KKR plans asset-based fund
KKR Asset-Based Income Fund will take a 'multi-sector' approach, investing across consumer finance, mortgages, small-medium sized enterprises, hard assets, infrastructure and contractual cash flows

Virginia pension discloses $800 million in credit allocations
Virginia Retirement System has disclosed $800 million in credit fund allocations made over the first quarter of this year

Pimco eyes CLOs as part of new flexible credit interval fund
Pimco is preparing to launch a new closed-ended, non-listed interval fund, named Pimco Flexible Corporate Income Fund, which will invest at least 80% of assets in corporate debt across public and private credit markets

Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January

Credit hedge fund returns (April 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (April 2023)
A round up of people moves and fundraising

LP round up: opportunistic credit dominates as investors allocate $2.2 billion
US institutional investors invested at least $2.2 billion to credit funds in March, according to documents seen by Creditflux, with opportunistic credit funds dominating commitments

HPS raises $12 billion for fifth junior capital fund
HPS Investment Partners has closed its fifth junior capital solutions fund, HPS Strategic Investment Partners V, at $12 billion. With leverage, the strategy has $17 billion investable capital

Illinois pension seeks direct lending and opportunistic credit funds for $300 million allocation
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is searching for direct lending, opportunistic, and distressed/special situations private credit funds with plans to allocate at least $300 million capital

Nomura's private capital unit launches credit interval fund
Nomura Alternative Income Fund has a flexible allocation across private and public credit sectors, depending on relative value opportunities

Ironshield prepares for distressed opportunities with closed-end fund launch
Ironshield Capital has unveiled a closed-end fund which invests in private credit and illiquid public credit.

Arrow overshoots €2.5 billion target for second credit opps fund
Arrow Global has closed its second credit opportunities fund at its hard cap, collecting around €2.75 billion and exceeding its €2.5 billion target

Ares and Mubadala establish $1 billion global credit secondaries JV
The pair aim to capitalise on the 'anticipated growth and substantial demand’ from managers and investors for customised liquidity solutions

Tikehau preps sixth European direct lending fund launch
Tikehau Capital is preparing to start fundraising for its sixth European direct lending fund, Tikehau Direct Lending VI 

First Sentier buys majority stake in credit firm AlbaCore
First Sentier Investors has bought a majority stake in European credit specialist AlbaCore Capital Group, the firms announced today, after identifying alternative credit as a ‘strategically important space’

Robeco launches sustainable senior loan fund with €130 million first close
Orix Corporation, Robecco's parent company, has committed a 'significant' amount of the €130 million initial commitments

Mapre launches private debt strategy to bring together subsidiary investments
Mapre Asset Management is bringing together all private debt investments made by the insurance group's subsidiaries, as well as new investments, with the launch of a new private debt fund

Schroders breaks barriers with first Long-Term Asset Fund approval
Schroders has received regulatory approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to launch the first Long-Term Asset Fund 

Capital Four holds €1 billion first close on senior direct lending fund
Creditflux understands the fund has a €2 billion target

Adams Street targets $4.5 billion for third private credit strategy
Kentucky Public Pensions Authority is planning a re-up to the vehicle, according to a recent investor presentation

Golub bolsters European presence with three hires in London
Golub Capital has bolstered its European private credit team with three hires in London

LP round up: securitised credit mandate terminated amid $5 billion allocations and expanding relationships
Institutional investors revealed nearly $5 billion of allocations to 31 credit managers across January and February board meetings, according to materials seen by Creditflux. However, there were also two fixed income manager terminations, and one multi-strategy account placed on a watchlist

Bain reveals $4bn of direct lending investments in 2023
Bain Capital Credit says it invested $4 billion in private equity-sponsored, middle-market companies last year.

Permira brings in Carlyle European special sits co-head for new business
Permira has strengthened its new strategic opportunities busines