LP round up: $5 billion flows to credit as private market allocations increase
Global institutional investors allocated nearly $5 billion to credit funds this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Barings inks partnership with Mubadala for European mid-market platform
Barings has teamed up with Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Company to launch a new European middle market origination platform named Barings Mubadala Enterprise

US investors piled into structured credit and private lending in 2019, Gapstow finds
US institutional investors' allocations to 'alternative credit' increased 12% year-over-year in 2019, according to research by fund of funds manager Gapstow Capital Partners

Ex Apollo veteran launches mid market firm with $350 million seed capital
A credit veteran, perhaps best known for co-founding Apollo's CLO platforn, has set up a new middle market credit firm named FrontWell Capital Partners. The Toronto-headquartered firm starts operations with seed capital of $350 million

Ares pulls in at least €6 billion for European direct lending
Ares Management is well on track for raising its largest European direct lending fund

Pantheon collects $800 million for private credit strategy
The $50.7 billion manager has raised $800 million for a private debt fund, according to US regulatory filings

LP round up: private credit drive gains momentum as Calpers backs Pimco
Private credit continues to be viewed as an attractive investment strategy for institutional investors, with four global allocators outlining new buckets, or increases to the asset class

Tikehau to launch private debt secondaries and impact fund before year-end
Tikehau Capital is close to launching an inaugural private debt secondaries fund and a debut impact fund, with the Paris-headquartered firm outlining plans in its first half 2020 results to unveil both vehicles in the second half of the year

Churchill appoints former Carlyle official to lead investor relations
Churchill Asset Management has appointed a former Carlyle Group official as a senior managing director and head of investor relations

CSAM strikes private credit partnership with Qatar Investment Authority
Credit Suisse Asset Management has signalled a big push into private credit, striking a direct lending partnership with its Quatari-based stakeholder Qatar Investment Authority

Antares collects $3 billion for direct lending fund
Antares Capital wrapped up fundraising for an inaugural senior loan fund on Monday

ICG opens Milan office
Intermediate Capital Group has announced the opening of an office in Milan

Hayfin appoints global business development head
Hayfin Capital Management has hired a new global head of business development from Avenue Capital in New York

Wriedt buys minority stake in direct lender Scio and joins as strategic advisor
Oliver Wriedt, the former chief executive officer at DFG Investment Advisers, has bought a minority stake in European credit asset manager Scio Capital

Equita's second Italian private debt fund reaches €100 million first close
Italy’s Equita Capital has reached halfway to its target size on its second Italian private debt fund, after holding a €100 million first close on the vehicle

Eurazeo accelerates timeline to buy remaining 20% of Idinvest shares
Eurazeo has struck an agreement to accelerate its purchase of middle market firm Idinvest Partners before the end of 2020

Dach mid-market lending is 'back to business', GCA Altium survey reveals
Mid-market lenders in the German-speaking region appear to be back to business, with around 90% of banks and debt funds open to evaluate new financing opportunities, according to a September survey by GCA Altium

Pemberton hires Credit Suisse head of Emea high yield syndicate
European direct lender Pemberton has hired a managing director and mid-market debt portfolio manager from Credit Suisse

Hayfin hires former Barings official to new head of fund finance role
 The new job reflects the growing number of financings Hayfin handles, sources say

Perceptive nears $1 billion hard cap for healthcare credit fund
Perceptive Advisors is nearing its $1 billion hard cap for its third healthcare-focused direct lending fund, Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund III

Alcentra appoints DeSimone as CEO
Alcentra has appointed Johnathan DeSimone as chief executive officer following David Forbes-Nixon’s decision to step down and take an investment role at the firm

Amundi names head of €55 billion real and alternative asset unit following departure
Amundi has named a successor to lead its €55 billion real and alternative assets unit which includes real estate, private debt, private equity and infrastructure

Direct lenders turn to attractive non-sponsored deals
Non-sponsored deal flow has increased in August and lenders are grabbing the opportunity. These deals typically exhibit a premium to sponsored deals, but with plenty of cash chasing middle market M&A, lenders have previously found quality deals tough to find

Sponsors leave lenders holding equity-like risk, claims Zwirn
Loan investors are being coerced by private equity sponsors and are assuming equity risk without compensation

Credit hedge funds (September 2020)
Monthly credit hedge fund tables