Opportunistic Credit

Monroe Capital: Speciality finance a strategy for multiple rate environments

Monroe Capital’s Aaron Peck and Kyle Asher discuss why speciality finance is a good option for private credit exposure that can deliver exceptional, uncorrelated risk-adjusted returns.

HPS closes fund with $21.1bn of investable capital

The fundraise, one of private credit’s largest, has exceeded its target, and includes $14.3bn in commingled and other equity commitments.

Sona beats target with $800m raise for capital solutions

The firm’s first comingled fund in its capital solutions strategy will invest in a broad mandate of public and private credit.

MidOcean Partners raises $765m for opportunistic credit fund

Fund targets off-the-run, mid-sized direct lending, stressed and distressed investments in third vintage.

NorthWall closes credit opps fund ahead of target on €640m

The firm’s second opportunistic credit fund closed at more than twice the size of its predecessor with backing from LPs across the US, Europe and Asia.

How Ares is surfing the ageing asset wave

Led by Craig Snyder and Aaron Rosen, the firm’s new opportunistic credit team is focused on dealing with fixed-charge coverage ratios and the lack of DPI.

Ares raises over $17bn in Q1, with more than $14bn in the credit group

LA-based manager has a record amount of available capital, but sees dip in fundraising from Q4 2023.

Opportunistic credit sparks investor interest in Europe

The European mid-market is proving fertile ground for more complex capital solutions.