King Street raises $2.3bn for second drawdown strategy
King Street Capital Management announced the final close of its Global Drawdown Fund II with $2.3 billion of capital commitments, exceeding its $2 billion target.
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King Street Capital Management announced the final close of its Global Drawdown Fund II with $2.3 billion of capital commitments, exceeding its $2 billion target.
Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE:PNC) announced the cash transaction on Tuesday and said the transaction closed on Monday.
"PNC has long participated in the capital commitments business and the acquired portfolio is highly complementary," the bank said in a statement. The popularity of the credit vehicles has soared over the past decade among PE and private real-estate investment firms. The transaction, to be funded with cash on hand, is expected to immediately add to PNC's earnings, and will represent about 10 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2023, PNC Bank said.
H.I.G. Capital closed its H.I.G. Middle Market LBO Fund IV with $5.5 billion in aggregate capital commitments, in addition to co-investment separately managed accounts of $450 million
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