Asian airline operator approves $30 million ticket for new CarVal credit fund
US credit strategies continue to attract capital from Asian investors with CarVal Investors the latest asset manager to distribute a fund in the continent

Dubai's Aqraam launches emerging market and sukuk funds
Dubai-based emerging markets specialist Arqaam Capital has launched two specialist fixed income funds with a USD denomination

Harvest hires former RBC credit trader in Hong Kong
Harvest Global Investments has added a fixed income portfolio manager to its office in Hong Kong

GoldenTree hires JP Morgan executive to head new Australian office
New York-based credit specialist GoldenTree Asset Management has opened an office in Sydney - and hired a JP Morgan executive - as part of its push into the Asia-Pacific region

Goldman Sachs and KKR private credit funds win Korean investors
Korea Post has decided to commit $200 million to a new mezzanine debt fund from Goldman Sachs and $100 million to KKR Credit’s global mezzanine fund, according to local media reports

M&G Investments hires Credit Suisse securitised product finance head
London-based M&G Investments hires well known structured credit specialist Vaibhav Piplapure for investment role including SME loans

THL Credit hires Australia rep as part of Asia-Pacific push
Boston-based alternative credit manager THL Credit is expanding its presence in the Asia Pacific region – and has hired a new Australia and New Zealand representative as part of the plan

Metrics targets retail as funds reshape Australia’s loan market
Fund launch marks a turning point for a corporate loan market that has been largely inaccessible to non-bank investors since the financial crisis

London-based EdenTree launches short-dated ethical bond fund
EdenTree's Amity Short-Dated Bond Fund consists of sterling-denominated short duration corporate and government bonds

BNP Paribas pushes Isda to act as Noble triggers CDS uncertainty
BNP Paribas has pressed Isda to take action as Asian credit derivative markets grapple with a messy default by Hong Kong-based Noble Group

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns

US pension fund agrees $200 million investment in new GSO distressed fund
GSO Capital Partners has got off to a strong start as it markets a new distressed debt fund. There are signs that the multi-billion offering is being sold in South Korea

Japanese bank expands mid-market CLO business with arranger credit
A Japanese bank has earned a credit as co-placement agent on a mid-market CLO reset. The bank is known to have plans to launch a CLO arranging platform

Barings goes global with new mid-market strategy after rapid fund raise
Barings says that it has raised $1.3 billion for a new middle-market credit fund after less than six months on the marketing trail

Abraaj steps up fundraising for new $500 million global credit fund
The International Finance Corporation is looking to make a $20 million allocation to a new credit fund being launched by Abraaj Group

Think outside the box
While the US market credit is the most liquid and the UK is considered the home of European direct lending, there are opportunities further a?eld

Capital raising specialist First Avenue launches Korea office
First Avenue, a capital introduction firm with a big focus on private credit, has announced that it has opened an office in Seoul.

Japanese bank rides refinancing wave with mid-market CLO push
A key CLO investor is buying middle-market CLO paper for the first time after purchasing $1.2 billion of senior notes in a recent deal

Imperial brings in emerging market veteran to its London offices
Imperial Capital says that it has hired John Gibbens to work in its emerging markets sales and trading division in London

Credit manager bucks the trend by shifting into private equity
A host of private equity firms are planning direct lending funds, but one direct lender is moving in the opposite direction  

Bfinance hires to its London and Sydney offices
Pension fund consultant Bfinance has made three hires to its team