The transaction extends the manager's hold on a portfolio of predominantly senior, US-focused direct lending investments.
The GP-led deal included senior secured loans to more than 60 US lower-middle-market companies from two Tree Line direct lending funds.
The strategy, anchored by a Korean institutional investor, has adopted an evergreen semi-liquid structure aimed at capturing emerging credit secondary opportunities throughout the cycle.
The New York-based asset manager entered private credit in 2024 by acquiring Avenue Capital's team and five funds with approximately $500 million in commitments.
The deal would reportedly shift the vehicle's assets into a closed-end structure and trigger a delisting.
The StepStone-backed transaction reportedly extends Blackstone's ownership of a loan portfolio from its Capital Opportunities Fund IV.
The manager is reportedly looking to shift loans from multiple vintages across its Private Markets Credit Strategies and Multi-Asset Credit funds.
PGIM, reinvesting LPs, and PennantPark also invested in the oversubscribed vehicle for a mature portfolio of private credit investments.
The oversubscribed vehicle provides liquidity to investors in Bridgepoint Direct Lending II, which holds a portfolio of senior secured European middle-market loans.
The alternative debt manager specializes in originating and providing financing solutions to small and middle-market enterprises.
