Blackstone Pulls Ahead of Peers

Follow on Twitter Chidem Kurdas @PonziRegulation

Listed Loan Fund Hires PE Offshoot

An investment vehicle that is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange

Public vs. Private Businesses

Daniel Och owns or

Apollo Adds to Public Lineup

For the new year, private equity manager Apollo has in the works a

Spyware and Guns at the SEC

Chidem Kurdas

Behind the icy glass façade of the US Securities and Exchange Commission is allegedly a seething den full of schemes,

Oaktree Withdraws IPO Filing

Last year $85 billion debt manager Oaktree

Blackstone 130/30 Credit Strategy

A new fund managed by Blackstone Group’s credit specialist GSO Capital is to use an approach that is more common in equity investments. The fund will borrow and sell debt securities, then use the proceeds from the sale to buy other loans and bonds.

Debt Managers Go Public, Goldman Underwrites

Chidem Kurdas

Secured business loans is a hot investment area. That probably helped MCC Advisors, a hedge fund that makes direct loans, to go ahead with its plan to float a fund on the New York Stock Exchange. The initial public offering is expected to raise $185 million to $212 million, to make loans of $10 to $50 million to small and medium businesses.