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Goldman’s Reynolds on scale and the $10bn deal

Deals approaching $10bn are becoming possible for direct lenders, says James Reynolds of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. In this podcast, he explains the firm’s new climate strategy and expresses optimism over levels of deployment and the M&A market.

How to conquer the retail market

Wealth management has become one of the fastest-growing areas of private debt this year as firms pile in.

Carlyle-backed insurer completes $4bn annuity reinsurance deal

The transaction is Fortitude’s sixth in Japan, and brings its originations to $8bn in 2025.

Goldman Sachs: The great pivot for insurance investors

Executives at insurance companies with $14trn of assets prefer private debt, particularly investment grade credit, a new report found, and they see public debt as range bound.

NYC Comptroller’s office commits $350m to Hayfin strategy

Four of the five NYC pensions allocated to Hayfin Tactical Solutions Fund, sources say

Amid a storm of uncertainty, thinking on sustainability is getting sharper

Sustainability-related initiatives are clearly focused on material, impactful, financial objectives, if comments at NEXUS 2025 were anything to go by.

LA pension mulls a five-year private credit pacing plan

Adviser RVK recommended raising its private credit allocation to target 5%, or $300m-$400m, per year through 2029.

PSERS considers $150m commitment to I Squared infra credit fund

The Pennsylvania pension fund is running ahead of its 7% target allocation to private credit.

The large capital pools shaping the present and future

The emerging private markets landscape sees the largest managers fighting for wealth capital, further enforcing their dominance over capital raising.

APAC insurer AIA appoints first private assets head

The institution’s $133bn investment management unit has appointed a former head of alternatives from Singapore’s NTUC Income to the newly created role.