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Ares Held an $8 Billion First Close for Its Latest U.S. Senior Direct Lending Funds:

HedgeCo.Net — Ares Management has held the first close of its latest U.S. senior direct lending program with more than $8 billion of equity commitments, the firm said on its third-… Continue reading →

Tree Line Closed a $680 Million Private Credit Continuation Vehicle Co-Led by PGIM and LGT Capital Partners:

HedgeCo.Net — Tree Line Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based direct lender to the U.S. lower middle market, has closed a $680 million continuation vehicle, with PGIM and LGT Cap… Continue reading →

KKR Closed Its First Private Credit Continuation Vehicle at More Than $460 Million, With AllianzGI Leading:

HedgeCo.Net — KKR has closed its first private credit continuation vehicle with more than $460 million of total commitments, PitchBook reported, citing market sources. Allianz Glob… Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Audax Private Debt Closed Direct Lending Solutions Fund III at Its $5.4 Billion Hard Cap:

HedgeCo.Net — Audax Private Debt on September 30, 2026 announced the final close of Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund III at its $5.4 billion hard cap in equity commitments, abov… Continue reading →