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Oaktree partners with Pantheon to scale European lending

The deal will see up to €1bn of investment to grow Oaktree’s European direct lending platform.

Barings raises $19bn for global direct lending platform

The global direct lending platform is comprised of around 10 vehicles across a variety of structures.

Citi and HPS team up for $15bn private credit programme

HPS will tap into Citigroup’s origination capabilities to provide loans to corporate and sponsor-backed borrowers.

L&G hires new CIO from Pension Insurance Corporation

Rob Groves joins the UK group to oversee its £93bn retirement annuity portfolio, which includes £22bn in private credit, as well as property and infrastructure.

Wealth Club opens ‘private funds supermarket’

PDI spoke with the organisation’s founder and CEO Alex Davies about offering individual investors access to ‘opportunities that are just not available on the listed markets’.

Triton Partners: How to avoid a herd mentality in deal-sourcing

Amyn Pesnani and Matthew Turner at Triton Partners explain why thorough due diligence and risk underwriting are so crucial to offering a differentiated approach to European credit investing.

Standard Life targets first CLO deal amid structured credit push

The UK insurer is talking to managers of collateralised loan obligations as it eyes new areas of private debt. It’s also active in fund finance.

Standard Life merger with Aegon UK is ‘good news for bigger GPs’

The deal, which will form a life and pensions giant with a £480bn-odd asset portfolio, reflects the trend for consolidation among both LPs and managers.

DOWNLOAD: Q1 2026 one of the most prolific fundraising quarters on record

A record first quarter speaks to continued institutional investor enthusiasm for private debt despite concerns on the retail side.

Pollen Street closes Credit Fund IV on £2.5bn

The fund beat its target and expects to make more than 50 loans to European borrowers.