Fund Management

Oak Hill, One IM launch European private credit partnership

The partnership has $5bn in investable capital, and follows Oak Hill’s launch of a $1.5bn perpetual BDC.

Why lenders have a sporting chance

Traditionally a happy hunting ground for equity, the sports sector is now opening up to non-bank lending as well. Aaron Kless of Andalusian Credit Partners explains why the potential is huge.

Configure Partners report shows increased competition for deals

After slow M&A activity in 2023, private lenders are becoming more aggressive as they fall behind schedule with their deployment of capital.

Private debt’s question of alignment

Whether managers in the asset class are sufficiently incentivised has become a point of contention.

Blackstone hires Dickson to lead client relations

The former global head of investment banking at Citi will head a new group within the Credit & Insurance platform.

Oaktree: Loan managers needn’t fear extending maturities

Media warnings of a pending ‘wild west’ of defaults are overdone, portfolio managers say.

Raising a NAV fund? Head to Korea

NAV’s inherent synergies with secondaries means the strategy is gaining significant traction among East Asian LPs.

L&G offers private markets to 5.2m pension members

The move is the latest to offer private markets funds, including private credit, to a wider range of mass market investors.