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Sixth Street partners with Northwestern for $13B in ABS

Another day, another partnership between private credit leaders and insurance companies looking to get into the space. The WSJ this morning reported that Sixth Street is going to manage $13B of mostly ABS for Northwestern Mutual, kicking of 2025 as … Continue reading

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Aflac gets into private credit with 40% stake in Tree Line Capital

The WSJ reported that Aflac is paying about $100 million for a 40% stake in Tree Line Capital Partners, bought from Tree Line management and its PE backer, Stone Point Capital, alongside a multi-year commitment to help the firm with … Continue reading

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Brookfield to acquire majority stake in credit manager Castlelake

The FT this morning reported that Brookfield Asset Management is in advanced talks to buy a majority stake in Castlelake with an investment of over $1.5 billion, including a large investment in Castlelake‘s private credit funds. Castlelake manages $22 billion … Continue reading

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Blue Owl expands into Real Estate Finance with Prima Capital Acquisition

Blue Owl is continuing its buying spree, this time for Real Estate Finance. The $165 billion multi-strategy alt manager (Credit, GP Strategic Capital, Real Estate), announced the acquisition of Prima Capital Advisors for the aggregate consideration of $170 million. Prima … Continue reading

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Blue Torch Capital Closes $2.3B Credit Opps Fund

Blue Torch, a NY based private credit manager surpassed the $2B fundraising target with the closing of Blue Torch Credit Opportunities Fund III, raising $2.3 billion. Similar to the other vintages, the fund will focus on bespoke credit solutions for … Continue reading

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IMF addresses growth of private credit market and „severe data gaps“

The IMF in a financial sector stability blog says „fast-growing $2 trillion private credit market warrants closer watch“ The IMF yesterday in a writeup put the private credit market at $2.1 trillion globally, with 75% of that total in the … Continue reading

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Goldman‘s 2023 Global Insurance Survey Highlights

GSAM interviewed 343 CIO/CFOs about their views on everything ranging from the economy, asset allocations, return expectations, portfolio construction and industry capitalization. Some highlights as they relate to asset management and private markets: – Globally, 51% of respondents expect to … Continue reading

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AXA IM buys private equity firm W Capital Management to strengthen private markets

AXA IM this week announced the acquisition of W Capital Management, a US based private equity firm focusing on GP-led and direct secondary investments. It will sit within AXA IM Prime, the firm‘s fully integrated provider of investment solutions across … Continue reading

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Multi-Convergence: BlackRock buys private equity real estate specialist MGPA – Asia focus

The era of multi-convergence. We have seen KKR/Schwab, GCS/ICBC/Dexia, Franklin Templeton/K2, Principal/Liongate, and many more examples of traditional and alternative convergence. This week BlackRock bought private equity real estate firm MGPA to boost its Asia and Europe presence, doubling its … Continue reading

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Earnings season: Carlyle Group acquires asset manager, raises 3.4b in fresh capital

As mentioned in my recent postings on institutional investors, SWFs have increased their interest and stakes in private equity firms in the crisis. CIC took a 10% stake in Blackstone, ADIA acquired 7.5% in the Carlyle Group. Among the highlights … Continue reading

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