Private Debt News

Barings is set to introduce a middle-market collateralised loan obligation (CLO) in Europe, amid growing interest in the strategy from several private credit firms in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Neel Kashkari, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, believes that the rapid expansion of the private credit market might reduce systemic risk in the US financial system, despite limited political support for raising bank capital requirements.

Die Großwetterlage für alternative Finanzierer bleibt herausfordernd, auch wenn erste Lichtblicke am Horizont erscheinen. Eine Trendwende in der gewerblichen Immobilienfinanzierung ist trotz zweimaliger Zinssenkungen der EZB (noch) nicht in Sicht. Finanzinstitute agieren weiterhin extrem vorsichtig, zahlreiche institutionelle Investoren haben die Kapitalvergabe komplett eingestellt, viele Kreditfonds sind nicht mehr aktiv. Diese Zurückhaltung spiegelt sich in niedrigen […]

Just a year ago, artificial intelligence (AI) was being touted as the next big thing in private credit. Today, it has firmly established itself as part of the private market ecosystem, in a variety of ways. Many investment houses are already relying on AI to automate their back-office processes and free up junior analysts to […]

Chief executive Anders Jones said the deal includes $25m of debt and $10m of Facet equity. Facet co-founder and chief executive Anders Jones told Citywire the deal is structured as mezzanine financing and consists of a $25m loan from Multiplier and a sale of $10m worth of Facet equity. Jones said private equity firm Warburg […]

As the private debt market matures, it’s creating an opportunity for lenders to define explicitly what they mean when they describe themselves as a “middle-market” firm

Banks have seized the opportunity presented by lower interest rates to recapture corporate debt deals from private credit funds, refinancing around $30bn in private debt through broadly syndicated loans so far this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.

JPMorgan Chase & Co is joining forces with Cliffwater, FS Investments, and Shenkman Capital Management Inc to increase its footprint in the booming $1.7tn private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Citigroup Inc and Apollo Global Management Inc have announced a strategic partnership to target $25 billion in private credit transactions over the next five years, marking a significant expansion into the rapidly growing sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Despite global market challenges, assets under management in Luxembourg’s private debt market increased by 21% to €510bn from June 2023 to December 202, compounding on last year’s AuM growth of 51%, according to a survey by Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI).