Schroders seals €312m sub-investment grade infra debt fund close, cites asset class strength amid Covid
Asset management major Schroders has hit a €312m first close for its new fund targeting sub-investment grade infrastructure debt.
Asset management major Schroders has hit a €312m first close for its new fund targeting sub-investment grade infrastructure debt.
Private equity house Hony Capital is at risk of losing its entire investment in UK pizza restaurant chain Pizza Express as the business reels under the strain of the coronavirus lockdown.
PPE and infection control specialist Medicom has picked up a loan from existing investor CDPQ to help expand the business into Asia.
Private equity funds are being used for mass-scale money laundering according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, which said the industry lacks adequate money-laundering programmes.
Private equity plans to take over world-famous Cirque du Soleil on the cheap after coronavirus pushed it into bankruptcy protection have been scuppered by creditors, who are reportedly set to agree a recapitalisation of the
Private equity hopes of taking control of the world-famous Cirque du Soleil on the cheap after coronavirus pushed it into bankruptcy protection appear over, with creditors nearing an agreement for their own bid.
HIG Capital has brought in former Alcentra managing director Pascal Meysson as head of its European direct lending operation.
Private equity and credit investment house MidOcean Partners has brought in veteran beauty industry executive Pamela Baxter as an operating partner and executive board member.
European investment house Capza and asset manager Amiral Gestion have hit a €400m first and final close for their third joint fundraise through their Artemid subsidiary.
Middle-market private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners has closed its Charlesbank Credit Opportunities Fund II, sweeping past its $500m target to close on its $700m hard cap.
Blackstone's credit platform GSO Capital Partners is reportedly out raising up to $7.5bn for its latest mezzanine debt fundraise.
Golding Capital Partners has picked up €200m for the first close of a new debt fund as it looks to back struggling companies battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
PAIR Finance, a debt collection and receivables management platform, has scored €2m in funding as it continues its growth efforts.
Singapore-based asset manager Indies Capital Partners has hit a $100m first close for its third private equity and structured credit fundraise.
Bain Capital's agreed buyout of coronavirus-stricken airline Virgin Australia could be under threat by bondholders attempting to make their own offer to creditors.
Global private equity dealmaking slumped 14.5% in the last week of June as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to weigh on transactions across the world's markets.
Debt and equity investor Backcast Partners Management has closed its debut private credit fund to bring its assets under management to more than $775m.
DigniFi, a AI-powered platform which connects consumers with lenders for auto parts, repairs and services, has signed a deal with Neuberger Berman Private Equity to purchase over $275m of assets.
LBC Credit Partners has passed the halfway point for its $1bn-targeting fifth flagship fundraise.
Veteran Missouri state pension investment specialist Seth Kelly has joined the $31.1bn-managing Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System as its new CIO.
