Private Debt News

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).

Dubai-based asset manager Ajeej Capital and venture capital firm Nuwa Capital have partnered to launch a $100m private debt fund aimed at providing debt capital to technology-focused companies across the MENAT region, with a particular focus on the GCC.

Blue Owl Capital Inc is leading the $3.2bn private debt financing to support the acquisition of Smartsheet Inc by Blackstone Inc and Vista Equity Partners for $8.4bn, with participation from 20 other lenders, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The demand for private debt from corporates is on the upswing. Participants at the 7th Börsen-Zeitung Private Debt Conference discuss the different strategies of private credit providers.

An investment manager belonging to a UK pensions group has launched a private credit fund seeded by money from a defined benefit (DB) master trust. TPT Investment Management, which is part of the TPT Retirement Solutions group, has seeded the fund from TPT’s DB master trust and launches with £650 million in assets invested in […]

Not all private credit opportunities are the same, but not to worry — according to Anders Persson, CIO of Global Fixed Income at Nuveen, we are in the midst of a multi-year boom in private alternative credit, with even more growth on the horizon. The team at Nuveen is urging clients to consider broader diversification […]

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.