Monroe Capital receives another commitment for flagship credit fund
Monroe Capital's Private Credit Fund V received a USD 10m allocation for its lower middle market direct lending strategy

Monroe Capital receives USD 5m commitment from Monroe County
Michigan-based pension organization Monroe County Employees' Retirement System approved a commitment to a Monroe Capital-managed private credit fund

Fortress taps BlackRock for sponsor coverage hire
Fortress Investment Group has hired a new director to focus on sponsor coverage and origination in in Fortress’ credit business

Florida-based pension commits USD 20 million to direct lending fund
The Jacksonville, Fla. Police and Fire Pension Fund approved a USD 20m commitment to a diversified lending fund

Credit impact fund surpasses $100 million target close
The fund targets companies that support social and environmental causes in Africa, Asia and the Americas

Alternative investment firm Värde raises nearly $1.5 billion for fund
Capital for the asset lending fund came from institutional investors from around the world

Direct lending sets up on high street seeking retail and wealthy investors
Private credit managers, historically reliant on institutional investors, are increasingly turning to retail investors for fundraising. The dramatic growth in private credit as a whole has been well documented. But in the past few years there’s been a massive pickup by retail and private wealth.

Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investors put $1 billion into tech-focused credit platform
Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor forms strategic partnership with US asset manager as it focuses on technology lending strategy

Private credit takes off in Asia Pacific
Asia is finally joining the global rush for private credit lending with a stream of fund launches

New Mexico State Investment Council commits $150 million to infra debt fund
The New Mexico sovereign wealth fund approved a $150 million allocation to the Newmarket International Infrastructure Finance Company IV 

1H23 European direct lender rankings
The volume of European direct lending facilities issued fell to just €8.5 billion in 2Q23. The same quarter last year was the largest on record at €51.3 billion, representing over an 80% drop year on year.

European direct lender launches third fund
European asset manager Bridgepoint has closed its third direct lending fund, BDL III, with investable capital of over €3.4 billion according to a company announcement. 

Illiquid assets are increasingly hot in the private markets according to Aeon survey
Illiquid assets may offer protection against macro uncertainty, according to findings from a new survey.

Private credit fundraising continues as two new funds launch
Private credit funds continue to see growth with two new US funds launching this week.

L Catterton expands credit platform with new co-head of private credit
L Catterton's private credit platform is in expansion mode, announcing a new managing partner and co-head of private credit

Private credit is still the number one topic for investors, hears conference
Delegates at the Debtwire Private Credit Forum 2023 heard that private credit has become the favourite topic for institutional investors

LP round up: HPS wins $550m mandate as Ares launches third US direct lending fund
US institutional investors allocated nearly $3 billion to credit funds in April. The news comes amid a BlackRock survey in the month which showed significant investor interest in private credit

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

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

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

Fidelity Investments raises over $100 million for BDC
Fidelity Investments says that its business development company, Fidelity Private Credit BDC, is up and running with “in excess of $100 million”.

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 

Angelo Gordon wraps up fundraising for $1.3 billion credit dislocation fund
AG CSF2A (Annex) Dislocation Fund is an extension of the AG Credit Solutions Fund II, which held a $3.1 billion final close in April last year.

Oaktree targets $10 billion for LBO financing strategy
The launch of the firm's large-cap sponsor-backed private credit strategy follows banks retreating from the LBO space and a more compelling risk-adjusted return than other sectors in the market