ZURICH, Switzerland, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — StepStone Group Inc. (Nasdaq: STEP), a leading global private markets solutions provider, announced today that several of its private market evergreen funds are now accessible through Bergos AG, which manages CHF7.3 billion in assets on behalf of clients.
US lower mid-market direct lending manager Freeport Financial Partners has closed its sixth direct lending fund with $2bn (£1.5bn) in investable capital raised. The Freeport First Lien Loan Fund VI was oversubscribed, exceeding its initial target by more than $200m, with total equity commitments of $1.2bn and $800m in targeted leverage.
Global market volatility is scaring away the M&A and buyout activity that the private credit market badly craves. However, the same extreme market swings may also push borrowers away from the public debt markets and toward private credit, ultimately helping private credit lenders win deals, market participants say.
Pantheon Ventures has held the final close of Pantheon Senior Debt III at $5.2bn in total committed capital, marking one of the largest dedicated private credit secondary raises to date, according to a report by Wall Street Journal.
Refinanzierung. Die große Welle an Verkäufen notleidender Kredite (NPLs) ist nach wie vor nicht in Sicht. Problemkredite restrukturieren die Finanzierer offenbar lieber im Hintergrund, bevor sie ihnen die Bilanz verhageln. Dadurch dürften im Jahresverlauf wieder verstärkt Objekte auf den Markt kommen.
Mehr Private Debt, mehr KI, aber auch mehr Inflationssorgen. Goldman Sachs Asset Management befragte über 400 Investment- und Finanzchefs von Versicherungen – die zusammen 14 Billionen US-Dollar verwalten – wie sie ihre Portfolios umstellen.
European financial services platform Finom has issued its first credit line to a small business in the Netherlands, marking the company’s first foray into direct lending.
European credit specialist AlbaCore Capital Group announces the launch of a new Senior Direct Lending Strategy, having secured anchor investments from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.
85% der Investoren erwarten der Umfrage zufolge, dass die privaten Märkte in den nächsten zehn Jahren höhere Renditen erzielen werden als die öffentlichen Märkte, trotz der starken Performance der Aktienmärkte in den letzten Jahren. Nach einer Phase verhaltener Exit-Aktivitäten und schwierigen Fundraisings sind die Befragten der Ansicht, dass sich die privaten Märkte erholen werden.
Die Alba Core Capital Group startet einen Private-Debt-Fonds für große Unternehmen. Der erste Abschluss bringt mithilfe zweier Ankerinvestoren rund 1,8 Milliarden Dollar Kapital.
Eine geschickt gestaltete Warehouse-Finanzierung bedient damit die Interessen aller involvierten Parteien und schont gleichzeitig wertvolle Ressourcen. Die jeweiligen Assets werden auf nutzungseffiziente Weise Verbrauchern zugänglich gemacht, instand gehalten und anschließend wieder in den Verkehr gebracht. Im Hinblick auf diesen Nachhaltigkeitsgedanken ist zu erwarten, dass das Wachstum der Sharing Economy in jeder Konjunkturlage Bestand haben wird.
BC Partners Credit, the private credit arm of BC Partners, is set to raise approximately $1.4bn for its third Special Opportunities Fund (SOF III), making it the firm’s largest special opportunities fund to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.
L&G has committed $235m (£183m) to nature conservation and sustainable development in emerging markets through its new nature and social outcomes strategy. This means that to date, the asset manager has committed $1.1bn in private debt financing for emerging market sustainability projects around the world. The launch of the new nature and social outcomes strategy […]
Investors must navigate risks. From political tensions to persistent inflation, uncertainties are brewing in the global economy. At the same time, asset managers are increasingly looking to private markets. Private credit alone has boomed into a roughly $1.6 trillion industry, with questions looming around how to value the assets and whether the industry might be […]
Officials of Access Point Financial (APF), a direct capital provider focused exclusively on the hospitality industry, today announced the company has participated in providing $75 million in mezzanine financing for the 30-story Pendry Hotel & Residences in Nashville, Tenn. (pictured)
