Polus raises capital from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for stressed credit
Polus Capital Management secures commitment from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority that takes the firm's special-situtation strategy to USD 5bn

Silver Point raises USD 4.6bn for opportunistic credit fund
It isn't just direct lending raising big checks. Silver Point blew past its target to bring in USD 4.6bn for a new distressed fund.

Sound Point breaks USD 1bn level on third direct lending fund
Sound Point Capital held a final close for its third US direct lending fund, raising USD 1.2bn of equity and debt

LBP AM raises EUR 300m for French private credit strategy
Paris-based manager LBP AM held a successful close raising EUR 300m for its small and mid-cap focused senior secured debt fund

ICG holds largest ever European direct lending fundraise
ICG Senior Debt Partners V broke records with a final close at USD 17bn (approximately EUR 15.2bn), the largest European direct lending fundraise to date

BNP Paribas raises EUR 741m for direct lending strategy
BNP Paribas Asset Management has completed the close of its third European senior private credit fund 

Park Square raises EUR 3.4bn for direct lending strategy
Park Square continued its long standing partnership with SMBC as the cornerstone of a Eureopan direct lending fundraise

Public Pensions, Private Pursuits: 26th-30th August 2024
Pennsylvania, New Mexico and Illinois reveal private credit investments, while the Texas and Arizona systems plot moves

CIFC raises nearly USD 100m for its opportunistic CLO investing fund
CIFC's latest fund invests across the CLO capital structure, including mezzanine and equity tranches, as well as in CLO warehouses

Antares pursues private credit fund for affluent individuals
Antares has filed for a non-listed BDC that targests affulent individal investors for private credit

Fair Oaks wins approval to launch industry’s first European CLO ETF
Fair Oaks Capital has received approval from Luxembourg-based regulator CSSF to launch the industry’s first European CLO ETF 

New Mexico pension system allocates USD 150m to private credit
The New Mexico State Investment Council is diversifying its European exposure with a new private credit fund commitment

Temasek raises USD 1.3bn for Asian private credit fund
Temasek's SeaTown Private Credit Fund II, which focuses on performing credit opportunities in the Asian Pacific, has closed

Access Pool plans to allocate GBP 350m to direct lending
UK-based pension system Access Pool is looking to allocate to direct lending strategies in Europe and the US 

Canyon Partners fundraises for its fourth CLO equity fund
Los Angeles-based Canyon Partners is fundrasing for its fourth CLO equity fund with a target that exceeds the last one

KKR raises more than USD 800m for its second Asian credit opportunities fund

HighVista aims for USD 500m for third private credit fund
HighVista raised USD 78m as the Boston-based alternative asset manager targets USD 500m for its third private credit fund 

Churchill raises more than USD 350m for junior capital debt fund
Churchhill Asset Management raised funds for junior capital direct lending to sponsor-backed US companies

Irradiant raises USD 219m for CLO investing
Irradiant Partners raised USD 219m from investors for a CLO Opportunities Fund 

Blue Owl raises USD 400m in 12 months for direct lending fund
New York-based Blue Owl Capital has now raised approximately USD 1.9bn to date for a diversified lending fund, including USD 400m in the last 12 months

Public Pensions, Private Pursuits: 5th-9th July 2024
Florida, Wisconsin, and Vermont pension systems disclosed new private credit commitments, while the New York State (NYS), New Mexico, and Alameda County, California funds planned future mandates

Balbec raises more than USD 753m for sixth opportunistic credit fund
Balbec Capital has raised USD 753.26m for InSolve Global Credit Fund VI, the sixth vintage of its flagship opportunistic credit fund

German manager launches two new private credit fund-of-funds
YIELCO Investments, a German alternative asset manager, is planning a 2024 first close for two newly launched private debt fund-of-funds

Churchill launches private credit fund with USD 210m
Churchill Asset Management, an affiliate of global investment manager Nuveen, has launched a new private credit fund

TPG Twin Brook raises nearly USD 4bn for fifth direct lending fund
TPG Twin Brook has revealed the close of its fifth direct lending drawdown fund — TPG AG Direct Lending Fund V