Mid-market lender NewStar agrees to sell itself for more than $500 million
New York-based asset manager First Eagle Investment Management announced this morning that it plans to buy mid-market loan specialist NewStar Financial

OppenheimerFunds and Carlyle team up on new private credit platform
OppenheimerFunds and The Carlyle Group have announced a new joint venture focused on providing high net worth investors and advisors with access to global private credit opportunities.

New York-based private credit firm hires ex-Barings marketing director
Alternative credit manager Crayhill Capital Management has announced the appointment of a new managing director and head of investor relations and marketing

KKR's private credit fund fund targets Hong Kong and now South Korea
KKR has raised $301.1 million for its KKR Private Credit Opportunities Partners II (EEA) LP fund, which appears to be targeting Asia-based investors

HPS wraps up fundraising for specialty loan fund with $4.5 billion of LP capital
New York-based HPS Investment Partners has completed fundraising for its HPS Specialty Loan Fund 2016 - which raised over $4.5 billion of imited partner capital with $6.5 billion of purchasing power, exceeding the initial target of $5 billion

Monroe holds $300 million first close for private credit fund
Chicago-based Monroe Capital has held its first close on its 2017 Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund in the amount of $300 million, a source close to the situation confirms

New Jersey firm launches distressed debt and direct lending fund
New Jersey firm Chatham Asset Management has launched a distressed debt and direct lending fund and has raised at least $106.9 million for it so far, according to regulatory filings

West coast manager raises $600 million for upcoming direct lending fund
Los Angeles-based Crescent Capital has launched a new direct lending product known as Crescent Direct Lending Fund II, which comes in both levered and unlevered forms and appears to have a $1 billion fundraising target

New Mexico council allocates $100 million each to four credit-focused funds
The New Mexico Investment Council is poised to invest in an HPS Investment Partners loan fund and boost its investments in three credit-focused funds

New Jersey pension to invest $200 million with boutique private debt manager
The New Jersey State Investment Council is poised to invest in a private debt fund run by Chatham Asset Management

Griffin shifts BDC assets to credit fund managed by Bain
Griffin Capital Company has shifted assets from its Capital BDC into a closed-end credit fund, dropping Benefit Street Partners as subadvisor to those assets in the process

US managers win South Korean investment
Ares, Audax and KKR are among the cluster of fund managers that have put their hearts and minds into marketing credit funds in Seoul – with great success

Credit fundraising hits $11.1bn in September
$11.1 billion was raised for credit-orientated strategies in September, according to Creditflux’s fundraising tracker. Just over half of this ($5.6 billion) comes from direct lending funds

East coast pension fund commits $50 million to Carlyle private credit fund
The New Hampshire Retirement System has committed to invest $100 million to Carlyle Group, including $50 million to a private credit fund

Private equity firm raises $54 million in three months for credit fund
New York-based Siguler & Guff’s small business credit fund has raised almost $54 million in just three months, according to regulatory filings

Catholic fraternity puts its faith in Audax for private debt partnership
New York-based Audax Management Company and New Haven-based Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors have partnered together on a private debt fund that has raised almost $123 million in a year

Adams Street adds Ares private credit specialist to its New York office
Adams Street Partners has expanded its private credit team with the addition of former Ares Management official Justin Lawrence.

Riverside seeks $350 million for new fund within recently launched credit arm
Global private equity firm The Riverside Company is looking to raise up to $350 million for a new credit fund

AB steps up fundraising for BDC
AB is raising funds for its AB Private Credit Investors Corp, previously known as AB Private Credit Corp, filings show

Austin-based manager announces six hires as part of continued credit push
Austin-based Peak Rock Capital has announced six new hires, including several senior personnel who appeared to have relocated for the opportunity

Neuberger keeps up private credit momentum as it markets new fund
Neuberger Berman is marketing its latest private credit strategy, with the firm launching Neuerger Berman Private Debt Fund III

Direct lender makes senior hire to co-lead originations
West coast manager White Oak Global Advisors has hired a new managing director and co-head of originations

Kentucky pension funds invest $150 million in two US managers
Kentucky Retirement Systems has agreed to invest $150 million in private credit assets with two US asset managers, and has hired a new consultant to advise on asset allocation

Twin Brook ramps up direct lending fund with $198.5 million loans
Twin Brook Capital Partners has put just shy of $200 million of direct lending capital to work, extended loans to two mid-sized US businesses

US pension fund eyes private credit and increases credit allocation by 2%
A Pennsylvania pension fund is expected to up its target credit allocation and decreased its target allocations to private markets and real estate