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

New Holland hires business development co-head
New Holland Capital has hired a director of business development

Catalio raises healthcare-focused private credit fund
Catalio Capital Management has launched its first ever special situations credit fund with which intending to provide financing to healthcare companies

Castlelake secures $782 million for credit fund
Castlelake Income Opportunities II will invest in areas including European commercial real estate, transitional bridge lending in North America, specialty finance and secured aviation related lending

Mid-market endurance test prompts funding overhaul
For even the biggest borrowers, access to funding is not what it was. But low to middle market companies in particular are struggling as they face a slowing economy and a banking sector that is increasingly restrictive in extending credit. 

Fund performance: Wake us up when September ends
After a resurgent August, credit markets hit a rough patch in September, with every Creditflux index posting negative returns, and only 12.9% of funds in our listings showing a positive return.

Credit hedge fund returns (November 2022)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (November 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Silver Point targets $4 billion for third specialty credit fund
The Greenwich, Connecticut-headquartered manager invests across several areas of lending including secondary market loans, hung syndications, rescue finance, and hard asset lending opportunities during periods of dislocation

Franklin Templeton wraps up deal for $35bn Alcentra
Franklin Templeton has completed its acquisition of BNY Mellon’s $35 billion credit unit Alcentra

Nuveen strikes deal to buy European direct lender Arcmont
Nuveen has reached an agreement to buy a controlling stake in European credit manager Arcmont Asset Management

US private credit default rate rose to 1.56% in Q3, Proskauer index reveals
US private credit default rates rose from 1.18% to 1.56% in the third quarter, according to Proskauer’s private credit default index

Hamilton Lane launches evergreen senior credit opportunities fund
Hamilton Lane has launched an open-ended senior credit opportunities fund, named Hamilton Lane Senior Credit Opportunities Fund

Iron Park finds new parent just 10 months on from Hunter Point investment
General Atlantic says it has agreed to buy credit manager Iron Park Capital Partners with a view to rebranding it as General Atlantic Credit

Pimco targets up to $5 billion for flexible credit fund
The fund will invest across capital solutions, distressed and stressed opportunities, and idiosyncratic positions