Private equity firm poaches team of eight to launch private credit
Private equity firm LongWater Opportunities has launched a new US private credit and capital solutions strategy focused on the lower-middle market

Polen Capital adds senior member to private credit team
Polen Capital's private credit business has added a new senior director, private capital solutions who joins from Summit Partners

Fortress taps BlackRock for sponsor coverage hire
Fortress Investment Group has hired a new director to focus on sponsor coverage and origination in in Fortress’ credit business

Ann Arbor retirement system approves commitment to direct lending fund
The City of Ann Arbor Employees' Retirement System approved a USD 7m commitment to the PIMCO Private Income Fund

Audax adds new middle market CLO
Audax Senior Debt CLO 8, arranged by BNP Paribas, was upsized to USD 505.5m

CLO market welcomes new middle market manager as BDC CLO prices
The CLO market welcomed merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners to the universe of managers today as Deutsche Bank arranged MSD BDC CLO 1

BlackRock raises EUR 1.25bn for venture debt fund
BlackRock-owned Kreos Capital held the final close on the Kreos Capital VII fund with commitments of EUR 1.25 billion

Hamilton Lane secures USD 290m for two private credit funds
Two funds raised by Hamilton Lane will be used to provide loans to lower middle-market companies in New York State

Fidelity launches first European direct lending fund
Fidelity International has launched its first direct lending fund in Europe with a loan to Dutch dental services firm Clinias Dental Group 

Ares launches direct lending fund targeting retail investors in Europe and Asia
The new Ares European Strategic Income Fund is part of a growing string of credit options catered to wealthy individuals

Fortress prices middle market deal with CP reference rate
Fortress Credit Opportunities VIII CLO features a senior tranche that references both SOFR and a CP rate

The Last Tranche with New Mountain's Kline and Moshiri: we have more flexibility than a typical CLO around industry selection
In this episode of The Last Tranche, John Kline and Cyrus Moshiri from New Mountain Capital discuss the innovative rated feeder fund structure they recently priced, and why they chose this approach over a traditional middle market CLO

Pantheon brings private credit secondaries to the masses
Pantheon Group has launched a new evergreen private credit secondaries fund aimed at the US private wealth market

Muzinich takes the high road for new private credit fund
Muzinich & Co has launched an AI-enhanced private credit fund called MLoan that focuses on parallel lending

Singapore-based private credit firm's latest fund has $205 million first close
The latest fund in the growing APAC private credit market includes investments from institutional investors in Canada, the US and Japan

BlackRock creates ESG-focused credit fund
BlackRock launches new strategy as interest in private credit and sustainable investments continues to grow

Florida-based pension commits USD 20 million to direct lending fund
The Jacksonville, Fla. Police and Fire Pension Fund approved a USD 20m commitment to a diversified lending fund

Credit impact fund surpasses $100 million target close
The fund targets companies that support social and environmental causes in Africa, Asia and the Americas

T. Rowe and Oak Hill launch new BDC
The BDC is another indication of the growing demand for access to private credit funds from individual investors

AEW poaches MD from BlackRock as the firm acquires Natixis' private debt business
The expanded European platform will include infrastructure debt and new investment products

Allspring doubles down on funds promoting reduced carbon emissions
Allspring Global Investments has expanded its portfolio of climate transition funds with the launch of its third climate transition fixed income fund

OMERS turns to APAC for latest private credit opportunities
Goldman Sachs Asset Management and the Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System have joined forces again for a new set of investments in the booming private credit market, this time targeting the Asia Pacific region

Ohio pension fund commits $50 million to credit fund
The commitments mark the second time this year the Ohio-based system has allocated funds to private credit. 

Alternative investment firm Värde raises nearly $1.5 billion for fund
Capital for the asset lending fund came from institutional investors from around the world

MidCap goes minimalist for mid-market deal
MidCap Financial, an Apollo affiliate, has priced a new middle market CLO called MFIC Bethesda CLO 1