Brantwood looks to launch credit special situation fund via online portal
Houston-based Brantwood Energy Partners is looking to raise capital for its energy credit special situations fund, picking a Canadian online portal to support fundraising efforts

Direct lender endorses PE fund guidelines after bringing in ex-ILPA CEO
Star Mountain Capital has endorsed ILPA’s (Institutional Limited Partners Association) private equity principles in a bid to promote transparency in the private equity fund industry

Direct lending growth challenges loan administrators, finds private credit survey
Nine out of 10 private credit managers face challenges when administering loans, according to an Alternative Credit Council report

HSBC asset management unit raises $800 million for global multi-manager loan fund
As a multi-manager fund,  the new vehicle aims to offer the benefits of fund-of-funds - diversification - but with a management fee comparable to a single manager 

Capitala opens New York office and hires Czech's former head of loans
Charlotte-based middle-market lender Capitala Group has opened it sixth US office – this time in New York office – and has appointed former Czech Asset Management’s Kelly Stotler as director.

San Francisco pension fund to deploy up to $4.5 billion in private debt
The City and County of San Francisco Employee’s Retirement System has revealed details of its new private debt pacing plan - which will see it deploy up to $4.5 billion and partner with up to 25 private debt managers over the next six years

Pension fund ups commitment to TPG special situations fund by $150 million
Kern County has upped its commitment to TSSP Adjacent Opportunities Contingent Fund, managed by TPG’s special situations platform TPG Sixth Street Partners, 9 May board documents reveal. 

Sound Point wins $125 million mandate for strategic credit fund
Sound Point Capital Management has won a $125 million mandate for its Strategic Capital Fund, which will provide liquidity solutions to US stressed and distressed companies 

Oaktree nominates two directors to direct lending board following "poor decisions"
A further development in the Ranger Direct Lending Fund saga has taken place with Oaktree Capital Management - an 18.56% shareholder - having nominated two new directors to add to its board

Global law firm adds Luxembourg fund specialist as partner
Luxembourg fund specialist Augustin de Longeaux joins Simmons & Simmons as partner. He will initially focus on US clients with respect to capital raising and distribution in Europe

Carlyle and Oppenheimer opt for interval fund structure as part of JV
The new private credit fund will invest at least 80% across loans and structured credit (Including CLOs), opportunistic credit, direct lending and liquid credit, SEC filings reveal

Private equity firm launches cannabis credit fund
Private equity firm Gotham Green Partners has become the latest fund manager to launch a strategy geared towards the cannabis sector

New York pension fund signs up to new SVP distressed debt fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund has made a $150 million commitment to distressed debt specialist Strategic Value Partners, board documentations reveal 

Direct lenders divided over projected impact of scrapping leveraged lending guidelines
With US bank guidelines on leveraged lending apparently on their way out, direct lenders are divided over the extent to which banks will crowd back into leveraged lending

Private debt impact funds demonstrate their value in emerging markets
Private debt is becoming an important channel for impact investing with over a third of impact investing AUM tied to private debt, according to a new survey

Not all BDCs will be winners after the borrowing cap is raised
BDCs will soon be able to take on twice as much debt as they were previously permitted, but some BDCs may struggle to take advantage

Asset manager launches $150 million private credit fund
Commonfund Asset Management, an asset manager for non-profit organisations, has launched a new private credit fund with a $150 million target size, US SEC filings reveal

Ares emerges as favourite to take over troubled direct lending fund
Following Oaktree’s wind-down request, the board of the Ranger Direct Lending Fund has chosen Ares as replacement manager - moves which could see the fund change its focus from peer-to-peer loan investments to asset-backed loans

US pension fund backs ICG's global mid market offerings
London-based Intermediate Capital Group has won further commitments from US pension funds for middle market credit investing

Massachusetts pension fund searches for direct lender
A Massachusetts pension fund is looking to commit to $7.5 million to direct lending, according to board documents seen by Creditflux.

Capitala goes perma-cap route as it raises $1 billion for direct lending
Charlotte-based Capitala Group has successfully raised $1 billion for its latest private debt venture - Capitala Specialty Lending Corp

New Hampshire pension agrees $50 million investment in direct lending
New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS) has committed $50 million to a Chicago-based direct lender

New York pension commits €200 million to ICG across two mid market funds
ICG has won a €200 million golden ticket for two of its mid market funds: ICG North American Private Debt Fund II and ICG Europe Fund VII

Canadian pension fund appoints head of credit
Toronto-headquartered Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has appointed John Graham as head of credit investments, effective 1 June 2018

California pension fund seeks private markets advisor
Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association (StanCERA) is searching for a private markets advisor to help manage the pension fund’s private markets activities, board documentation reveals.