Clearlake Capital Group LP has raised $1 billion backed by stakes in its private market funds after rejigging the collateral mix in the deal following discussions with investors.

Davidson Kempner Capital Management, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, and the UK government have joined forces to provide capital relief for specialist agricultural lender Oxbury Bank Plc.

KKR & Co. increased its forecast for long-end US Treasury yields and said it expects the Federal Reserve to hold its benchmark rate at a higher level than previously envisaged, citing Chairman Kevin Warsh’s concern over persistent inflation.

Aareal Bank is working with Alvarez & Marsal on a deal to offload credit risk as the German lender pursues growth across European property markets and eyes a potential acquisition at home.

Wall Street is turning next year’s French election into a trade for investors, whichever way they expect the vote to go.

AIB Group Plc is working with Banco Santander SA and Howden Group on a significant risk transfer as the Irish lender expands the use of the hedging instrument across its loan book.

Manulife CQS Investment Management is touting double-digit annual returns in a bid to encourage investors to bet on the boom in significant risk transfers.

Europe’s top banks want to earn more from the debt-fueled artificial intelligence boom, while seeking ways to limit and offset exposures to the red-hot sector.

Societe Generale SA is hedging about $5 billion of project finance deals by taking advantage of sustained investor demand for significant risk transfers.

Fortress Investment Group has agreed to buy as much as $1.5 billion of loans originated by fintech unicorn Wayflyer to underpin the Irish finance platform’s growth.

Bank of Montreal recently completed two significant risk transfers covering about $5 billion of corporate loans, becoming the latest Canadian lender to tap strong investor demand for the instruments.

ING Groep NV is hedging credit risk on about $10 billion of loans via significant risk transfers as banks worldwide bolster their use of the instruments to free up capacity for new lending.

BlackRock Inc.’s Global Infrastructure Partners LP has been in discussions with investors to sell bonds backed by stakes in some of its private capital funds, joining a growing list of asset managers exploring ways to bolster returns on their holdings.

National Bank of Canada is assessing investors’ appetite for a significant risk transfer deal, adding its name to a growing list of lenders exploring the instruments as a way to create room on their balance sheets.

Klarna is seeking to offload credit risk tied to a portfolio of ‘buy now, pay later loans’, in a deal aimed at freeing up capital as it looks to accelerate its international expansion plans.

For years, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has provided key financing to private markets funds that bridges the gap between when they receive investor commitments and when they actually deploy that money.

UK banks are considering unfunded significant risk transfers, according to a report from the Bank of England, which warned that this riskier type of credit hedge is potentially less reliable during times of stress.

A group of hedge fund veterans is helping drive a fundamental shift in how to generate financing for developing nations.

HSBC Holdings Plc is laying the groundwork for a significant risk transfer linked to a portfolio of Asia-Pacific loans as it ramps up use of the hedging instrument.

An artificial-intelligence bust, inflation and fiscal stress are among the most alarming threats to global prosperity at present, the Bank for International Settlements warned.