Articles from Sound Point Capital Management, LP

Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”), a leading global alternative credit manager with over $45 billion in assets under management,¹ announced a new partnership with CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform for financial advisors. The collaboration is focused on expanding access to Sound Point’s institutional-quality private credit strategies through the wealth management channel.

Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”), a leading global alternative credit manager with more than $44 billion in assets under management1, today announced the first close of Strategic Capital Fund III (“SCF III” or “the Fund”) with $1.1 billion in capital commitments, exceeding both its first and final close targets of $500 million and $1 billion, respectively. Sound Point is targeting a final close of SCF III by year-end 2025 with a hard cap of $1.5 billion.

Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”), a leading global alternative credit manager with more than $45 billion in assets under management, today announced the final closing of Sound Point U.S. Direct Lending Fund III (“USDL III” or the “Fund”), its largest direct lending fund to date, with $1.2 billion of total investable capital. Additionally, Sound Point Direct Lending closed on a separately managed account that is expected to grow to more than $500 million.

Sound Point Capital Management, LP ("Sound Point"), an alternative asset management firm with approximately $46 billion of assets under management, announced today they have joined iCapital’s Marketplace, a platform offering a robust suite of alternative investment solutions to financial advisors and their clients.

Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it acted as Administrative Agent on a first lien senior secured credit facility to Barcoding, Inc. (the “Company”). The financing was used to support the acquisition of the Company by Graham Partners, Inc. (“Graham” or “Graham Partners”).

Sound Point Capital Management, LP, a credit-oriented investment manager overseeing approximately $32 billion in total assets, is pleased to announce it has hired Gunther Stein to become Head and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of its U.S. Performing Credit and CLO platform. The move follows Sound Point’s recently announced agreement to acquire Assured Investment Management LLC (“Assured-IM”), the institutional asset management business of Assured Guaranty Ltd. [NYSE: AGO], formerly known as BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC. This acquisition will boost Sound Point’s assets under management to approximately $47 billion.

Sound Point Capital Management, LP, a credit-oriented investment manager overseeing approximately $32 billion in total assets, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Assured Investment Management LLC and certain of its related asset management entities (“Assured-IM”), which conducts the institutional asset management business of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (together with its affiliates, “Assured Guaranty”). In connection with the strategic partnership, Assured Guaranty will become a significant equityholder of Sound Point and certain of Assured Guaranty’s U.S. insurance subsidiaries will commit to invest $1 billion over time in Sound Point managed vehicles and separately managed accounts. Sound Point will become the sole alternative credit manager for the Assured Guaranty U.S. insurance subsidiaries.

Sound Point Capital Management (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it acted as Administrative Agent and sole lender on a first lien senior secured credit facility to Salute Mission Critical (“Salute” or the “Company”) for its acquisition of Iconicx Critical Solutions (“Iconicx”).

Sound Point Capital Management (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it provided an Accounts Receivable Facility for Centric Brands (“Centric” or the “Company”), a leading global lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources and markets branded products in the apparel, accessories, beauty and entertainment categories. The transaction refinances and upsizes a similar facility that was previously held by Sound Point.

Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”) and LBC Credit Management, L.P. (“LBC”), two of the leading providers of financing solutions to middle market companies, provided a $180 million senior secured credit facility to Greenbelt Capital Partners (“Greenbelt”) to support the acquisition of Unirac, Inc.

Sound Point Capital Management (“Sound Point”), a leading credit-focused investment manager with more than $32 billion in assets, is pleased to announce it has hired Merrill Martin as its new Senior Director of Business Development for their Independent Wealth team. He will be focused on covering Key Accounts, Family Offices, and Registered Investment Advisors.

Sound Point Capital Management (“Sound Point”), a leading credit-focused investment manager with more than $30 billion in assets, is pleased to announce that it has hired Andrea Sayago as its new Chief Compliance Officer and Associate General Counsel.

QED Investors (QED), a global leading boutique venture capital firm focused on investing in early stage, disruptive financial services companies, announced today that it is forming a partnership with Sound Point Capital Management, LP (Sound Point), a leading alternative asset manager with expertise in the credit space, to create a new asset management business focused on providing debt and receivables financing solutions to early stage FinTech companies.

Sound Point Capital Management (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it acted as Administrative Agent on a first lien senior secured credit facility to Lindsay Precast (“Lindsay” or the “Company”), a premier North American concrete manufacturer specializing in precast concrete products. Funding provided by Sound Point was used to support MiddleGround Capital’s (“MiddleGround”) acquisition of the Company.

Sound Point Capital Management, LP (“Sound Point”) is pleased to announce that it acted as Administrative Agent on a $43.5 million multicurrency first lien cross-border credit facility to KPM Analytics (“KPM”), a global quality assurance / quality control (QA/QC) analytical testing and instrumentation business owned by Union Park Capital. Funding provided by Sound Point was used to refinance the existing debt facility and will support the Company’s global acquisition strategy. CVC Credit (“CVC”) partnered with Sound Point to provide a €16.1 million Euro-denominated term loan.

Sound Point Capital Management, LP, a credit-oriented investment management firm overseeing approximately $25 billion in total assets, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the U.S. direct lending platform of CVC Credit.