Direct lending

The virtuous circle: energy and digital infrastructure

Houlihan Lokey’s paper offers the theory as Nvidia strikes deals with investment managers that illustrate the practice of AI infra buildout to the tune of $500bn.

US investors sharpen monitoring of private credit managers

During a PEI Group webinar, private debt LPs outline how they are responding to market volatility and growing dispersion of manager performance, with some increasingly wary of the sponsored direct lending space.

Voluntary Fed survey to weigh $1.3trn private credit market

The Dallas and New York Federal Reserve banks are seeking insights into the market, amid concerns about its health.

Pantheon backs BlackRock BDC’s credit CV

The new vehicle will house over $500m of debt positions held by TCPC, with pricing coming in at 95% of gross fair value as of 31 December 2025.

Apollo’s capital solutions business drives record fees in Q2

New York-based manager’s origination machine has grown AUM by 25% in one year to $1.05trn.

Manulife I Comvest closes direct lending fund on $5.4bn

The seventh vintage of the North American senior debt fund more than doubled its target

Bridgepoint €5bn fundraise finds strong appetite for Europe

With interest growing in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, the firm was able to close its latest direct lending fund well ahead of target.

Ares posts strong fundraising, deployment in Q2 despite BDC withdrawals

Ares Management raises a record $36.4bn in capital and deploys $36bn

Credit managers see earnings growth despite tough market

CVC and Tikehau announce their H1 2026 results, which both reflect more challenging conditions for deployment of capital.

Ohio Police & Fire adopts aggressive private credit pacing plan

Pension embraces secondaries, more active portfolio-management approach, as it ramps up to a 5% allocation target