Fund Management

Insurers weigh opportunity and risk

Insurance firms are among private credit’s biggest supporters, but do they have the internal safeguards to engage appropriately with the asset class?

The debate rages over insurance risk in private credit

Insurers ventured into alternative credit for yield and diversification, but the question of whether the risks are appropriate remains unsettled

The next stage in CRE loans post rate shock

It may once again be time to consider lending to certain mid-market property types.

IPF closes on €241m for healthcare debt

As the market opportunity expands, the healthcare-focused manager is finding opportunities to invest larger ticket sizes.

Bay Area pension scrapped private credit plans amid worsening risk-return profile

Negative headlines about evergreen funds contributed to the California plan’s decision to abandon its initial $140m investment in those vehicles.

How fundraising is defying expectations

Headline numbers and strategic priorities point to strong levels of institutional support, even for areas of the market under scrutiny.

Liquidity: Why continuation vehicles offer a potential mismatch

Continuation vehicles are emerging as a key liquidity tool in private credit, yet the majority of LPs are still opting to cash out amid rising market scrutiny.

How Asia-Pacific’s character is changing

We noted key takeaways from this week’s Private Debt Investor APAC Forum in Singapore.

AllianzGI in $744m first close of APAC fund

The fund is the third vintage to target mid-market private credit opportunities across the region.

Loan Note: Connection private clients target higher return profile; credit secondaries has $80bn target

Higher interest rate environment sees private wealth target capital solutions. Plus: credit secondaries momentum set to continue; and questions around stickiness of retail capital. Here’s today’s brief for our valued subscribers only.