Venture Debt

Pinegrove, SVB alliance rejoins entities with ‘shared history’

Partners look to extend $2.5bn in venture debt to tech world for years to come.

BC Partners Credit to acquire Runway Growth

Agreement, expected to close by end of 2024, gives BP Partners benefit of Runway’s expertise in ‘growth lending’.

Viola Credit and Cadma Capital Partners form $500m ABF partnership

The joint venture plans to lend to sponsor-backed tech companies in the lending space.

CRG on lending to the healthcare disruptors

The cost of US healthcare is going up but outcomes are getting worse – the venture community is at the heart of the search for innovative solutions, says Luke Düster, chief investment officer at CRG.

Polestar receives €43m for circular debt strategy

A new round of fundraising brings total deployable capital for the fund to €240m to back innovative sustainability businesses in the Netherlands.

BlackRock: ‘Tectonic shifts’ in world of deposits and credit

Report offers hopeful view of near future for non-bank sources of credit.

Kreos closes Fund VII ahead of target

The final close of the firm’s latest venture debt fund is the first following its acquisition by BlackRock earlier this year.

The changing face of venture debt

With traditional routes to finance drying up, tech firms are weighing up their direct lending options.

New SEC rules for private funds: GPs dodge new liability

After a year-and-a-half of deliberations, the SEC has approved new regulations for private funds, but the end result is seen as less harsh than the original proposal.