Fund Managers

Northleaf closes third fund with $1bn to invest

The vehicle’s final size includes SMAs and a rated note structured for insurance companies.

Ares alumni Graves launches public, private credit asset manager

Lane42 will receive $2bn in seed capital from hedge fund Millennium Management.

Blackstone allies with transportation infrastructure firm ITE Management

BXCI makes a minority investment in the alternatives manager.

Can global GPs successfully diversify into ABL strategies?

Asset-based lending is a growing area of the private debt universe but it’s also complex. Prime Lead Partners’ Viral Patel examines whether the strategy can be easily assimilated by fund managers.

Even at the top, fundraising is not easy

With scale becoming an ever more important feature of the private debt market, placement agents are faced with a challenging set of circumstances.

NB Specialty Finance III holds final close on $1.6bn

Neuberger Berman fund exceeds its target and its precursor. Nearly half is already deployed.

Antares launches flagship BDC

Antares Private Credit Fund caters to institutions, with an eye on private wealth

Credit helps offset PE slump for Carlyle in 2024

CFO John Redett says Carlyle expects growth in credit and secondaries, but a decline in private equity.

Oaktree’s $16bn for a challenged market

Macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility is the backdrop for the fund manager’s fundraising haul. Are we now in an era of sustainable distressed dealflow?