John Bakie
The latest PDI Investor Report tracks the biggest allocators to private debt and found many remain heavily underallocated.
The deal will see Hayfin’s management team and Arctos take control of the business, which has built a substantial private credit operation in Europe and North America.
The deal follows a number of major commitments to European private credit from the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund.
Fundraising bounced back in the second quarter to end H1 only just below the total seen in the same period last year.
The firm’s latest risk transfer fund will sit alongside substantial SMA capital to provide balance sheet management services for banks.
The firm’s third fund will seek to raise €300m and expand its geographical footprint in Europe.
A new round of fundraising brings total deployable capital for the fund to €240m to back innovative sustainability businesses in the Netherlands.
The firm’s first foray into NAV financing will look to help private equity firms access capital to grow their businesses and portfolio companies.
The move is the latest to offer private markets funds, including private credit, to a wider range of mass market investors.
Private debt is playing catch-up in attracting investors from the retail space, but new legislation is helping.