Anastasia Donde
PPC Industries and private equity firm Kohlberg & Company are both return clients of the GE unit.
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The jewellery business-backed family office has inked a partnership with Fifth Street Floating Rate Corp to invest in senior secured floating rate mid-market corporate debt.
Credit Suisse, which transferred its corporate credit solutions group to the asset management business from the investment bank, has now registered to launch a business development company (BDC).
The new transactions totaled $55.4 million and were spread across 16 properties.
Kevin Grossman will open a new office in Denver adding to the lending firm's existing offices in San Francisco, New York and Dallas.
Chief executive Kipp deVeer shared concerns about market volatility on the firm’s third quarter earnings call but said Ares’ lending platform is well positioned to take advantage of any dislocation.
The New York-based real estate firm has inked a $66 million short-term financing deal backing office and retail properties in the centre of Flushing.
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The transaction marks Golub's ninth deal with private equity sponsor Francisco Partners.
A maturing asset class, private debt continues to attract increasing volumes of capital from investors hoping to find steady, superior returns. But questions remain about risk. At PDI’s US roundtable in September, Anastasia Donde spoke to a group of fund managers and advisors about how the asset class reached the point where it is poised to earn a permanent home within institutional portfolios. While our experts were positive, the discussion inevitably also looked at the risks dogging the market.
Oak Hill Advisors’ approach to credit investment is marked by painstaking analysis of all the data it can get its hands on. So whether it’s analysing US housing finance, getting to grips with lending in a specific European country or creating a bespoke investment strategy for a client, the firm digs into the detail. Anastasia Donde met with Oak Hill leadership in New York, and PDI also made a trip to the London office to find out the particulars.