Prairie looks to raise $100 million for credit opportunities fund
Prairie Capital Management is on the fundraising trail

BlackRock seeks $1 billion for new multi-strat opportunities fund
The new trust will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities and up to 40% in special situations, SEC filings reveal 

Michigan pension fund looks to commit $80 million to debt funds
The $114 billion Michigan pension fund is looking to commit to two private debt funds managed by London-based Kreos Capital and New-York headquartered MidOcean Credit Partners

Texas pension fund ups commitment to CQS opportunities fund
The $29.7 million pension fund mandated $50 million to CQS Directional Opportunities Feeder Fund on 1 June

Flat Rock prepares $100 million CLO equity-focused fund after big hire
Flat Rock will launch the new interval fund to primarily invest in CLO equity, with newly hired anchor CLO investor Shiloh Bates acting as one of the portfolio managers

Credit interval funds thrive as investors value liquidity profile
“The interval fund structure’s time has come," says BlueBay's Blair Reid

Federal Reserve seeks comment on proposed Volcker rule changes
Amendments to the Volcker rule took another step forward yesterday after the Federal Reserve Board released a note requesting feedback on proposed changes to the rule

Hermes launches £185 million unconstrained credit fund
London-based Hermes Investment Management has launched a new Ucits-compliant unconstrained credit fund - which will include pricing ESG risks

Credit Agricole hires head of US credit trading and head of ABS syndicate
Credit Agricole has strengthened its US credit platform by hiring Anatoly Nakum as head of credit trading for the Americas, and Beth Starr as head of ABS syndicate for the same region

Tages holds $203 million first close for hedge fund seeding strategy
The new closed-end vehicle will focus on providing seeding and acceleration capital to emerging hedge fund managers

CIFC gets in on interval fund phenomenon with new CLO-focused strategy
The new vehicle will invest at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities, with a focus on CLO equity, mezzanine tranches and warehouses, US SEC filings reveal

MidOcean floats second tactical credit fund
MidOcean Credit Partners has launched its second tactical credit fund, which will invest in "off-the-run" high yield and leveraged loans, Creditflux understands

Destra and BlueBay team up to launch credit interval fund
Destra has become the latest manager to launch an interval fund - Destra International & Event-Driven Credit Fund - which will focus on two strategies: multi-strategy international credit  and event driven credit. 

Kirkland brings in Bain lawyer as partner
Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis has added Bain Capital's in-house counsel Ranesh Ramanathan as corporate partner

Credit hedge fund to pay $10 million to settle insider trading case
New York-based Visium Asset Management is to pay approximately $10 million to settle a credit fund insider trading case, 8 May US regulatory filings reveal

Carlyle and Oppenheimer opt for interval fund structure as part of JV
The new private credit fund will invest at least 80% across loans and structured credit (Including CLOs), opportunistic credit, direct lending and liquid credit, SEC filings reveal

Credit boutiques shine bright in Morningstar’s list
Morningstar’s five-star rating has recently been bestowed on a number of boutique credit managers

Fulcrum launches new multi-strat fund with daily liquidity
Fulcrum Asset Management has launched TM Fulcrum Diversified Liquid Alternatives Fund, which will invest across real assets, alternative credit and diversifiers

Investcorp names new co-CEO
Alterative investment manager Investcorp has announced that Hazem Ben-Gacem will become co-chief executive officer, joining current co-CEO Rishi Kapoor

Oaktree's multi-strategy credit platform reaches $2.9 billion
Los Angeles based Oaktree Capital Management's multi-strategy credit platform – which includes Oaktree Global Credit Fund – has hit $2.89 billion as at 31 March 2018  

Canada Life appoints head of credit in London
Canada Life Investments has appointed Rick Wisentaner as head of credit with immediate effect

Canadian pension fund appoints head of credit
Toronto-headquartered Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has appointed John Graham as head of credit investments, effective 1 June 2018

Prytania lands in the US with MD hire to New York office
London's Prytania Asset Management has hired Fahd Basir as managing director to lead its New York office

Cerberus appoints former JP Morgan COO as president
New York-based Cerberus Capital Management has announced three senior leadership promotions: Matt Zames as president of Cerberus, Frank Bruno to co-chief executive officer  and Lee Millstein as president of the Cerberus global investments.   

GoldenTree, KKR and StepStone earn sub-advisor roles for new interval fund
FS Investments is launching a multi-strategy interval fund and has chosen GoldenTree Asset Management, KKR Credit and StepStone Group to act as sub-advisors