raise as much as €700m in the next two years for its first dedicated credit strategy.

The strategy, one of the largest of its kind, closes amid ample opportunities in seasoned funds.

The secondaries firm has bought interests in 44 senior direct lending funds from American National Insurance.

From self-sourcing to bank partnerships and synthetic risk transfers, private credit origination models vary widely, with implications for the underlying investor, says Arrow Global’s Toni McDermott.

Four of the five NYC pensions allocated to Hayfin Tactical Solutions Fund, sources say

The Mansion House Compact was an attempt to address a pressing issue and has encouraged a more proactive stance to private markets – but there are challenges.

The winners in the global categories, including Fund Manager of the Year, LP/Investor of the Year and top-rated law firms.

Phoenix Group has signed up to the UK’s Mansion House Compact and launched an investment initiative with Schroders. The firm’s chief credit officer Michela Bariletti discusses UK pensions’ performance deficit and the role of private assets in addressing it.