Investors have plowed hundreds of billions of dollars into private debt funds in recent years, lured by premiums that are more than five percentage points higher than competing public debt.
Blackstone takes minority stake in BC Partners. Silver Oak raises fourth fund. Mastercard makes its biggest ever acquisition, and New Media buys Gannett.
Private equity firms need to conduct digital transformations of their portfolio companies; lender Twin Brook serves as an active partner; NewSpring backs urgent care.
