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☆ BlackRock is buying HPS, rounding out a year of blockbuster deals
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Michelle Abrego | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementBlackRock is nearing a deal to buy private credit firm HPS Investment Partners. HPS would be another major private markets deal for the $11.5 trillion money manager. BlackRock, known for its ETFs, is hoping a shift to private markets will drive growth. BlackRock is set to buy HPS Investment Partners, a private credit behemoth managing $150 billion, in an all-stock deal worth around $12 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday morning. The three will now join BlackRock's global executive committee and lead a new unit combining HPS and BlackRock's existing private credit business, according to the WSJ report.

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BlackRock said Tuesday it will acquire HPS Investment Partners for $12 billion in stock, as the world's largest asset manager looks to grow its presence in the highly popular private credit space. The deal, which is expected to close in mid-2025, comes during a boom for the private credit space. The transaction also creates "an integrated private credit franchise" with about $220 billion assets, per BlackRock. BlackRock earlier this year announced it would acquire Global Infrastructure Partners and private market data provider Preqin for $12.5 billion and $3.2 billion, respectively. The deal is also expected to raise BlackRock's private market AUM and management fees by 40% and roughly 35%, respectively.

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☆ Behind BlackRock's ambitions to push into private markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Michelle Abrego | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementBlackRock is nearing a deal to buy private credit firm HPS Investment Partners. HPS would be another major private markets deal for the $11.5 trillion money manager. BlackRock, known for its ETFs, is hoping a shift to private markets will drive growth. BlackRock, the $11.5 trillion asset manager, is reportedly nearing a deal to buy HPS Investment Partners, a private credit behemoth managing $145 billion. AdvertisementFink, BlackRock's chief executive and cofounder, who built the world's largest asset manager by packaging public markets into cheap funds for the masses, has been very vocal about the firm's push into the profitable private markets.

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☆ 'Buy this stock right here' — Jim Cramer is hot on the world's biggest asset manager
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Club stock BlackRock is adding private credit to its menu of services, agreeing to buy HPS Investment Partners for $12 billion in stock. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

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☆ New ETF gives regular investors access to booming new market on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A new fund hitting the market on Tuesday has a phrase in the title that ETF investors are about to become very familiar with: private credit. There is now a few trillion dollars in private credit assets under management, but the total addressable market for the asset class in the U.S. could top $30 trillion , according to consulting firm McKinsey & Company. The use of collateralized debt obligations, which pool a bunch of private credit loans together, is one approach. "The big hurdle to clear in investing in private credit in an ETF is liquidity. One high profile example is the proposed SPDR SSGA Apollo IG Public & Private Credit ETF, a collaboration between ETF giant State Street and Apollo's private credit expertise.

Persons: CLOs, Tony Kelly, Kelly, We're, Alliance Bernstein, Janus, PCMM Organizations: Nasdaq, Blackstone, Owl, McKinsey & Company, BlackRock, HPS Investment Partners, CNBC, Private Credit, State, Better Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, Apollo, Alliance, Virtus Private, AAA CLO Locations: U.S, CLOs

☆ Stellantis' CEO stepping down shows how the auto industry is struggling to shift into high gear right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, an automaker CEO's resignation shows how tough a year the industry is having. His expedited departure — Tavares was scheduled to leave in 2026 — shows how choppy the automotive industry remains. AdvertisementHendrik Schmidt/dpa/Getty ImagesSo, what's got the auto industry stuck in gear? (It hasn't been a complete lovefest; he also called China's auto industry an "existential threat.") The massive money manager announced plans to acquire HPS Investment Partners, a private credit behemoth managing $148 billion, for $12 billion.

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☆ Blast from past Ingram Micro returns to trading, but IPO market still struggling with valuation concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ingram Micro began trading Thursday at the NYSE under the symbol INGM, surging as much as 17% from its $22 initial public offering price . Still no signs of IPO life, despite record highs for stocks Unfortunately, Ingram is not going to change the IPO dynamic. Pre-covid, a normal year would see roughly $50 billion raised. Recent large IPOs (amount raised, and gain from IPO price) KinderCare $576 m. +20.7% StandardAero $1.4 b. In 2021, private capital was able to raise record funding for tech companies, which became benchmarks for private valuations.

