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

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

Monroe hires vice president in investor relations team
Chicago-based direct lender Monroe has appointed Ryan Flanders as a vice president in its New York office

Chicago manager holds initial close for $1 billion private credit fund
Monroe Capital has held a $348 million initial close for its third private credit fund, which has a $1 billion hard cap, market sources say

Middle-market lender to debut $1.5 billion special situations credit fund
Chicago-based Monroe Capital is launching a special situations credit fund with a $1 billion target size, according to market sources

Mid-market lender Monroe signs JV with National Life
Monroe and National Life each put $50 million into new venture then look to add leverage

Monroe's latest private credit fund reaches first close at $204.8 million
The firm's newly launched Private Credit Fund III is inching closer to its $800 million target

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

Monroe sees to it that endoscope specialist obtains $26 million loan
Middle-market direct lending firm Monroe Capital has acted as sole arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a $26.3 million senior credit facility

Monroe Capital adds loan to Delaware flooring maker Parterre
Monroe Capital makes loan to Tower Three Partners-backed Parterre Flooring & Surface Systems

Monroe moves into special situations credit after hiring from Melody
US middle-market lender Monroe Capital is expanding into special situations credit

$36 billion pension fund raises its target allocation to private debt
A large US public pension fund has recently agreed to increase its target allocation to private debt

New England pension fund allocates to direct lending and distressed debt
Direct lending is proving to be an attractive proposition for US pension funds. One such investor has recently awarded contracts to two direct lending managers

US pension fund hires Ares and Monroe in private credit push
A US pension fund that has been pushing into direct lending has recently committed to private credit strategies run by Ares Management and Monroe Capital.

Pension fund pumps $220 million into direct lending in new credit push
A US pension fund, which has been a big backer of direct lending strategies, has recently increased its target allocation to credit. Its existing line up of mid-market managers have greatly benefitted.