Institutional investors’ credit allocations are shifting away from direct lenders and toward specialists with domain expertise and operational scale. More below. Pathlight Capital is seeking to raise ...

Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES) has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of BlueCove Limited, a London-based systematic fixed income investment firm. The deal, expected to close in the first ...

Abry Partners-backed Portfolio Holding Inc. will be acquired by Protective Life Insurance Company, the primary operating subsidiary of Protective Life Corp., which is wholly owned by Dai-ichi Life ...

Vector Capital has acquired Showpad and merged it with Bigtincan to create a unified leader in AI-powered revenue enablement. The deal combines two early movers in AI-driven sales enablement under a ...

AEA Investors has appointed Abraham Zilkha as a partner on its AEA Elevate team, where he will also serve on the platform’s investment committee. Zilkha will focus on supporting the continued ...

Cerberus Capital Management has acquired BROCC Finance AB, a Swedish consumer finance platform, following regulatory approval from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. The deal, completed ...

HPS Investment Partners, a credit-focused alternative investment firm, has partnered with Lunate, a global investment manager with over $110 billion in AUM, to launch the HPS Strategic Solutions ...

Incline Equity Partners has invested in Advanced Solutions International, a Virginia-based software firm serving associations, trade unions and nonprofit organizations. The transaction supports ASI’s ...

Nvidia Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) is backing a new funding round for AI startup Poolside, an AI firm focused on coding automation, committing between $500 million and $1 billion as part of a raise that ...

First Federal Lakewood, the largest mutual bank headquartered in Ohio, has agreed to acquire First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Centerburg. The deal, expected to close in the first quarter of ...

Ryerson Holding Corp. (NYSE: RYI) and Olympic Steel (Nasdaq: ZEUS) have agreed to merge, creating the second-largest North American metals service center. Under the agreement, Olympic Steel ...

HoldCo Asset Management has emerged as a central force reshaping U.S. regional bank M&A after its campaign led to the $10.9 billion sale of Comerica Inc. to Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB). Though ...