Category Archives: Private Credit

PennantPark Closed Senior Credit Fund II With $1.2 Billion of Investable Capital, Bringing Two Recent Funds to $1.9 Billion:

HedgeCo.Net — PennantPark Investment Advisers has held the final close of PennantPark Senior Credit Fund II above its original target, with $1.2 billion of investable capital. Toge… Continue reading →

Ares Capital Agreed to Acquire Apollo-Managed MidCap Financial Investment in a $2.6 Billion BDC Merger:

HedgeCo.Net — Ares Capital Corporation, the largest publicly traded business development company, has agreed to acquire MidCap Financial Investment Corporation, the listed BDC exte… Continue reading →

Meiji Yasuda Plans to Raise Its Commitment to Man Group Strategies to ¥200 Billion, Focused on Private Credit:

HedgeCo.Net — Man Group said on Monday that Japanese insurer Meiji Yasuda intends to increase its capital commitment to Man’s investment strategies to ¥200 billion, or about $1.25 … Continue reading →

Northwind Group Closed Its Third Real Estate Debt Fund at $1 Billion, Double Its $500 Million Target:

HedgeCo.Net — New York-based Northwind Group has held the final close of Northwind Debt Fund III with $1 billion of committed capital, double its $500 million target and the larges… Continue reading →

Partners Group Closed a $510 Million Rated Feeder for Its Evergreen Private Credit Strategy:

HedgeCo.Net — Partners Group has closed a $510 million rated feeder vehicle for its private credit evergreen strategy, its second such financing this year. The capital came from a … Continue reading →

Arini Closed Its Debut European Direct Lending Fund, Targeting More Than $4 Billion of Deployment:

HedgeCo.Net — Arini, the London-based credit manager with $22 billion of assets under management as of August 31, 2026, has held the final close of Arini Direct Lending Fund I. The… Continue reading →

Nuveen Private Capital Surpassed $100 Billion in Committed Capital Three Years After Combining Churchill and Arcmont:

HedgeCo.Net — Nuveen Private Capital, the platform that combines U.S. lender Churchill Asset Management and European lender Arcmont Asset Management, said on Monday it has surpasse… Continue reading →

Bank of England Is Examining Whether Barclays Traders Misrepresented Private Credit Exposures, FT Reported:

HedgeCo.Net — The Bank of England is examining whether Barclays traders misrepresented illiquid private credit loans in a way that understated their risk, the Financial Times repor… Continue reading →

Benefit Street Partners Added Encina Lender Finance’s Team and a Roughly $480 Million Seed Portfolio to Its ABF Platform:

HedgeCo.Net — Franklin Templeton and its alternative credit manager Benefit Street Partners said they have completed a transaction with Encina Lender Finance that expands BSP’s ass… Continue reading →

Blackstone Credit & Insurance Led a $1 Billion Private Financing for the Combination of Analogic and Leidos’ Security Businesses:

HedgeCo.Net — Blackstone Credit & Insurance said on October 12 that it is leading a $1 billion financing supporting the combination of Analogic Corporation with the Security Enterp… Continue reading →

Janus Henderson’s Shariah-Compliant MENA Private Credit Fund IV Reached $191 Million at Second Close:

HedgeCo.Net — Janus Henderson has secured $191 million of investor commitments at the second close of Janus Henderson MENA Private Credit Fund IV, a Shariah-compliant direct lendin… Continue reading →

KKR’s K-FITS Met All Redemption Requests After Demand Edged Past Its 5% Cap:

HedgeCo.Net — KKR FS Income Trust Select, the nontraded business development company known as K-FITS, will repurchase all shares tendered in its third-quarter offer even though req… Continue reading →