Helaba to launch EUR 500m infrastructure debt fund
Helaba Group is looking to launch its first comingled infrastructure debt fund, as the bank looks to expand its investment management capabilities in the sector

Blackstone loses head of private credit in Europe and APAC
Senior managing director will stay until the end of the year before stepping back for personal reasons

Rabobank launches new direct lending platform
Colesco Capital with a focus on sustainable direct lending

Opale selects three funds for tactical credit investment strategy
Digital platform for French investors launches first private debt investment strategy

Societe Generale teams up with Brookfield for €10 billion private debt fund
New fund launched with €2.5 billion of seed funding and plans to reach their target over the next four years

Bridgepoint Group acquires Energy Capital
Bridgepoint Group adopts infrastructure strategy with acquisition of Energy Capital Partners. 

Credit funds at a glance (September 2023)
A round-up of people moves and fund raising  

Credit hedge fund returns (September 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns  

Allianz launches €1.5 billion global private credit fund
Allianz Global Investors targets €1.5 billion for second vintage of European private credit fund

BlackRock eyes next infra debt fund
BlackRock Alternatives is looking to launch a second global infrastructure debt fund, shortly after the departure of its European head of debt

Hayfin secures its largest private credit fundraise to date with €6 billion in commitments
Hayfin's latest private credit fundraise exceeds target goals, securing more than €6 billion in capital commitments

KKR adds new evergreen fund to direct lending line-up
Investment giant KKR has launched a new direct lending fund, according to fund filings

Axa Investment Managers beefs up staff with two senior credit hires
Axa Investment Managers hires portfolio manager on emerging markets and fixed income team, while also naming new head of private finance- alternative credit. 

1H23 European direct lender rankings
The volume of European direct lending facilities issued fell to just €8.5 billion in 2Q23. The same quarter last year was the largest on record at €51.3 billion, representing over an 80% drop year on year.

Neuberger Berman secures £2 billion mandate for credit fund
One of the UK's largest pension funds has awarded Neuberger Berman a £2 billion mandate for credit

Australia's largest super fund beefs up international team
Australia's largest pension fund is is growing its team across other geographies in an effort to increase its international presence

Funds round-up: its still all about private credit
Our summary of all the news about credit funds in the last seven days as private credit again dominated fundraising 

European direct lender launches third fund
European asset manager Bridgepoint has closed its third direct lending fund, BDL III, with investable capital of over €3.4 billion according to a company announcement. 

Asset management firm creates new credit platform
Insurance and asset management firm Nassau launches new credit platform with more than $8 billion in assets under management. 

Asset-heavy companies look again at whole business securitisation
Whole business securitisations (WBS), which improve bondholder protections by ringfencing some parts of a business into an SPV, were popular before the financial crisis, but existing transactions in the UK have started to tap the markets for fresh funds. 

Serone Capital hires PM for European Special Situations Fund
Serone Capital Management has hired new blood in its European special situations division as existing PM Ralph Herrgott moves on

Berenberg closes its fourth debt fund in the renewable energy space
Berenberg is continuing to raise money in the renewable energy debt sector, with the German bank working alongside BayernInvest Luxembourg to close its fourth debt fund in the space.

ICG hires new global head of credit
Asset management firm ICG has hired ScION Tech Growth Chief Executive Officer Mathew Cestar as the firm's global head of credit

HSBC expects dealflow uptick and higher returns with second direct lending vintage
With the first vintage of its direct lending strategy almost fully deployed, HSBC Asset Management is bullish on dealflow and potential returns for its second vintage

Carlyle names future CFO
Carlyle has named John Redett its new chief financial officer and head of corporate strategy, the company has said.