Persons: Imgram, Ingram, Matt Kennedy, BlackRock, Kennedy Organizations: Ingram Micro, NYSE, Tianjin Tianhai Investment Company, HNA, Equity, KinderCare, Renaissance Capital, HPS Investment Partners Locations: Tianjin, IPOs, China

☆ It's likely the Fed will cut less than people expect, says HPS Investment's Purnima PUri
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIt's likely the Fed will cut less than people expect, says HPS Investment's Purnima PUriPurnima Puri, HPS Investment Partners governing partner and portfolio manager of public credit strategies, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the economy, the impact on the Fed's interest rate decision, rate path outlook, and more.

Organizations: HPS Investment Partners Locations: PUri

☆ Future Proof gathering in California surf town is trying to reinvent the investment conference
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

More than 4,000 people have descended here for the Future Proof conference , a vast social gathering designed to give younger registered investment advisors and other investment professionals access to what they want. What they want, apparently, is an intense desire to network with other RIAs and investment professionals and find ways to grow their business. Reimagining the financial conference Future Proof is the brainchild of Barry Ritholtz, co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and CEO Josh Brown. This is the third year for the conference, but Ritholtz and company have been doing conferences for 15 years. Ritholtz describes it as an ongoing project to reinvent the financial conference concept, which he says is "moribund."

Persons: Barry Ritholtz, Josh Brown, Ritholtz, Van Eck, Matt Middleton, Adarsh, Brett Rodgriguez, Delon Mansour, Mansour, Shyamsundar, Harris, Consulting's Brett Rodgriguez, Akash Shah, Shannon Saccocia, Raj Dhanda, Ares Management, John Christmas, RIAs, They'll, Mike Novogratz, Anna Paglia, Bryan Whalen, Saira Malik, Lauren Goodwin, Scott Wapner, DoubleLine Capital's Jeff Gundlach, CNBC's, Jan van Eck, Matt Hougan, DJ Mick, There's, Bob Pisani, Jon Maier, JP Morgan, Pisani, Jan Van Eck, Marlena Lee, That's Organizations: Ritholtz Wealth Management, JPMorgan Chase, Capital Group, Street Global Advisors, Funds, Polaris Capital Management, Graystone Consulting, Investments, Investment, Ares, HPS Investment Partners, Global, Life Investments, Bitwise, Management, Dimensional Fund Advisors Locations: HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif, Los Angeles, Iowa, California, Huntington Beach, San Diego, Michigan, ETFEdge.cnbc.com

Reuters could not establish whether Canaccord's interest in the business, known as Close Brothers Asset Management, is still live. Shares in Close Brothers closed 2.2% up on Thursday after initially jumping as much as 5% on the news. Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) acquired London-listed Brewin Dolphin last year in an effort to bulk up its international wealth management footprint. Bloomberg first reported Close Brothers' plans to offload its wealth management division in July. Canaccord has sought to grow its UK wealth management arm via acquisitions.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Esfandi, OTPP, 7IM, Canaccord, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Amy, Jo Crowley, Anousha Sakoui, Jane Merriman, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Reuters, Asset Management, Royal Bank of Canada, Bloomberg, HPS Investment Partners, Thomson Locations: Toronto, London

Private credit players like HPS Investment Partners and Blue Owl Capital (OWL.N) have a workaround, but it could prompt a painful hangover. Cashed-up private credit funds offered sums previously unseen outside of traditional bank financing on riskier deals. Private credit assets swelled 460% to over $1.4 trillion between 2010 and the end of 2022, Preqin says. Reuters GraphicsThe attraction of “mezz” and similar exotic lending isn’t just that it helps private credit source new deals. In 2021, that dynamic meant private loans briefly became cheaper than liquid, tradable loans – flying in the face of financial orthodoxy.

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☆ Fed likely to pause and stay paused for a while, says HPS Investment Partners' Puri
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFed likely to pause and stay paused for a while, says HPS Investment Partners' PuriPurnima Puri, head of liquid credit at HPS Investment Partners, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss her expectations from the Federal Reserve's signaling tomorrow, and more.

Persons: Purnima Organizations: HPS, Partners, HPS Investment Partners

☆ Office landlords struggling for tenants are facing an even scarier predicament — zombie properties
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A zombie building is one that's too costly for a landlord to rent at prevailing rates. Office buildings purchased in the past five years could become zombies, a real-estate vet said. Like many New York office buildings, it's a dead man walking, similar to the hopelessly distressed shopping malls that have multiplied across the country over the past decade. One in four office buildings in Manhattan is valued at less than they last sold for, according to JLL. Bringing zombies back to lifeUnlike in the movies, zombie buildings don't remain undead forever.

