Private Equity

Private debt

Carlyle, Oppenheimer JV expands access to private credit

The JV, which will target retail investors, will start operations next year, with Kamal Bhatia and Mark Jenkins as its co-heads.

2 min read · 18 October 2017

Multi-strategy expansions may stymie traditional PE

A trend towards asset management could have a negative impact on firms which cannot expand, delegates at the BVCA Summit 2017 heard.

2 min read · 16 October 2017

LPs dropping PE for private debt

A ‘hazardous market’ of high leverage and high pricings is a sign to invest in a low volatility asset, according to panellists at sister publication Private Debt Investor’s New York Forum.

2 min read · 02 October 2017

Capital Dynamics raising first direct lending vehicle

The Swiss firm is targeting senior secured loans, but it will also make investments further down the capital stack such as mezzanine debt and of an opportunistic nature, such as rescue financings.

2 min read · 28 September 2017

PSERS lowers private markets allocation target

The $53bn US pension has raised its credit investments target against a drop in its real estate and private markets allocations, which includes private equity investments.

1 min read · 27 September 2017

Debt special: waiting for a downturn

Private equity managers are building war chests as they prepare for the market to sink, but forecasting when it will happen is tricky.

3 min read · 25 September 2017

Distressed debt funds lie in wait for recession

Private equity managers are building war chests as they prepare for the next market downturn, but there is no telling when that might be.

3 min read · 06 September 2017

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