Private Debt Fundraising in Q3 by Fund Type
In Q3 2017, 25 private debt funds closed, securing an aggregate $20bn in capital. Of these, direct lending represented the largest proportion of private debt fundraising, with 10 direct lending funds securing an aggregate $6.7bn. This is a decrease from last quarter when 14 direct lending funds raised $8.0bn. Although the number of funds closed in Q1-Q3 2017 is