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Ares Raises $1.7 Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund

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billion) for a credit fund for Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by banks retreating from leveraged lending. The Ares Asia Direct Lending fund, the company’s first leveraged buyout vehicle for the region, has deployed over A$1.04 Ares Management Corp. has raised A$2.6

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Clearlake and Insight close to $2bn private credit deal for Alteryx LBO

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Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. billion) for a credit fund for Australia and. read more Dutch Pension Fund Divests $3B from Fossil Fuel Firms Dutch pension fund PFZW has completed a $3.02 Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. has raised A$2.6

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BCI Sells $1-Billion of Private Equity Holdings to Ardian

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pension fund manager sells $1-billion of private equity holdings to French buyout firm Ardian: British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is selling more than US$1-billion of stakes in private equity funds to French buyout firm Ardian SAS, tapping the secondaries market for private assets to free up cash for new investments.

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CPP Investments Aims to Double Credit Holdings Over Next Five Years

Pension Pulse

Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports Canada pension fund's credit head wants to take advantage of leveraged buyout boom: Canada’s largest pension fund plans to nearly double the size of its credit holdings over the next five years, and it’s counting on an upturn in leveraged buyouts to generate some of that growth.

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Ares Faces Its Biggest Decision Yet: Stick With Private Credit or Become an Alts Supermarket

Private Equity Insights

Question is: Can it become a one-stop shop for pension funds, endowments, insurers, and sovereign wealth funds eager for exposure to every major alternative-asset class — without diminishing its private credit franchise? In 2022, Ares’ direct lending tied to such buyouts totaled $26.4 Whenever he approaches a U.S.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms. Leveraged Buyouts In contrast, there are leveraged buyouts (LBOs) that involve acquiring established companies with the aim of restructuring or improving their operations to enhance profitability.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms. Leveraged Buyouts In contrast, there are leveraged buyouts (LBOs) that involve acquiring established companies with the aim of restructuring or improving their operations to enhance profitability.