Fundraising

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.

Investors have concerns over the region – but that doesn’t mean capital will be redirected elsewhere any time soon.

The latest vintage of the series, which previously held rights to Taylor Swift’s catalogue, continues its focus on acquiring cashflow-generating assets.

Despite more positive attitudes towards Europe as an investment destination, fundraising in the region remains low.

The global direct lending platform is comprised of around 10 vehicles across a variety of structures.

Recently closed fund seeks to exploit space between direct lending and distressed debt, with CIO saying ‘navigating volatility is our sandbox’.

The Chicago-based manager beat its target fundraise, deploying 30% of the fund’s commitments as of the final close.

According to some, the future is at stake (and perhaps be worried if your firm name begins with ‘B’), but there is little in the way of evidence that private credit faces a crisis that spans the entire asset class.