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PennantPark hires for fundraising role Susan Barreto – Alternatives Watch Susan Barreto of Alternatives Watch shared news announcing that Pete Mitchell has joined the company as Managing Director, Head of Private Capital Fundraising. In his new role, Pete will lead fundraising for the firm’s private vehicles as we continue to expand our middle market private credit investment business. Art shared the following on Pete’s addition, “We are pleased to welcome Pete to our team, as...Continue Reading

PennantPark brings on head of private capital fundraising Arleen Jacobius – Pensions & Investments Arleen Jacobious of Pensions & Investments shared news of the hiring of Pete Mitchell as Managing Director, Head of Private Capital Fundraising. In his new role, Pete will lead fundraising for the firm’s private vehicles as we continue to expand our middle market private credit investment business. Art shared the following on Pete’s addition, “We are pleased to welcome Pete to...Continue Reading

PennantPark Raises Levered Credit Assets Susan Barreto – Alternatives Watch Susan Barreto of Alternatives Watch shared news of the successful closing of our fifth comingled fund last week, PennantPark Senior Credit Fund Levered (“PSCF-Lev”), securing $460 million in additional investment capacity and taking another significant step forward in the growth of the firm’s middle market private credit investment business. From pre-COVID inception in mid-2019 through March 31, 2021, PSCF-Lev’s gross and net annualized returns were...Continue Reading

New Commitments Increase Investment Capacity by $460 Million PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC officially announced the successful closing of our fifth commingled fund, PennantPark Senior Credit Fund Levered, LP, which secured $460 million in additional investment capacity and marked another significant step forward in the growth of our middle market private credit investment business. From pre-COVID inception in mid-2019 through March 31, 2021, PSCF-Lev’s gross and net annualized returns were 17.7% and 15.3%, respectively, surpassing the...Continue Reading

(NY) PennantPark Locks Down US$460m for Middle Market Lending – RLPC News Andrew Hedlund – Refinitiv Andrew Hedlund of Refinitiv shared news of the successful closing of PennantPark’s fifth comingled fund, PennantPark Senior Credit Fund Levered (“PSCF-Lev”), which secured $460 million in additional investment capacity. From pre-COVID inception in mid-2019 through March 31, 2021, the fund has posted annualized gross and net internal rates of return (IRR) of 17.7% and 15.3, respectively, surpassing the target...Continue Reading

How Private Credit Survived Its First Test Julie Segal – Institutional Investor PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner Art Penn spoke with Julie Segal of Institutional Investor for her piece on how direct lenders defied gloomy forecasts for the asset class throughout the pandemic. Art noted highlighted the importance of substantial equity cushion and strong covenants throughout the downturn and offered his insight into why private credit avoided the major obstacles that many predicted. “There’s a...Continue Reading

Direct lending weathers Covid storm, inspiring new fundraising push  Silas Brown – GlobalCapital PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner Art Penn spoke with Silas Brown of GlobalCapital for his piece on the resiliency of direct lending throughout the pandemic and the growth of private credit fundraising across Europe. Art noted that the asset class’ performance was primarily a reflection of managers’ tendency to avoid cyclical industries. “Covid was different because specific sectors of the economy were...Continue Reading

“I think this COVID time period really has been extra validation for the space, and the learnings that we’ve all seen from COVID and the learnings that Asian investors have seen can now be put into place.” PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner Art Penn briefly discussed the key takeaways for APAC investors interested in allocating to private credit strategies on the Private Debt After the Pandemic Webinar. Art highlighted the resilience and returns of PennantPark’s...Continue Reading

Private Credit Lets Pet Sector Out of Doghouse During Pandemic  Sasha Padbidri – Refinitv PennantPark Founder and Managing Partner Art Penn spoke with Sasha Padbidri of Refintiv for her article on the growth of direct lending to pet-focused companies throughout the pandemic.  The industry benefited throughout Covid-19, but Art highlighted that it’s important to consider how the sector will be impacted as we return to normal circumstances. “We still don’t know how the sector will...Continue Reading