John Bakie
The French asset manager aims to tackle larger loans and buyout opportunities with its first debt fund launch of the year.
The deal will add $9bn of private debt assets to BlackRock and bring in an experienced credit management team.
The funding line will help Hillview’s real estate fund target acquisitions in the UK office sector.
Every European market has seen deal activity grow over the past two years.
The fund will focus on making debt investments that provide environmental or social benefits.
The hires are part of Carlyle’s plans to boost its credit opportunities business, which it said is a priority for growth.
UK SMEs fear finance difficulties.
The financing will help the household products provider to expand its operations internationally.
The fund manager has raised more than double its first fund to invest exclusively in the German mid-market.
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