Term Sheet: DWS’s junior lending strategy, Natixis’s bullish outlook, Brookfield’s quick spending

Asset manager DWS notes strong investor demand as it holds a first close on its junior debt fund; French bank Natixis says Europe’s lending market is weathering political and economic uncertainty; mega-manager Brookfield is deploying capital as quickly as it can raise it; and more in today’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.