Term Sheet: Lone Star’s fund close; PIMCO’s leadership changes; PGIM’s refi week

Dry powder continues to build for distressed opportunities, and this week Lone Star closed its latest strategy focused on such efforts with $5.3 billion in commitments; a pair of fresh faces will be heading up real estate private lending at PIMCO; PGIM Real Estate kicked off its Independence Day fireworks show early with a $246 million refinancing spree; and more in today’s Term Sheet, exclusively for our valued subscribers.