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☆ How shadow bankers are already emerging as winners in the SVB collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Rebecca Ungarino | Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But the momentum already behind the secretive private credit space has picked up — fast. He was witnessing a new willingness from borrowers to turn first to private credit, a market that has grown yet generally remains more opaque than its public-market counterparts. "Borrowers used to look at these banks and say, 'Look, the banks, they've been around forever. The private lenders say that privacy is all part of the pitch. Money managers smell opportunityThe momentum already behind the secretive private credit space has gained steam as the SVB collapse pushes companies to consider alternate sources of debt and, on the other side, private credit managers seek out new targets.

☆ Canaccord's management seeks to acquire firm in C$1.13 bln deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The offer price of C$11.25 per share marks a 31% premium to the Canaccord stock's last close. In prior talks with the management group, the committee had said it would not support an offer of C$11.25 per share, based on preliminary analysis. After discussion with company Chief Executive Officer Daniel Daviau, the shareholder said it would support a go-private deal. Funds affiliated with investment firm HPS Investment Partners have agreed to partially fund the deal through a C$825 million debt, Canaccord said. Canaccord offers wealth management, investment banking and broker research services.

☆ Citi, Revlon lenders reach deal over $500 mln accidental payment
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Industry Insight | Saw Law Firms Move Past The Pandemic Into A More Client-Focused Service Environment | Thomson Reuters Institute | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. Citigroup, as Revlon's loan agent, had accidentally used its own money in August 2020 to prematurely pay off an $894 million loan owed by billionaire Ronald Perelman's now-bankrupt cosmetics company. "About three quarters of the mistaken payments have now been returned to Citibank," lawyers for both Citigroup and the lenders said in a letter to a federal judge. Citibank expects to file notices of dismissal in the coming weeks if payments are made as per the agreement, the document said. Reporting by Ann Maria Shibu and Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese and Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Meet the 20 private-credit power players shaping the $1.2 trillion asset class as it faces uncharted waters
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Rebecca Ungarino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The expansion of private credit underscores the growing influence of the market's dealmakers. Insider has pinpointed influential private-credit executives and top dealmakers to watch. Private-credit markets, overall, have fared better than their public counterparts this year. Some of these top officials run investment vehicles known as business-development companies, which often invest in private companies' debt and have grown common across the credit-investing ecosystem. Insider has pinpointed influential private-credit executives and top dealmakers to watch.

☆ These 20 execs are powering the $1.2 trillion private-credit market
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

So who's behind this mysterious market that has now swelled to $1.2 trillion and accounts for more than 20% of the aggregate capital leverage companies borrowed? Insider's Rebecca Ungarino mapped out 20 of the most powerful people in the space from firms like Sixth Street, Golub Capital, Ares, and Blackstone. When PE firms start hunting for deals, these are the tech companies they'll target. Some tech companies are instructing managers to label low performers on their teams, potentially signally more cuts at some point in 2023. Turns out, having one room dedicated to booze isn't enough for the ultra-wealthy, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The potential settlement was discussed in a joint letter by lawyers for Citigroup and the lenders, which include hedge funds and investment funds, filed late Monday night in Manhattan federal court. "The parties have a mutual interest in resolving the time frames to enable resolution," the letter said. Following the earlier ruling, Citigroup had lowered previously reported profit to reflect $390 million of additional legal expenses. Last week, the lawyers said "material terms" of a potential settlement called for Citigroup to recoup its money and transfer some interest and amortization payments. The case is In re Citibank August 11, 2020 Wire Transfers, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

☆ Citigroup in talks to recoup errant $500 mln Revlon loan payment
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

In a Thursday filing in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for the bank and the lenders said they have been discussing a "consensual resolution" to end Citigroup's August 2020 lawsuit to recoup the mistaken payment. Citigroup, which was Revlon's loan agent, had accidentally used its own money in August 2020 to pay off the company's $894 million loan three years early instead of paying $7.8 million in interest. Furman sided with them in February 2021, leading Citigroup to lower previously reported profit to reflect $390 million of added legal expenses. The case is In re Citibank August 11, 2020 Wire Transfers, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Chris Reese and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (C.N) is in talks to end litigation against hedge funds and investment firms that it mistakenly paid about $500 million on a loan owed by Revlon Inc (REVRQ.PK), billionaire Ronald Perelman's now-bankrupt cosmetics company. Both sides had been expected to apprise U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan on their next steps in the case by Nov. 10. Others refused, saying Citigroup paid what they were owed and noting that Perelman had bailed out Revlon before. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said it would improperly leave them with a "huge windfall" and returned the case to Furman. The case is In re Citibank August 11, 2020 Wire Transfers, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

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