Cheyne Capital hires head of origination
Cheyne Capital Management has hired a new managing director, head of origination and trading, for the firm's strategic value credit unit

New Mexico pension system allocates USD 200m to specialty finance
The new commitment is the latest in a string of investments in private credit from the New Mexico State Investment Council, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars

French investment firm closes sixth private debt fund with EUR 2.5bn in commitments
French private investment firm Capza held a final close of its sixth private debt fund, with commitments 50% greater than the size of the previous vintage

NorthWall surpasses expectations for European credit opportunities fund with EUR 640m
London-based credit specialist NorthWall Capital held the final close of the second iteration of its flagship European opportunistic private credit strategy

European credit specialist raises EUR 1.8bn for private debt fund
New senior debt strategy invests exclusively in first lien secured loans and will target lower middle market European companies

BlackRock hires Goldman Sachs alumni for senior private debt role
BlackRock has hired a former Goldman Sachs veteran as co-head of private debt origination in France and head of origination in Spain

Funds round up: May 2024
The demand for SRT strategies and special situations funds are on the uptick, as is the demand for managers and funds outside of North America. 

Pennsylvania retirement system allocates to European private credit
The Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System recently revealed a fresh commitment for hundreds of millions of dollars to European private credit. 

Gravis Capital prepares to launch inaugural private credit fund
Gravis Capital is preparing to launch its first private credit fund with a EUR 500m-equivalent target size

Hayfin raising new direct lending fund while narrowing potential buyer list
Hayfin Capital Management is fundraising a new European direct lending fund even as the UK asset manager narrows down a list of potential acquirers to buy the firm

Corinthia eyes mid-June start
Corinthia Global Management, the start-up firm that’s shaking up the USD 1.7trn private credit space, is laying the foundations for mid-June market entrance

Boutique London manager holds first close on direct lending fund
London-based alternative investment manager Prefequity revealed the first close of its Prefequity Credit Opportunities II fund 

Fidelity U-turns on European direct lending strategy as it ditches origination in favour of third-party partnerships
Fidelity International is cutting its direct lending division in Europe, and will instead partner with third parties to offer private credit solutions going forward

CLOs and Private Credit can learn to coexist, conference hears
A discussion led by Debtwire's Head of Leveraged Loans Jelena Cvejic, brought together an audience of lawyers, CLO managers and private credit players to hear about the battle between the two. 

Blackstone’s private credit fund for European retail investors gains traction
Blackstone has been eyeing one of the world’s biggest pools of wealth — and after a slow start, the asset manager’s push to sell private credit to affluent Europeans is gaining traction

Swedish manager raises EUR 1.7bn for private credit fund
A Stockholm-based private credit specialist has closed a fund targeting non-sponsored loans to mid-sized family-owned and growth businesses in Northern Europe

Avenue Capital raises billion dollar European special situations fund
New York-headquartered Avenue Capital Group held the final close of a new European special situations fund with more than USD 1bn in commitments

Benefit Street closes USD 850m special situations fund
Benefit Street Partners held the final close of an upper middle market focused special situations fund with roughly USD 850m

Investec Bank launches private credit management team
London-headquartered Investec Bank is growing its direct lending platform with the launch of a new private credit management team

US pension fund makes fresh USD 250m allocation to private credit
A US pension system has recently disclosed hundreds of millions of commitments to alternative funds, including USD 250m for private credit