• Canal Road Group, a private credit manager focused on direct lending, secured an equity commitment from SMBC to support its direct lending strategy.
• The commitment is set to unlock up to $225 million in additional investable capital, lifting strategy capacity to $2.3 billion including financing.
• SMBC also took a passive minority stake in the firm as part of the transaction.
• The expanded relationship includes a $350 million asset-based lending facility, expandable to $500 million, used to finance the private credit portfolio.
• CRG has deployed nearly $1.2 billion in commitments since launching the platform less than two years ago.

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