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.

Credit-oriented PE firm opens Texas office to aid capital deployment
Credit-oriented private equity firm Orion Energy has opened a new office in Houston in a bid to set up a local presence and deploy capital from its recent successful fund close

New York pension fund allocates $400 million to two private debt funds
New York State Common Retirement Fund has awarded $400 million to two private debt managers: GSO and Vista Equity Partners, Creditflux has learned

GoldenTree, KKR and StepStone earn sub-advisor roles for new interval fund
FS Investments is launching a multi-strategy interval fund and has chosen GoldenTree Asset Management, KKR Credit and StepStone Group to act as sub-advisors

Antares promotes loan specialist Lyne and ex-JP Morgan CLO chief Mathew
Private credit giant Antares Capital has announced that founding partner Timothy Lyne has been appointed senior managing director and co-head of sponsor coverage while Vivek Mathew has been promoted to head asset management and funding

BlackRock expands US private debt capabilities with TCP acquisition
BlackRock has agreed to acquire $9 billion asset manager Tennenbaum Capital Partners

White & Case adds direct lender partner to its New York office
Global law firm White & Case announces that direct lender lawyer Nicholas Palumbo has rejoined the firm

M&G launches 'first of kind' multi-sector impact debt fund
M&G Investments has today launched a multisector positive impact private debt fund, which it claims is the first of its kind by a mainstream manager

Boston firm raises $75 million for latest private credit fund
$18 billion manager follows up 2015 fund that now has $352 million in assets

Mayer Brown adds private credit partner in Chicago
Jaime Gatenio joins global law firm as banking and finance partner in its global private credit group

Direct lender taps talent from Gallatin, GSAM and Abbott for senior roles
Owl Rock Capital Partners has welcomed three new senior hires, including a chief compliance officer and two managing directors

GSO launches new energy fund and picks up $75 million from US pension
The GSO Energy Select Opportunities Fund II is understood to be targeting $5 billion and has already been chosen by a Louisiana pension fund for a $75 million commitment

Missouri pension fund selects Brightwood and Monroe for private debt mandate
The St Louis Public School Retirement System has committed $22 million to private debt, according to board documents seen by Creditflux

Allocations to fixed income leap but private debt shrinks under new pension fund plan
The City of San Jose Police & Fire Retirement Plan is considering a new investment strategy that would reduce its private debt allocation, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Structured credit specialists seek future-proofing in direct lending
At the turn of the last credit cycle, structured credit recovered spectacularly – but credit managers today seem to be gravitating towards private credit as the area to pick up excess returns in a downturn

Know the best way to crack direct lending? Be a true ‘direct’ lender
Varagon's chief executive claims that there is a big difference between being a follower and a leader in direct lending

Calling all direct lenders: don’t do this…
Direct lending seems to be the hottest ticket in town, with middle market loan managers finding fundraising to be a cinch. However, several advisors have warned of the pitfalls managers should avoid when they pitch their funds to institutional investors

BlackRock raising $2.5 billion for direct lending fund: report
BlackRock is seeking to raise $2.5 billion for a private credit fund – and has already hit the $1.5 billion mark in sales, according to a Bloomberg report

New Hampshire pension makes $50 million commitment to direct lending
The New Hampshire Retirement System has approved a $50 million commitment to BlueBay’s Direct Lending Fund III (USD unlevered), according to documents seen by Creditflux

Triangle BDC goes on a different tangent with Barings and Benefit Street deals
Triangle BDC sells assets to Benefit Street and arees to Barings takeover in an unusual deal