Private Debt News

Bahlam Capital (“Bahlam”), a Central American-based private equity firm focused on transformational growth opportunities, announced that it provided growth capital in the form of a mezzanine loan to Albedo Solar Leasing, S.A. (“Albedo” or “the Company”) on July 17, 2024.

Private debt assets under management (AUM) are set to reach an all-time high of $2.64tn (£2tn) by 2029, with direct lending predicted to maintain its dominant position. A new report from industry data provider Preqin forecast a 9.88 per cent compound annual growth rate for overall private debt from the end of 2023 to 2029. […]

In Europa sind die Voraussetzungen für Alternative Credit Investitionen – von Private Debt bis hin zu Distressed & Special Situations – besonders günstig. An dieser Region kommen Investoren einfach nicht vorbei.

Silver Point Capital has successfully closed its latest opportunistic credit fund with $4.6bn in total commitments, surpassing its initial $4bn target, and more double the size of its predecessor, which closed in 2019 at $1.7bn.

A CEO has emphasised the importance of distinguishing between private credit in Australia and abroad, highlighting their significantly different risk and return profiles.

„Seit dem Start des ersten Fonds im Jahr 2017 wurden über 50 Transaktionen mit einem Gesamtfinanzierungsvolumen von etwa €1,7 Milliarden erfolgreich umgesetzt“, heißt es in einer Mitteilung der beiden Unternehmen.

Sound Point Capital Management held the final close of its third U.S.-focused lending fund with $1.2 billion, with another $500 million expected to flow in via a separately managed account. Sound Point U.S. Direct Lending Fund III is the firm’s largest direct lending fund to date. The fund pursues the same investment strategy as its […]

Following two years of minimal growth, EY predicts eurozone bank lending will accelerate to 3.1% in 2025 and 4.2% in 2026, despite continued challenges in mortgage and business lending.

Intermediate Capital Group Plc (ICG), the €101bn London-headquartered private equity firm, has secured €15.2bn ($16.8bn) for its latest European direct-lending fund, making it the largest fund of its kind in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Private debt remains the most popular alternative asset class among investors, with half of LPs planning to increase allocations over the next 12 months. LPs’ views of private equity are improving, as they have in real estate and VC (although both are still below 50 in Preqin’s Investor Sentiment Index). But enthusiasm for infrastructure and […]