Fundraising

Blackstone, facing 10% redemption requests, adds to the recent spate of redemption limits from BDCs as outflows rise.

The strategy involves investing in private equity-backed deals originated by HSBC’s UK banking arm.

The fourth vintage lower mid-market fund, the manager’s largest ever, raised more than $5.5bn of equity.

The fund’s strategy also raised substantial capital from private wealth investors.

The US asset manager has shaken up its insurance team leadership after acquiring rival PineBridge, with its international solutions head departing.

We take a look at the top fund advisory firms in private credit.

The US firm has hired an executive from JP Morgan, as insurers and other allocators continue to push into private credit, Private Debt Investor can reveal.

The region’s huge promise for investment has faltered in recent years, but 2026 brings hope as secondaries speeds ahead and overall fundraising is on the up.

Though North America and Western Europe aren’t at risk of losing investors, demand for diversification and spread premiums are moving dollars towards Asia-Pacific.

The fund is the largest yet of Pemberton’s performing credit-focused opportunistic strategy.