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Franklin Templeton and Benefit Street Partners Expand Asset-Backed Finance Capabilities with Encina Lender Finance Transaction

$BENPress releaseOct 14, 2026, 8:00 AM ETRead the release

Franklin Templeton and its alternative credit manager Benefit Street Partners completed a transaction with Encina Lender Finance, adding a seed portfolio with approximately $480 million of commitments and a 14-person investment team. The deal expands BSP's asset-backed finance platform, which now has roughly 100 investment professionals and capacity to originate more than $3 billion annually, per the release.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
0
Bsp aum
$97 billion
Total aum
$1.8 trillion
Alternative aum
$300 billion
Team size added
14
Abf professionals
100
Seed portfolio commitments
$480 million
Annual origination capacity
$3 billion

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