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PPF’s Mistry on how to avoid knee-jerk reactions

Pension Protection Fund, a UK organisation that offers refuge for pension schemes transferred from insolvent parent companies, has got used to navigating its way through volatility. Sanjay Mistry, the firm’s head of alternative credit, outlines its adaptable approach.

Insurers seek to add more private debt through rated vehicles

Asset managers are racing to meet investor demand for vehicles that can show positive characteristics to regulators

Aware Super looks to US and Europe as private debt performs strongly

Australian superfund Aware Super is one of the largest domestic players in the asset class Down Under – and continues to deploy capital through GPs overseas.

Regional guide: UK’s direct lending market sees a strong rebound

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

Patron expands into real estate debt with strategic hire

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

Pantheon raises $5.2bn for third credit secondaries programme

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

Coller Capital completes $1.6bn LP-led transaction

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

Arrow Global: Evaluating private credit origination models

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.