Benefit Street Partners (BSP) was formed in 2008 and is an alternative credit investment manager. BSP was an early mover in the private lending space following the dislocation caused by the Great Financial Crisis in 2008. In 2019 BSP became a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton). In 2022 Franklin Templeton acquired Alcentra. The combined BSP/Alcentra platform is a global alternative credit manager with a multi-strategy approach targeting attractive opportunities in the global credit markets. BSP’s teams offer a broad spectrum of investment capabilities across private credit, special situations, structured credit, and commercial real estate credit with multi-functional credit markets experience.
Founded
2008
Total AUM
$40B+
Employees
240+
US AUM and personnel are as of December 31, 2024.
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