Fundraising

Apollo’s capital solutions business drives record fees in Q2

New York-based manager’s origination machine has grown AUM by 25% in one year to $1.05trn.

Bridgepoint €5bn fundraise finds strong appetite for Europe

With interest growing in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, the firm was able to close its latest direct lending fund well ahead of target.

Blue Owl Capital fundraising lags, for credit and firmwide

The second-quarter equity fundraise for credit of $1.8bn was about one-tenth of last year’s.

Ares posts strong fundraising, deployment in Q2 despite BDC withdrawals

Ares Management raises a record $36.4bn in capital and deploys $36bn

GTCR closes debut capital solutions fund as GPs seize on hybrid strategies

GTCR wants to use its capital solutions strategy to be ‘a problem solver,’ co-CEO Collin Roche tells Buyouts, including for other private equity firms facing major liquidity issues.

Exclusive: Slate closes $1bn SMA to expand senior lending platform

The New York-based manager is adding competitive lending depth atop its flagship platform and has more capital-raising efforts in the works.

The big numbers that hide investor caution

Are LPs necessarily as enthusiastic about committing capital as the fundraising data suggests?

DOWNLOAD: Credit demand remains high among LPs

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Credit managers see earnings growth despite tough market

CVC and Tikehau announce their H1 2026 results, which both reflect more challenging conditions for deployment of capital.

GCM Grosvenor closes credit secondaries fund on $1.2bn

The North America-focused fund exceeded its $886m target, with the fundraise expanding its private credit platform.