Audax raises $3 billion for unitranche direct lending fund
With leverage, the fund has around $4.5 billion total investable capital

Senior Investcorp official lands at wealth manager
A well-known name in the CLO industry has landed at a wealth management firm 

GSAM raises $15.2 billion mezzanine debt fund
With leverage, West Street Mezzanine Partners VIII will have a whopping $15.2 billion capital available to deploy into the junior strategy.

Wealth manager launches evergreen private debt fund
Cresset Partners has unveiled what it describes as an evergreen fund in Cresset Partners Private Debt Fund, a US middle-market credit strategy that lends to companies with $10-100 million ebitda

Blackstone promotes Marshall to global head of private credit strategies
Blackstone has promoted Brad Marshall to global head of private credit strategies

PSP and Aimco form credit partnership as Aimco poaches its global credit head
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP) and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (Aimco) have struck a remarkable agreement which sees the pair jointly invest in credit and the transfer of a senior figure. 

Nassau adds $3.6 billion credit firm Angel Island to its platform
Under the deal, Angel Island will become a subsidiary of Nassau’s asset management unit, Nassau Asset Management

Alpha Dhabi taps Apollo Mubadala partnership with $2.5 billion private credit JV
The group will leverage Mubadala's relationship with Apollo Global Management to access "high quality private credit investment opportunities" 

Angelo Gordon launches non-traded BDC following private BDC merger
Angelo Gordon has launched a non-traded business development company, AG Twin Brook Capital Income Fund, following a merger with an existing $616.2 million private BDC managed by the firm, AGTB Private BDC

Churchill closes $737 million junior debt fund with small rated note
Churchill Asset Management closed its second junior debt fund, Churchill Junior Capital Opportunities Fund II, which includes a $65 million rated note to meet the needs of insurance company investors

Tikehau launches inaugural $300m CFO
Tikehau Capital says it has closed its inaugural collateralised fund obligation, joining the likes of Churchill Asset Management and Nassau Corporate Credit who have launched such structures this year. 

Carlyle targets $6.5 billion for credit opps fund
Carlyle Group is targeting $6.5 billion for its third opportunistic credit fund, according to a pitchbook seen by Creditflux

Fund performance: Light at the end of the tunnel for credit funds after difficult year
Following a tough September, credit funds bounced back in October as 59% of funds made positive returns.

Credit hedge fund returns (December 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. 

Crescent eyes non-traded BDC for private credit offering
Crescent Capital is looking to expand its middle market direct lending product suite, with the firm registering a non-exchange traded business development company with US regulators

Public credit markets "most attractive for 15 years" says Wamco
The US Federal Reserve is helping to create the potential for the "most attractive opportunity in public credit markets in the last 15 years", according to a research note published by Western Asset Management

Ares senior official joins Vista to lead direct lending
Vista Credit Partners has appointed an experienced Ares official to lead its direct lending efforts

Atalaya hires managing director in specialty finance practice
Atalaya Capital Management has hired Bharath Subramanian as managing director in its specialty finance practice in New York

Calpers allocates $2.75 billion to two credit managers
US pension heavyweight California Public Employees Retirement System earmarked $3 billion to credit funds in the third quarter of 2022, according to recent board materials 

Brookfield/Oaktree targets "larger" than $16 billion for next opportunistic credit fund
Brookfield Asset Management held a $2.8 billion first close on its third infrastructure debt fund and has started fundraising for its next vintage of our opportunistic credit flagship fund, alongside affiliate Oaktree, according to the firm's Q3 earnings call

Chicago pension seeks private credit manager to invest in evergreen fund
The Chicago pension is looking to invest in a private credit manager with an evergreen fund structure

Abu Dhabi's Chimera launches inaugural private credit offering
Abu Dhabi-based Chimera Capital has launched its first offering under its new credit unit, teaming up with Alpha Wave Global have teamed up to launch an open-ended credit fund

HighVista holds final close of second private credit fund at $450 million
HighVista Strategies has announced the final close of a second private credit fund