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Oaktree Capital Management, a company among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, recently welcomed Michael Lawton as managing director in the sourcing and origination group. Lawton is responsible for private credit sourcing and deal origination in North America. His...

Blue Owl Capital, an alternative asset manager, launched Blue Owl Alternative Credit Fund (OWLCX), its first interval fund designed to provide individual investors access to a wide range of alternative credit assets. Blue Owl secured $850 million of capital from a diverse...

Portage Point Partners, a blue chip advisory, consulting, interim management, investment banking and financial services firm focused on the middle market, added Michael Watt as managing director to the transaction advisory services (TAS) practice based in the New York office....

Morgan Stanley Private Credit led an incremental senior debt financing for Fetch, a rewards app, upsizing the existing debt facility to $110 million aggregate. Morgan Stanley Private Credit initially provided debt financing to Fetch in March 2024. This transaction will further...

B. Riley Securities (BRS), a middle market investment bank, served as lead book-running manager in the initial public offering of OTG Acquisition. The offering consisted of 23 million units priced at $10.00 per unit, including three million units sold pursuant...

Baker Botts, an international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, strengthened its global finance platform with the arrival of Zahra Knapper Al-Bahrani and her team, spanning the firm’s Dubai and London offices. She is joined by senior associate Rishi Raheja and associate Torridon Linskaill,...

Cascadia Capital, an investment bank serving middle-market clients globally, advised Corkcicle, a lifestyle drinkware brand, in its acquisition by a private investor group. “Cascadia ran a thoughtful and efficient process that resulted in a strong outcome for the team and...

Global law firm Clifford Chance is advising CVC and Cinven on the agreed sale of NewDay’s portfolio of consumer credit receivables to private credit funds and accounts managed by KKR, a global investment firm. The transaction effectively separates NewDay’s credit...

Mitsubishi HC Capital Canada, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi HC Capital America, a non-bank, non-captive finance provider in North America, launched its Canadian platform in the private credit market. This expansion is aimed at increasing and aligning broader commercial finance offerings...

SLR Digital Finance (SLRDF) provided a $60 million senior secured revolving credit facility to a digital media and publishing company. The facility was used to refinance the company’s existing senior debt and to support ongoing working capital needs. The facility...