Anastasia Donde

Orchard Platform is getting money from two VC firms, as well as a slew of wealthy individuals and former financial industry execs.  

 Orlando, Florida-based Global Jet Capital will provide a range of financing options for business jets around the world.  

 The largest transaction - a $120 million package - went into healthcare firm, Schumacher Group.  

The lung cancer detection device company secured financing from a syndicate of private institutional investors and a healthcare-focused venture capital firm.

The peer-to-peer lender is expected to go public before the end of the year.

Assets under management and revenues are also rising at the credit-focused arm of Blackstone.

Most of the money was invested via one-stop loans in mid-market companies.

The $15 million investment in Merlin RAMCo. is a combination of unitranche debt and equity.

Fortress and Oaktree are just two of several large private credit firms that are already raising money in anticipation of distressed opportunities.  

Chicago-based Gerchen Keller Capital has closed its new debt fund on $368 million.