The deal is among the first from Cordiant’s latest emerging loan fund. 
The Austin-based firm will make debt and equity investments in mid-market companies. 
Managing director Kristin Mugford has accepted a position as a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School.
The mid-market firm has launched a Strategic Capital Fund, its first investment strategy outside of buyouts.
The real estate arm of UK insurer Standard Life Assurance has entered the commercial real estate debt market.
The US real estate financing firm is looking to raise more than three times the amount garnered by its second fund in 2010.
The hotel and gaming company, a portfolio company of TPG and Apollo, carried $23.6bn in total debt as of 30 June. 
Knighthead Capital and Silo Financial have joined forces to launch Knighthead Funding, which recently closed the Knighthead Special Situations Real Estate Fund on $155m.
The Los Angeles-based real estate investment manager is slated to hold a final close for its value-added fund this month.
The New York-based firm has closed above target on $350.4m.
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