CPPIB moves into Australian real estate debt fund
The $272.6 billion Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has partnered with Sydney-based Challenger Investment Partners to provide middle market real estate loans in Australia and New Zealand 

Credit drives strong returns for five of the largest asset managers in the business
Carlyle is close to hitting its ambitious fundraising target; direct lending has been kind to Ares; and Och-Ziff has decided to shed its US CLO risk retention stakes after exiting its financing agreements

Investors eye alternative credit ahead of expected interest rate increase – report
Investments in alternative credit are set to rise among institutional investors over the next 12 months, according to an alternative credit report published by NN Investments Partners

Texas pension fund mandates $100 million to real estate credit fund
Texas County & District Retirement System has mandated $100 million to a real estate credit fund managed by New York-headquartered Taconic Capital Advisors

Trawler banks $151 million for inaugural real estate debt fund
New York-based Trawler Capital Management has raised just over $151 million for its inaugural real estate debt fund, Creditflux has learned

San Francisco pension fund to deploy up to $4.5 billion in private debt
The City and County of San Francisco Employee’s Retirement System has revealed details of its new private debt pacing plan - which will see it deploy up to $4.5 billion and partner with up to 25 private debt managers over the next six years

Octopus inks £230 million real estate debt fund
UK specialist property lender Octopus Property has held a final close for its second real estate debt fund at its £230 million hard cap

Maine pension fund commits $50 million to Asian real estate debt
Maine Public Employees Retirement System has made a $50 million commitment to Baring Private Equity Asia, a spokesperson for the pension fund confirmed

Los Angeles pension fund mandates $35 million to real estate debt fund
A Los Angeles pension fund has mandated $35 million to Almanac Realty Investments for its eighth real estate debt fund, Creditflux understands

Canadian real estate specialist reveals a year-on-year drop in assets
Terra Firma Capital Corporation has released its 2017 end-of-year financial statements, which reveal an overall drop in assets from CAD$146.7 ($114) million to $143.5 ($111.5) million at the end of 2016 and 2017, respectively

Manager prices $90 million securitisation backed by "fix-and-flip" loans
An Atlanta-based asset manager has launched a $90 million mortgage securitisation, believed to be the first to be backed by "fix-and-flip" loans

Buoyed by four credit fund closes, Brookfield grows AUM by $35 billion in 2017
Toronto-based property manager Brookfield Asset Management has described 2017 as a “very successful” year characterised by strong fundraising for real assets, as well as significantly increased net income and funds from operations

AUM drops but Oaktree dubs 2017 a "strong" year
Alternative investment specialist Oaktree Capital Management has reported a slight decrease in assets under management for the year of 2017 – but the Los Angeles-based firm’s chief executive described the year as a “strong” one for the company

Fulcrum hires director for newly created alternatives group
Fulcrum Asset Management hires Mark Horne as director within its newly created alternative strategies team, the firm announced yesterday

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches global private markets fund
Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched a £138 million Global Private Markets Fund (GPMF), which will invest in a diversified mix of private credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure

Manager hits £600 million hard cap for third real estate debt fund
London-based DRC Capital has closed its third real estate fund at £600 million ($802 million), hitting its hard cap and surpassing its target of £500 million 

Buoyant CRE CLO market to finish the year with a flourish
Two deals are in the CRE CLO pipeline in what has been a bumper year following $12.2 billion of issuance

Californian firm boosts tax-exempt real estate credit fund by $32.5 million
Mosaic Real Estate Investors has raised about $32.5 million for its tax-exempt real estate credit fund since launching about a year ago

Octopus inks new UK real estate debt fund after raising £115 million
UK property lender Octopus Property today announced a first close of £115m for its Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund II

Schroders debuts its first UK infrastructure debt fund
Schroders has announced the launch of its UK Infrastructure Debt fund, which will target investment from UK pension funds and insurance companies

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management

West coast pension fund to decide on new PGIM real estate debt fund
PGIM is putting together a new real estate debt fund and is in talks with a pension fund active in credit