ADIA invests in Oak Hill Advisors for European special situation strategy
EXCLUSIVE: Abu Dhabi’s biggest sovereign wealth fund makes “significant investment” that will provide Oak Hill Advisors flexibility financing to corporates and real assets in Europe

Anchorage exceeds hard cap on credit opportunities fund
The firm held a final close for Anchorage Credit Opportunities Fund IX, which will invest across stressed, distressed, structured and special situations credits

Fidelity doubles fundraise for sophomore opportunistic credit fund
The fund also revamped its name from Fidelity Distressed Opportunities Fund I

Invesco raises more than USD 700m for distressed debt, special situations investments
Invesco Credit Partners III has yet to hold a final close and has already surpassed the size of its predecessor

Credit funds at a glance – April 2025
Our roundup of top performers and moves in credit

400 Capital names leaders for ABS, corporate and distressed strategies
The alternative credit manager also announced two new partners

Peraton taps Guggenheim, lenders organize with Davis Polk on DOGE worries
DEBTWIRE EXCLUSIVE: Lenders of Peraton, which has USD 6.145bn loan maturity in 2028, are preparing to take FA ptiches as company is reliant on federal contracts, and faces downgrade risk  

King Street, Generali Investments launch opportunistic credit fund for affluent Europeans
The fund will offer investments beyond traditional direct lending, offering investors access to corporate and asset-based lending, dislocated public credit, and some distressed situations

Banner Ridge holds first close for special situations fund that’s targeting 750m
EXCLUSIVE: The firm is fundraising for its third fund in the series that is set to have a final close early next year

Credit hedge funds - February 2025

Centerbridge launches new distressed debt fund targeting around USD 4bn
EXCLUSIVE: The Washington State Investment Board looks to come back as an investor in Centerbridge’s fifth special situation funds that’s looking to raise USD 4bn 

Tikehau raises EUR 1.2bn for European special opportunities credit
The third vintage fund held a final close, surpassing the fundraising target

King Street launches special situation fund open to individual investors
The asset manager plans for the fund to have around USD 1bn in assets under management.  

Oaktree lowered its distressed debt fundraise to USD 16bn
The market and investment environment for distressed debt shifted, and investors asked whether the original target was too big.

Oaktree Closes on USD 16bn for distressed debt strategy
Oaktree Opportunities Fund XII just edges out its predecessor fund, which closed in 2021 with USD 15.9bn in commitments  

Credit hedge funds - December 2024
Credit hedge fund performance

Fund performance - December 2024
CLO funds cap off strong 2024 with yet another good month

Carlyle raises over USD 7bn for credit opps fund
Carlyle today announced the final close of its third credit opportunities fund at USD 7.1bn in investable capital, marking the global investment firm’s largest credit fundraise to date

Dave Breazzano, Head of Polen Capital Credit Team, on finding niche opportunities in private credit
Dave Breazzano shares his insights on the evolution of credit markets, the rise of private credit, and the importance of opportunistic investing

Restaurant failures push up consumer services bankruptcies
The consumer services sector has seen a significant uptick in chapter 11 bankruptcies in recent months, driven largely by filings from restaurant and bar companies

Polus raises capital from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for stressed credit
Polus Capital Management secures commitment from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority that takes the firm's special-situtation strategy to USD 5bn

Investors pursue wide variety of ‘snooze drag’ loan amendment language
Investors were once outraged by what the European leveraged loan market dubbed ‘snooze drag’ clauses — technical language in CLO documentation that regulates whether managers can hold loans after terms are amended. Some even vowed to get rid of it.

Credit Outlook survey signals rising defaults among small borrowers
Respondents to the latest Credit Outlook survey from the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers are forecasting rising defaults over coming months

Fund performance
Spire, Prytania and Serone funds enter top 10 dominated by CLOs; Leading fund: Alegra ABS 2

Funds roundup: June 2024
Private credit funds keep getting larger — some reaching billion-dollar status — while demand for niche solutions, such as interval funds and special situations, continues to escalate