Debt
Amundi launches €300m LBO debt fund
Vehicle will select issuers primarily from the portfolio companies of major private equity firms
Céréa Partenaire holds €300m first close for Céréa Dette II
Senior debt vehicle inches closer to its €350m hard-cap and already exceeds its predecessor
Partners Group launches impact fund
Move follows impact fund launches from global PE firms TPG, KKR and Bain Capital in recent months
Alternative lending thrives in the Netherlands
Only the UK, France and Germany have seen more deals involving alternative debt, with Netherlands activity growing 31% year-on-year in 2017
Capzanine to hold final close for €950m private debt fund in Q1
Launched in Q1 2017, Capzanine 4 Private Debt fund should hold a final close in March
Italian private debt issuance jumps 35% in 2017
Southern Europe's two biggest markets differ greatly in their uptake of private debt, with Spanish players facing strong competition from banks
Artemid closes second debt fund
Launched in Q3 2017, Artemid Senior Loan II surpasses its predecessor and closes on €413m
In Profile: Cerea Partenaire
Three-pronged food and agriculture investor is due to announce a first close for its second debt fund in March ahead of a final close on its €300m target
Scor, LBO France launch Scor Mid Market Loans fund
Asset manager Scor Investment Partners teams up with GP LBO France for a leveraged loans fund
Tosca holds final close for second fund on £237.6m
Vehicle is more than twice the size of its predecessor, Tosca Debt Capital Fund I
EQT's third credit fund closes on €1.3bn
Approximately 20% of the fund had already been invested at the vehicle's final close
EMZ Partners reaches €815m hard-cap
EMZ 8 surpasses its target and raises €120m more than its predecessor
Shard holds first close on £90m for private debt fund
Fund targeting £250m with £300m hard-cap, expects to hold a final close by the end of 2018
ICG holds €5.2bn final close for direct lending fund
Vehicle will invest in directly originated senior secured loans to mid-market corporates
Amundi holds final close on €665m for private debt fund
Marketing materials for the fund, circulated in March 2017, mentioned a target of €700m
Kartesia closes latest fund on €870m hard-cap
Alternative lender says it was on the road for nine months, raising €360m more than for Fund III
Aurelius opens private debt business
Firm will target European companies and provide funding across the capital structure
Italian borrowers open up to private debt
Alternative lending is gaining momentum in Italy, with the leveraged finance market more lender-friendly than in neighbouring mature markets
Bridgepoint makes new hire for nascent credit project
Michael Lucas joins from the leveraged finance and sponsor coverage team at ING
Maven appointed to manage £90m MEIF debt funds
GP will oversee deployments of £100,000-1.5m for SMEs in West Midlands, East Midlands and the area to the immediate south
In Profile: Beechbrook Capital
Specialist lender is currently raising its third fund for sponsor-backed SMEs, with a target of €200-250m
BlueBay closes €3bn senior loan fund
Fund is BlueBay Asset Management's third generation of private debt vehicle
Hayfin raises €2.2bn for special opportunities
Credit specialist will take part in rescue financings and debt restructurings
Permira raises €1.7bn for third debt fund at final close
Including leverage, total deployable capital amounts to €2.1bn
