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John Bakie joined Private Debt Investor in November 2017 as news editor. He has spent over a decade covering a wide range of financial services including private equity, venture capital, retail investment, securities trading and asset custody.
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.
Piles of dollar bills
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.
Asia map
The deal with Japan’s Nikko Asset Management is expected to significantly increase Tikehau’s presence in Asia.
Piles of dollar bills
The firm’s first comingled fund in its capital solutions strategy will invest in a broad mandate of public and private credit.
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