Tennenbaum collects $330m for DIP fund

The hybrid fund manager is one of several firms, including Bain affiliate Sankaty Advisors, trying to take advantage of the dearth of lenders for bankruptcy loans.

Hybrid investment firm Tennenbaum Capital Partners has raised $330 million for a fund that will extend loans to companies in bankruptcy.

Being placed by Greenhill & Company, the fund held a first close last month on $230 million. Its final target is unclear.

Tennenbaum has provided debtor-in-possession (DIP) loans to bankrupt companies in the past, but the DIP fund would be the firm’s first dedicated pool of capital with the sole purpose of providing the loans.

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